中外双边投资协定对香港的适用问题——评中外双边投资协定第一案管辖权意见

2007年2月,解决投资争端国际中心受理了香港投资者蔡叶深与秘鲁政府之间的投资争议。本案仲裁庭作出的管辖权裁定认为香港永久居民可以享受中国政府1994年与秘鲁缔结的双边投资协定的保护。该观点忽略了在一国两制的框架下,香港永久居民在国际法上某些权利的来源,并且违反了条约解释的国际法原则,造成对缔约方的原意曲解。本案也间接反映出香港特区在双边投资协定实践方面的不足。

On the Applicability of Sino-Foreign Bilateral Investment Treaties:A Critical Review on the First ICSID Case concerning China

The International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes registered the application for arbitration brought by a Hong Kong investor against Peru government in February 2007.In the Decision on Jurisdiciton and Competence,most of claims raised by the claimant according to the China-Peru Bilateral Investment Treaty（BIT） are supported by the Tribunal which held that Hong Kong resident is entitled for the protection of Sino-foreign BIT.This decision and corresponding rationales are problematic in that they neglect the special source of the rights in international law enjoyed by Hong Kong permanent resident,violat the principles of treaty interpretation and distort the true intention of the contracting parties.This case also reflects the Hong Kong should be more active in respect of BIT.