On 14 December 2016, our partners Mr. Eric Lui, Ms. Heidi Chui, together with our associates Mr. Edmund Poon and Ms. Hazel Wong, and our legal executives Mr. Man Wong, and Ms. Hebe Au, were invited by Wing Lung Bank to give a presentation on the issues of stamp duty and mortgaged properties.

The title of the presentation was “Practical Tips on Property Stamp Duty and Mortgaged Properties”, during which complex legal and tax issues and some hands-on experience of handling property mortgages were discussed.

The presentation was well attended and received by banking practitioners at Wing Lung Bank.

Please contact our Mr. Eric Lui or Ms. Heidi Chui for any enquiries or further information about this event.

On 8 December 2016, our Partners, Ms Wendy Lam and Ms Sherlynn Chan, and Associate Ms Hazel Wong, attended HSBC Private Bank Annual Christmas Cocktail Party at the HSBC Main Building.

Stevenson, Wong & Co. has a long-term partnership and cooperation with HSBC Private Bank in providing legal advice on private wealth solutions to high-net-worth individuals.

Please contact our Ms Wendy Lam or Ms Sherlynn Chan for any enquiries or further information about this event.

Our partner Mr. Willy Cheng was one of the delegates in the official visit to Overseas Chinese Dream Realization Investment Parks in Tianjin and Hefei organized by the Hong Kong Chiu Chow Chamber of Commerce on 12 to 14 December 2016.

The delegates met with high officials of the Central Government including Mr. Yu Zhengsheng, the Chairman of The National Committee of The Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, Ms. Qiu Yuanping and Mr. Wang Xiaoping respectively the Director and Deputy Director of the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of the State Council at Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on 13 December 2016 and were warmly received by government officials both in Tianjin and Hefei. The visits were widely reported by the media in both Hong Kong and the Mainland.

Please contact our Mr. Willy Cheng for any enquiries or further information about this event.

On 9 December 2016, SW Partners, Ms. Wendy Lam, Ms. Janice Chin and Ms. Sherlynn Chan, were invited to join the Christmas Drinks hosted respectively by Temple Chambers and Chambers at 601 Dina House to celebrate the festive season.

Please contact our Ms. Wendy Lam, Ms. Janice Chin or Ms. Sherlynn Chan for any enquiries or further information about this event.

SW acted as a legal adviser to Gudou Holdings Limited (08308.HK) (the “Company”) to list on the Growth Enterprise Market of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “Stock Exchange”).

The shares were listed on the Stock Exchange on 9 December 2016. Two hundred and sixty million shares were offered. The final placing price was HK$0.6 per placing share.

The Company is a hot spring hotel operator and a tourism property developer in the PRC, principally engaged in the operation and management of the hot spring resort and hotel facilities at Gudou Hot Spring Resort; and the development and sale of tourism properties located at Gudou Hot Spring Resort. The “Gudou” brand is a well-known hot spring resort in the PRC. Gudou Hot Spring Resort has been accredited as a National Tourist Attraction — Grade AAAA by the National Tourist Attraction Quality Rating Committee since 2005.

Please contact our Hank Lo for any enquiries or further information about this transaction.

On 4 December 2016, our partners Mr. Eric Lui and Mr. Stephen Wong attended the opening ceremony of the Nanchang branch of AllBright Law Offices and also a conference titled “Serving Jiangxi and Building and Developing Multi-layered Financial Innovation”.

Allbright Law Offices is a Shanghai-based Chinese law firm which is one of the nation’s largest full service law firms. Allbright Law Offices provides clients with high quality, efficient and professional legal services. It now has 17 offices across China, including Shanghai, Beijing, Chengdu, Chongqing, Hangzhou, Nanking, Shenzhen, Suzhou, Taiyuan, Qingdao, Xiamen, Tianjin, Jinan, Hefei, Zhengzhou, Fuzhou and Nanchang.

The opening ceremony was well attended by legal practitioners and financial experts in China, including officials from Jianxi Justice Department and Nanchang Justice Bureau.

The opening ceremony featured a gala performance and marked the commencement of practice of the Nanchang branch.

Please contact our Mr. Eric Lui for any enquiries or further information about this event.