Stevenson, Wong & Co. partner Ms. Sherlynn Chan and senior associate Ms. Hazel Wong were invited to be one of the mentors for Outreach Legal Talks Initiative. The Outreach Legal Talks Initiative will provide free talks to St James’ Settlement and delivered by law students from The University of Hong Kong to the elderly. These talks will cover common legal issues as well as providing practical solutions.

On 13 November 2018, a training workshop was held at our firm where Ms. Sherlynn Chan and Ms. Hazel Wong explained the legal concepts regarding wills and probate, MIP, advance medical directive, guardianship and joint account to the law students. Meanwhile, they shared their practical experience to the students.

Please contact Ms. Sherlynn Chan or Ms. Hazel Wong for any enquiries.

On 10 November 2018, Stevenson, Wong & Co. partners Ms. Heidi Chui and Mr. Stephen Wong, associate Mr. Gordon Tsang, paralegal Mr. Harold Gan and administrative officer Ms. Susan Lo attended the AllBright Securities and Capital Markets Committee’s Annual Meeting and Legal Forum in Chengdu. The annual meeting and forum was well received and drew more than 300 attendees from Shanghai and from their other offices.

The annual meeting was held in the morning and was moderated by senior partner Mr. Fang Xiaojie. Managing Director of AllBright Law Office Mr. Gu Gong Yun gave the welcome speech and he said he had a high expectation of the future business development of capital markets. The legal forum was held in the afternoon and was moderated by senior partner Mr. Xu Jun, followed by the ceremony for the relocation of Chengdu Office.

From left to right: SW partner Ms. Heidi Chui, senior partner from Chengdu Office Mr. Yun Zhi and SW partner Mr. Stephen Wong

From left to right: SW partner Ms. Heidi Chui, senior partner from AB Mr. Liu Min Xuan and SW partner Mr. Stephen Wong

Ms. Xiao Qin and Mr. Stephen Wong

Please contact Ms. Heidi Chui, Mr. Stephen Wong or Mr. Gordon Tsang for further information.

On 5 November 2018, “Hong Kong Legal Service “Enter into Chinese Enterprises”——“Enter into Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited” Legal Business Conference was successfully held at the headquarter of Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited. The Conference was held by the Hong Kong and Mainland Legal Professional Association and supported by the Legal Department of the Hong Kong Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government. The Conference attracted many leading professionals from the legal and banking fields. Ms. Heidi Chui, Partner of Stevenson, Wong & Co., was invited to be the guest speaker.

Ms. Heidi Chui shared about the cutting-edge and influential topic on “The Updated Application and Judicial Utilization of Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) in Dispute Resolution”.

After the speakers gave their presentations, Ms. Chui shared her thoughts and experience on legal issues related to Blockchain and DLT with the host Ms. Carmen Kan, General Manager of Legal & Compliance and Operational Risk Management Department of Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited, together with Mr. Rocky Cheng, General Manager of Information Technology, Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited.

The audience actively participated in the Q&A interaction with speakers. The Conference enabled the participants to gain deeper insights into the application and utilization of Blockchain and DLT in the banking industry as well as the legal issues.

Please contact Ms. Heidi Chui at heidiChui.office@sw-hk.com for any enquiries or further information.

On 3 November, 2018, the Partner of Stevenson, Wong & Co. Ms. Heidi Chui was invited to speak at the University of Hong Kong Information Day at the Law Faculty as alumni, to share her experience and practice with potential law students.

Ms. Chui’s sharing was inspiring and well received by the audience.

For more information, please contact our partner Ms. Heidi Chui at heidichui.office@sw-hk.com.