On 1 December 2022, our Partners and Heads of SW Private Client, Ms. Catherine Por and Ms. Wendy Lam, were invited by HSBC Global Private Banking to attend the Trust and Wealth Planning Christmas Cocktail Reception at HSBC Main Building in Central.

HSBC Global Private Bank is our long-term partner in private wealth solutions for high-net-worth individuals. We would like to take this opportunity to thank HSBC Global Private Banking for the invitation and the wonderful evening.

Our Partner Ms. Lam won a prize in the lucky draw.

For more information, please contact our Partners Ms. Catherine Por or Ms. Wendy Lam.

Asian Legal Business (ALB) has recently published its research findings of the top 50 largest law firms in Asia. We are pleased to announce that our firm has been ranked as the 4th Hong Kong Largest Domestic Firm. Our firm has been ranked as one of the top 5 largest domestic firms in Hong Kong for 7 consecutive years.

In addition, we would like to congratulate our associated firm, AllBright Law offices, for being ranked as the 5th Largest Domestic Firm among all Asian law firms.

About ALB Asia Top 50

ALB Asia Top 50 law firm is an annual list to identify and rank the largest law firms across Asia by their size and number of lawyers. Separate tables are divided for the domestic and international law firms in jurisdictions including China, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, and South Korea.

For more information, please contact our Partner Mr. Willy Cheng, or visit the rankings on ALB’s website here .

Following the US$165 million and US$58.6 million offshore bond issuances earlier in May and June this year, (see our news updates in June and July , respectively), Stevenson, Wong & Co. acted for Zunyi Road and Bridge Construction (Group) Limited (the “Issuer”) in its successful issue of US$45 million 7.5% 3-year offshore bonds due 2025. Pulsar Capital Limited and Shenwan Hongyuan Securities (H.K.) Limited acted as the joint global coordinators, joint lead managers and joint bookrunners for this issuance.

The Issuer, established in the PRC, is a large construction company headquartered in Zunyi, Guizhou province. Its business primarily focuses on infrastructure projects in Zunyi and other cities in Guizhou province. The Issuer has also obtained a broad range of industry qualifications, as well as an entity credit rating of “AA+”.

Our team was led by our partner Mr. Rodney Teoh, supported by team members including Ms. Angela Lau (associate), Mr. Calvin KW Lo (associate), Ms. Jess Chung (trainee solicitor) and Ms. Cheyenne Xing (paralegal).

Please contact our partner Mr. Rodney Teoh and associate Ms. Angela Lau for any enquiries or further information.

This news update is for information purposes only. Its content does not constitute legal advice and should not be treated as such. Stevenson, Wong & Co. will not be liable to you in respect of any special, indirect or consequential loss or damage arising from or in connection with any decision made, action or inaction taken in reliance on the information set out herein.

(中文) 2022年11月16日, 本所合伙人，诉讼及争议解决部主管徐凯怡律师、与<法律顾问李明茵律师、黄晊晄高级律师和市场及传讯主管杨诗雅一同出席了于香港会所举行的英国特许仲裁学会(东亚分会) (CIArb EAB) 50周年晚宴。前终审法院首席法官马道立获邀莅临晚宴, 并就“仲裁员、司法行政和公共利益：可以同时提及吗？(Arbitrators, the administration of justice and the public interest: can they be mentioned in the same breath?)”为题进行了分享。此外，两位前律政司司长袁国强资深大律师、郑若骅资深大律师、以及现任律政司司长林定国资深大律师和 CIArb EAB 主席方兆文博士亦莅临该晚宴。

英国特许仲裁学会 (东亚分会) 主席方兆文博士 (左三)、华南 (香港) 国际仲裁院副秘书长及董事局秘书李雄风先生 (左四) 和本所徐凯怡律师 (左二)

现任律政司司长林定国资深大律师 (右) 和本所徐凯怡律师 (左)

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(中文) 2022年11月21日，由上海市司法局、上海市国际贸易促进委员会、上海仲裁协会主办，上海市锦天城律师事务所承办的「2022上海仲裁周-国际仲裁中的交叉盘问—律师、专家与机构视角」圆满举办。本所合伙人﹑诉讼及争议解决部主管徐凯怡律师受邀为本届上海仲裁周担任演讲嘉宾。

本次论坛由锦天城律师事务所主任顾功耘教授致辞揭开序幕，并邀请了来自上海仲裁委员会、上海国际仲裁中心、香港国际仲裁中心、新加坡国际仲裁中心和ICC国际商会等机构的仲裁界专家从不同的角度分享其交叉盘问的经验。本所徐律师以「国际仲裁交叉盘问之Dos 与 Don’ts」，分享了盘问证人的常用技巧以及律师盘问的基本技巧和要点，并通过案例演练加深与会者对交叉盘问技巧的认识。

锦天城律师事务所主任顾功耘教授致开幕辞 (图一)，锦天城合伙人、诉仲委召集人兼秘书长蔡城律师作为本场活动的主持人 (图二)，锦天城合伙人汤旻利博士分享《交叉盘问初探》演讲 (图三)。

上海国际仲裁中心秘书长及上海仲裁协会秘书长王唯骏女士 (图一) 和香港国际仲裁中心副秘书长、上海代表处首席代表杨玲博士 (图二) 为论坛上半场的分享进行了精彩点评。

国际商会仲裁与ADR北亚区主任黄志瑾博士 (图一)、新加坡国际仲裁中心国际仲裁院理事Chan Leng Sun先生 (图二)、亚洲国际仲裁中心董事Tan Sri Datuk Suriyadi bin Halim Omar先生向此次活动致祝贺词 (图三)。

论坛下半场探讨了《如何撰写一份“不怕问”的专家报告》(图一)和《围炉谈话——跨法域下交叉盘问的实践》 (图二)，并由锦天城高级合伙人、诉仲委总召集人岳巍律师发表感谢致辞圆满结束本次论坛 (图三)

徐律师透过线上的形式参与了本次论坛。徐律师表示很高兴获邀以演讲嘉宾的身份参与本次论坛，并期待能在不久的将来与大家会面。

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(中文) 2022年11月30日，本所合伙人，诉讼及争议解决部主管徐凯怡律师参与了新加坡仲裁协会（SIArb）于新加坡富丽敦酒店举行的40周年晚宴。

本次晚宴邀请了新加坡文化、社区及青年部长兼律政部第二部长唐振辉资深大律师（Edwin Tong SC）担任嘉宾。另外，唐律师亦是华社联络组主席和人民协会副主席。

新加坡文化、社区及青年部长兼律政部第二部长唐振辉资深大律师为晚宴致辞

左起: 香港仲裁师协会会长邝志强律师太平绅士，新加坡文化、社区及青年部长兼律政部第二部长唐振辉资深大律师和本所合伙人徐凯怡律师

国际商会 (ICC) 国际仲裁院顾问Ms. Hazel Tang (左) 和本所合伙人徐凯怡律师 (右)

新加坡仲裁协会主席郑裕能律师 (左三) 和本所合伙人徐凯怡律师(左一)

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