On 7 June 2018, Stevenson, Wong & Co. Partner Mr. Stephen Wong attended Kingston Financial Group Limited 25th Anniversary Cocktail Reception held at Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center. Board of Directors from Kingston Financial Group Limited such as Mr. Chu, Nicholas Yuk-yui and Dr. Chu Yuet Wah celebrated the pride and joy with more than 2,000 distinguished guests including Deputy Director Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the Hong Kong S.A.R Mr. Chen Dong, Secretary for Security Mr. John Lee Ka-chiu, Secretary for Education Mr. Kevin Yeung Yun-hung and Secretary for Development Mr. Michael Wong.

Please contact Mr. Stephen Wong for any enquiries or further information about this event.

On 7th June 2018, Stevenson, Wong & Co. Partner and Head of Litigation and Dispute Resolution Department, Ms. Heidi Chui attended the annual meeting and the 30th anniversary dinner of China Appointed Attesting Officers Limited (“CAAO”) at JW Marriott Hotel. There were many distinguished guests including representatives from the Ministry of Justice PRC, CAAOs and members of China Legal Service (H.K.) Ltd. and the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

The chairman of CAAO, Mr. Benny Yeung gave a welcome speech at the dinner. Director-General of Department of Law of Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the HKSAR Mr. Wang Zhenmin, the Solicitor General of the Department of Justice Mr. Wesley Wong, Deputy Director of Ministry of Justice PRC Mr. Shi Han Sheng and chairman of China Legal Service (H.K.) Ltd. Mr. Du Mao also delivered speeches.

Director-General of Department of Law of Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the HKSAR Mr. Wang Zhenmin and Ms. Heidi Chui

The Solicitor General of the Department of Justice Mr. Wesley Wong and Ms. Heidi Chui

For further information about this event, please contact Ms. Heidi Chui.

(中文) 2018年6月2日，史蒂文生黄律师事务所合伙人郑炎潘律师、劳恒晃律师、朱㥣潜律师、徐凯怡律师、黄启豪律师、张源辉律师带同曾浩贤律师、朱柏陵律师、卢家俊律师、谢庆伦高级注册外地律师、公共关系部经理叶慧珍小姐及律师助理郑贝姬小姐出席在广州四季酒店举办「锦天城广州扬帆启航–新时代、新金融与新征程」论坛暨广州分所开业庆典。活动吸引近数百位同业聚首一堂，当中包括锦天城上海总所及其他19家分所的同事等。

论坛由锦天城高级合伙人沈国权律师担任主持人，锦天城律师事务所顾功耘主任作领导致辞，欢迎参加论坛的各来宾，并向参加者介绍锦天城的概况。在主题演讲环节中，共五名嘉宾先后发言，包括锦天城高级合伙人李宪明律师就《大资管监管新规下的基金运作模式》的演讲、锦天城高级合伙人孙林律师发表《行稳致远，企业资产证券化的机遇和挑战》、本所合伙人劳恒晃律师《大湾区民企的赴港上市之路》的演讲、英国鸿鹄律师事务所合伙人及首席执行官Mr. David Kerr就《全球并购趋势及中国企业跨境机遇与问题－掀起科技收购战略浪潮》的议题演说，及锦天城高级合伙人杨建刚律师《找准痛点，打造高效的全球一站式法律服务平台》的演讲。

论坛结束后为锦天城广州分所开业庆典，场面非常热闹。锦天城广州分所主任吴昕律师率先致辞，向嘉宾一一介绍广州分所的高级合伙人。及后本所合伙人郑炎潘律师致辞，并代表史蒂文生黄律师事务所全体同仁恭贺广州分所圆满开业。英国鸿鹄律师事务所合伙人及首席执行官Mr. David Kerr及锦天城高级合伙人朱明谨代表其他分所也上台祝贺广州分所开业成功。最后，锦天城律师事务所顾功耘主任、锦天城广州分所主任吴昕律师与嘉宾的陪同下进行简单而隆重的启动仪式。本所再次祝贺广州分所开业成功，并期待两所日后的合作。

锦天城广州分所主任吴昕律师介绍广州分所高级合伙人

本所合伙人郑炎潘律师致贺词

英国鸿鹄律师事务所合伙人及首席执行官Mr. David Kerr致贺词

如有任何关于此活动的查询或想了解更多详情，请联络本所郑炎潘律师或劳恒晃律师。

On 29 May 2018, Stevenson, Wong & Co. Partner Ms. Sherlynn Chan and Senior Associate Ms. Hazel Wong attended the public forum on the “Special Needs Trust” at The University of Hong Kong.


Partner Ms. Sherlynn Chan and Senior Associate Ms. Hazel Wong

Professor Lusina Ho & Associate Professor Rebecca Lee from Faculty of Law, The University of Hong Kong discussed the legal framework, operational details, and challenges of the proposed Special Needs Trust. The public forum attracted an overwhelming response with legal practitioners, parents, educators, social workers, medical social workers, social workers from integrated family service centres.

The Chief Executive’s policy address last year announced the government’s plan to establish a ‘Special Needs Trust’ (SNT) to provide trust services for families with special needs. The Budget released earlier this year also set aside HK$50 million to set up a dedicated office for this purpose. It is expected that the Special Needs Trust will be launched by the end of 2018.

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

On 18 May 2018, Stevenson, Wong & Co. Partner Ms. Sherlynn Chan attended Mediation Conference 2018 “Mediate First – Exploring New Horizons” at Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. The mediation conference was organized by The Department of Justice and Hong Kong Trade Development Council and invited more than 10 distinguished guests to be the speakers.

The conference started with the keynote speech that delivered by Ms. Teresa Cheng, GBS, SC, JP Secretary for Justice, HKSARG and Professor Robyn Carroll, Professor from University of Western Australia Law School. There were 4 sessions during the conference, including “Recent developments of mediation in Hong Kong: Apology Ordinance, Evaluative Mediation and Third Party Funding”, “Belt & Road and Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Bay Area Development Initiatives”, “Online dispute resolution in the digital world” and “Mediation of international commercial disputes and enforcement of mediated settlement agreements”. The conference ended with the closing remarks delivered by Hon Justice Johnson Lam, V-P.

For the closing remarks delivered by Hon Justice Johnson Lam, V-P, please click here.

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

On 18 May 2018, Stevenson, Wong & Co. partners Mr. Willy Cheng, Ms. Heidi Chui and legal executive Mr. Stanley Hung attended the AllBright Real Estate Annual Forum 2018 in Beijing. The forum was hosted by AllBright Law Office and co-organized by AllBright Real Estate and Construction Professional Committee. Representatives from AllBright offices in China attended the meeting which was a precious chance for lawyers from mainland China and Hong Kong to network with each other.

The theme of the forum was “The Opportunities and Challenges of Real Estate Investment”. The forum covered various topics including the interpretation of PRC’s policy on real estate, direction and opportunities of property reform, the confrontation and cooperation in project management, opportunities and challenges for lawyers under the regulation, the advantages of resolving construction disputes by arbitration and the new regulations for the construction industry.

For more enquiries about this event, please contact Mr. Willy Cheng or Ms. Heidi Chui.