On 12 March 2016, our partner Mr. Eric Lui attended the opening ceremony of AllBright Law Offices (Hefei) and also a conference in Hefei. The conference, titled “Economy and Capital Market”, was jointly hosted by AllBright Law Offices and Anhui Federation of Industry and Commerce. Speakers at the conference spoke on the current issues in relation to securities market and financial asset management business.

At the conference, Mr. Lui gave a talk on “Essential Requirements for Listing of PRC Enterprises in Hong Kong”. The talk was well received and participants engaged in a fruitful discussion with Mr. Lui on the topic.

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

On 1 March 2016, AllBright Law Offices moved into Shanghai Tower which is currently the tallest building in Asia with the fastest lift in the world. On 11 March, we invited representatives from family offices, private banking and trust institutions to visit where Head of Business Development (China) Ms. Connie Yeung delivered a presentation on how to protect assets through the establishment of family trust and its benefits. The talk was well received and attendees found the sharing both interesting and practical.

On 9 March 2016, our partner Ms. Heidi Chui attended the 41st Annual Dinner of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (East Asia Branch) held at the Hong Kong Club.

Datuk Professor Sundra Rajoo, the International President of the Institute, was invited as a guest speaker. Professor Sundra Rajoo has numerous appointments as chairman, co-arbitrator and sole arbitrator in international and domestic arbitrations, and serves on the panel of numerous international arbitration institutions and organisations.

From left to right: Professor Sundra Rajoo, Ms. Mary Thompson, committee member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (East Asia Branch), Mr. Richard Leung, Chairperson of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (East Asia Branch), and Ms. Chui

Over 200 members of the Institute from around the world attended the Annual Dinner to network and socialise, and seized the opportunity to share their views on how to improve the services of the Institute.

Ms. Chui with Mr. Albert Monichino, QC, President of the Australia Branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators

Ms. Chui is a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. She heads our litigation and dispute resolution department, and is experienced in international and domestic arbitration, commercial litigation and dispute resolution.

Stevenson, Wong & Co.’s 2016 Spring Dinner took place at The Regal Hong Kong Hotel on 26 February. This year, the theme of the dinner was “Blossom”, envisaging that our firm’s business will continue to flourish and prosper in the coming year of the Monkey.

“Cheers!”

It was our pleasure to have both Mr. Du Chun, General Manager and Mr. Ares Lee, Research Assistant of China Legal Service (Hong Kong) Limited, honourable guests from AllBright Law Offices, who were led by Mr. Wu Mingde, to celebrate the beginning of the Year of Monkey with our colleagues from both Hong Kong and Guangzhou.

Photo with our distinguished guests.

Mr. Willy Cheng delivering his speech.

Our Partners, Mr. Willy Cheng, Mr. Hank Lo, Ms. Catherine Por and Mr. Eric Lui together with Mr. Wu Mingde also took the opportunity to express their gratitude to all staff for their endeavor and hard work throughout the year and continue to provide quality legal services to our clients. It was a fun-filled night with delicious Chinese cuisine, singing and dancing performances, interactive games and exciting lucky draws.

Mr. Stephen Wong drawing 2 prizes for us.

Trainees’ dancing performance – “Silver Lights”

On 25 February 2016, our partners Mr. Willy Cheng, Mr. Eric Lui and Ms. Heidi Chui attended the cocktail reception organised by Association of China-Appointed Attesting Officers Limited held at Bank of America Tower. China-Appointed Attesting Officers gathered to celebrate the beginning of the Year of the Monkey and to network with fellow Officers.

On 22 February 2016, our partners Mr. Eric Lui and Ms. Heidi Chui, together with legal executive Mr. Man Wong and financial controller Mr. Dennis Li, attended the cocktail reception organised by China Construction Bank (Asia) held at CCB Tower to celebrate the beginning of the Year of the Monkey. At the cocktail, our attendees exchanged ideas with senior management from various departments of the Bank.