On 21 September 2015, our partner Mr. Eric Lui attended a meeting organised by the Lawyer Supervision Department of the Judicial Bureau. The attendees include Deputy Secretary-General of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPCSC) cum Chairman of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Basic Law Committee (BLC) under the NPCSC, Mr Li Fei, leaders of the Authority of Qianhai Shenzhen-Hong Kong Modern Service Industry Cooperation Zone, the Guangdong Department of Justice and Shenzhen Municipal Justice Bureau. The purpose of the meeting was to provide a platform for all the joint venture law firms in Qianhai to raise their issues or difficulties encountered to the leaders. Mr. Li Fei is well aware of the challenge and will continue to devote his effort to the development of the joint venture law firms in Qianhai.

Stevenson, Wong & Co. and AllBright Law Firm had obtained an approval from Department of Justice, Guangdong on 21 January 2015 to set up a joint venture law firm in Qianhai (ABL&SW). ABL&SW is one of the first batch of joint venture law firms between a law firm of the Hong Kong SAR and a law firm of Mainland China in Qianhai.

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

On 18 September 2015, our associate Ms. Vivian Ji attended the “Air Union Insurance Director’s Responsibility Conference 2015” (2015年度航联董责险客户交流会) in Chongqing. Leaders of Air Unions and insurance companies also attended the conference. Ms. Ji introduced the responsibilities of directors and senior management of listed corporations in Hong Kong. Mr. Tian Zhengda, manager of the Regulatory Department of the Shanghai Stock Exchange gave a presentation on the recent modifications to the Securities Law in the PRC. In addition, Mr. Lok Shum of Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd. discussed the potential risks of listing A-stock after the implementation of the modifications to the Securities Law. Mr. Deng Jinxiong of AIG Limited shared his experience on analysing financial risks. The conference was a valuable platform for all professional parties to exchange their experiences and views.

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

Our senior consultant Mr. Angus Forsyth attended the Annual General Meeting of MARQUES – European Trade Mark Proprietors Association Owners in Vienna from 15 – 18 September 2015, at which our firm’s contribution to the intellectual property considerations relevant to mobile device app development was widely appreciated.

At the meeting, members explored and shared their works and ideas in relation to the intellectual property sector. It was a valuable platform for all professional parties to exchange their experiences and views.

(Source: http://www.marques.org/Newsletters/Newsletter/Default.asp?NewsletterID=46&art=0#0)

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

On 12 September 2015, our partner Mr. Eric Lui delivered a presentation on mergers, acquisitions and reorganisation of corporate entities in Shanghai. The event was organized by the Mergers, Acquisitions and Reorganisation Committee of Allbright Law Offices.

Mr. Lui introduced the mechanism of using an offshore special purpose vehicle (SPV) to acquire large scale onshore properties and acquisitions of PRC properties using offshore capital. Issues regarding tax implications, reorganisation of corporate structures and loan arrangements were also covered in the presentation.

The event also celebrated the establishment of a Foreign Affairs Committee of Allbright Law Offices.

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

SW partners Ms Catherine Por and Ms Wendy Lam attended the IAML Annual Meeting 2015 held by International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (IAML) in Taormina, Sicily, Italy on 9-13 September 2015. The Sicily conference was well attended by more than 148 fellows from 27 jurisdictions. Founded in 1986, IAML is an international association of practising lawyers who are recognised by their peers as the most experienced and skilled family law lawyers in their respective countries. Ms Catherine Por is a Fellow and one of the Governors of IAML. Ms Wendy Lam became a fellow of IAML in 2014.

Please contact our Ms Catherine Por or Ms Wendy Lam for any queries or further information about this event.

On 11 September 2015, our partners Ms. Cornelia Chu and Ms. Heidi Chui attended the 14th annual Macallan ALB Hong Kong Law Awards gala dinner held at the Conrad Hotel, Hong Kong. Stevenson, Wong & Co. had been shortlisted as a finalist in the award categories of “Arbitration Law Firm of the Year”, “Deal Firm of the Year” and “Litigation Law Firm of the Year”.

Members of the legal profession gathered to salute the best deals and legal practitioners in Hong Kong.

Photograph of Ms. Cornelia Chu (on the right), Ms. Heidi Chui (on the left) and Ms. Yvonne Cheung (middle), account director at Thomson Reuters

Contact person: Ms. Cornelia Chu and Ms. Heidi Chui