SW partner, Ms. Heidi Chui, attended the INSOL International San Francisco Annual Regional Conference from 22 to 24 March 2015. Over 600 delegates from law firms, accounting firms and business advisory firms from around the world who specialise in insolvency and restructuring had attended the conference.

The conference served as an excellent opportunity for insolvency practitioners from various jurisdictions to learn from the others through the dedicated networking time and educational program. Eminent figures in the area such as The Hon. Justice James Allsop AO of Federal Court of Australia, The Hon. Justice Ian Kawaley of Supreme Court of Bermuda, Cherno S. Jallow, QC of British Virgin Islands Financial Service Commission and Mahesh Uttamchandani of The World Bank hosted insightful breakout sessions covering issues including cross-border insolvency and the role of hedge funds in insolvency practice around the world.

Please contact our Ms. Chui for any enquiries or further information about this conference.

The 2015 Spring Dinner took place at Excelsior Hotel in Causeway Bay on 13 March 2015. The theme of this year’s Spring Dinner was “Shining Bright”.

It was our great pleasure to have the honourable guests from AllBright Law Offices, including a number of senior partners who were led by Mr. Wu Mingde, to join us for the fabulous evening.

Partners, Mr. Willy Cheng, Mr. Hank Lo, Ms. Catherine Por and Mr. Eric Lui together with Mr. Wu Mingde took the opportunity to thank all staff for their endeavor and hard work throughout the year. It was a wonderful evening filled with delicious Chinese cuisine, lucky draws, fun games and performances.

Upon invitation, SW partners Mr. Willy Cheng, Mr. Eric Lui, Ms. Heidi Chui and legal executives Mr. Stanley Hung and Mr. Man Wong attended the cocktail reception organised by China Construction Bank (Asia) (“CCBA”) held at CCB Tower, Central on 6 March 2015. At the cocktail, SW partners had exchange of ideas with senior management from various departments of CCBA including commercial banking and SME banking.

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

Stevenson, Wong & Co. attended Law Society Spring Reception

On 2 March 2015, SW partners Mr. Eric Lui and Ms. Heidi Chui attended the annual Spring Reception hosted by the Law Society of Hong Kong (the “Law Society”) held at Peking Garden Restaurant, Alexandra House, Central. Members of the Law Society attended this event to celebrate the Year of the Goat and to network with fellow members.

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

On 13 February 2015, SW partner Mr. Eric Lui, senior associate Ms. Freda Au, legal executives Mr. Stanley Hung, Mr. Man Wong and Ms. Anita Tong and SW China Business Development Officer (China) Ms. Connie Yeung attended a seminar at China Construction Bank (Asia) Corporation Limited (CCBA) Tsimshatsui Commercial Banking Centre and delivered a presentation on various topics.

In the first part of the seminar, Mr. Wong and Mr. Hung explained how the Stamp Duty Ordinance applies to property and share transactions in Hong Kong and discussed some of the common enquiries raised by clients.

In the second part of the seminar, Ms. Yeung explained the benefits of setting up a trust, what clients should consider in succession planning and introduced some popular options for investment immigration.

Over 30 bankers from CCBA attended the seminar.

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

On 11 February 2015, SW legal executive Ms. Anita Tong and SW Head of Business Development (China) Ms. Connie Yeung delivered a presentation on trust and immigration at the office of AMTD Asset Management Limited (“AMTD”).

In the first part of the seminar, Ms. Yeung and Ms. Tong introduced the background of SW and shared the previous cases in respect of Trust and Immigration practices at SW.

In the second part of the seminar, Ms. Yeung presented on various topics including asset protection, trust, immigration etc.

In the last part of the seminar, Ms. Tong presented the requirements for obtaining Hong Kong permanent ID under CIES program.

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