Stevenson, Wong & Co. attended 2015 Family Office Solutions Showcase

On 21 and 22 January 2015, our China Business Development Officer (China), Ms. Connie Yeung attended the 2015 Family Office Solutions Showcase held at the Regal Hong Kong Hotel. The Showcase was organised by the Association of Private Bankers in Greater China Region and the Association of Family Offices in Asia.

Representatives of family offices in China and other areas in Asia, lawyers as well as tax advisors attended the two-day conference and shared their experience in the business of family offices. Keynote sessions, specialist presentations and panel discussions were held on topics such as venue consideration for establishment of the family offices, wealth preservation, wealth planning and succession, charity, social impact of investment, and issues and challenges in succession planning in China.

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Stevenson, Wong & Co. presented at Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited

On 19 January 2015, SW partner Mr. Eric Lui, senior associate Ms. Freda Au, legal executives Mr. Stanley Hung, Mr. Man Wong, Mr. Peter Loo and Ms. Anita Tong delivered a presentation at a seminar jointly organized by the Kowloon East Commercial Centre and the Hong Kong East Commercial Centre– Corporate Banking and Financial Institutions of Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited (“BOCHK”).

In the first part of the seminar, Man and Stanley gave practical advice to the bankers regarding how property and share transactions are subject to laws and regulations on stamp duty in Hong Kong.

In the second part, Peter talked about different choices for investment immigration. He also shared the current needs of immigration clients and how to meet them and to resolve various issues for immigration clients.

Over 60 bankers from BOCHK attended the seminar.

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Stevenson, Wong & Co. presented at Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited

On 19 January 2015, SW senior associate Ms. Freda Au, legal executives Mr. Stanley Hung, Mr. Man Wong, Mr. Peter Loo and Ms. Anita Tong delivered a presentation on stamp duty and immigration to over 30 bankers of Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited at its Hong Kong Central and Western Commercial Centre – Corporate Banking and Financial Institutions.

In the first part of the seminar, Man and Stanley, by using several practical case examples, explained the relevant laws and regulations on stamp duty applicable to property and share transactions in Hong Kong.

In the second part of the seminar, Peter and Anita discussed the recent development in immigration practices and provided a brief overview on the investor immigration programme in Hong Kong. The current demands of immigration clients were also shared and the ways to approach those clients were discussed at the seminar.

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Stevenson, Wong & Co. attended the “AllBright’s PRC Litigation and Arbitration Committee Annual Conference 2014” in Shanghai

SW partner Mr. Eric Lui attended the “AllBright’s PRC Litigation and Arbitration Committee Annual Conference 2014” (the “Conference”) at the Shanghai International Convention Centre on 11 January 2015.

Over 50 senior partners, partners and senior consultants from all 11 branches of AllBright Law Offices in Shanghai, Beijing, Chengdu, Chongqing, Hangzhou, Nanjing, Shenzhen, Suzhou, Taiyuan, Qingdao and Xiamen attended the Conference. Topics discussed at the conference included the status of the litigation practices in each branch office, the economics in different branch locations, the working proposals of AllBright’s litigation committee and its working targets for 2015.

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Stevenson, Wong & Co. attended the “Joint Conference of AllBright’s PRC Listing Committee and Finance Committee” in Shanghai

SW partner Mr. Eric Lui attended the “Joint Conference of AllBright’s PRC Listing Committee and Finance Committee” at the Eton Hotel Shanghai on 11 January 2015.

At the meeting, over 300 members from both committees summarised their work, experience and results in 2014 in relation to listing projects in the PRC, financial trusts and other work areas. The attendees also explored the business development trend, innovation and enhancement of service products and standard as a legal intermediary under the new economic circumstances in 2015. Other topics included rapid development of the capital market and quantitative easing policy of the central bank in the financial market.

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Stevenson, Wong & Co. attended AllBright’s first partners’ meeting in 2015 in Shanghai

On 10 January 2015, SW partners Mr. Willy Cheng and Mr. Eric Lui attended AllBright’s first partners’ meeting in 2015 which was held at the Shanghai International Convention Centre. Partners from all 11 Allbright branches in China reviewed the working reports and expenditures in the past year and discussed upcoming work arrangements and budgets for 2015.

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