On 15 March 2019, representatives from AllBright Law Office paid a friendly visit to Stevenson, Wong & Co. (“SW”) and met with our partners Ms. Heidi Chui, Ms. Milly Hung, senior associates Mr. Samson Wong and Mr. Gordon Tsang. SW partner Ms. Heidi Chui, senior associate Mr. Samson Wong and Mr. Gordon Tsang gave an introduction of SW’s services and exchanged ideas with the audience so as to develop further co-operation between our firms.

Please contact Ms. Heidi Chui for further information.

SW acted as legal advisers to International Alliance Financial Leasing Co., Ltd. (Stock Code: 1563) (“IA Finance Leasing”) in its successful listing on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “Stock Exchange”). IA Finance Leasing offered a total of 495 million shares, which were listed on the Stock Exchange on 15 March 2019.

SW Partner Mr. Rodney Teoh and Mr. Li Luqiang (IA Finance Leasing: Executive Directors)

IA Finance Leasing and its subsidiaries (the “Group”) are a finance leasing company headquartered in Beijing, providing finance leasing and advisory services. The Group targets customers in three targeted industries in the PRC, including the healthcare, aviation and public infrastructure industries. During the track record period, the Group had customers across 17 provinces, two autonomous regions and one municipality in the PRC also one customer incorporated in Singapore and one customer incorporated in the BVI.

Ms. Xu Juan (IA Finance Leasing: Executive Directors) and SW Partner Mr. Rodney Teoh

Mr. Lau Kwok Fai Patrick (IA Finance Leasing: Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary) and SW Partner Mr. Rodney Teoh

SW Partner Mr. Rodney Teoh, Mr. Michael Tang (Cinda: Executive Director), Mr. Dickson Lau (Cinda: Deputy CEO & Executive Director), Mr. Francis Yeung (Cinda: Managing Director) and SW Partner Mr. Hank Lo

The sole sponsor of the Listing was Cinda International Capital Limited. The joint global coordinators of the Global Offering were Cinda International Capital Limited, ChaoShang Securities Limited and CCB International Capital Limited.

Ms. Florence Wai, Ms. Claire Sit, Mr. Rodney Teoh, Mr. Hank Lo, Mr. Kristopher Wong and Miss Myra Ma

Our team was led by our partners Hank Lo and Rodney Teoh, supported by team members including Kristopher Wong (associate), Florence Wai (associate), Claire Sit (associate) and Myra Ma (trainee solicitor).

Please contact our Mr. Hank Lo or Mr. Rodney Teoh for any enquiries or further information.

On 14 March 2019, Qingdao Lawyers Association paid a friendly visit to Stevenson, Wong & Co. (“SW”) and met with our partners Mr. Willy Cheng, Ms. Catherine Por, Ms. Heidi Chui and senior associate Mr. Gordon Tsang. SW partner Mr. Willy Cheng gave an introduction of SW’s history and services.

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

On 8 March 2019, our Partner Ms. Heidi Chui, and Trainee Solicitors Mr. Tommy Chan and Ms. Lillian Yan, attended as alumni guest speakers at the “Career Aspirations with HKU” Talk by the Faculty of Law of the University of Hong Kong.

Ms. Heidi Chui shared her insights on the Hong Kong legal profession and on the key qualities of a successful lawyer with over 300 secondary school students, teachers and parents. Her sharing was very well received by the audience.

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

On 8 March 2019, Stevenson, Wong & Co. Partner Mr. Stephen Wong was invited to give a presentation to the members of The Chamber of Hong Kong Listed Companies. He delivered a speech on the topic of How to Handle SFC Investigation: The New “front-loaded” approach by the SFC” which attracted nearly 30 participants.

Mr. Wong’s presentation covered various issues including “The Conventional Regulatory Approach”, “Problems with the Conventional Regulatory Approach”, “The New “Front-loaded” Regulatory Approach”, “Aspects of the New “Front-loaded” Regulatory Approach” and “Implications for Different Parties”.

The regulatory nature of the Securities and Futures Commission has been crucial to listed companies in conducting their business in Hong Kong. In light of the governance and misconduct issues in recent years, the SFC has re-examined their existing regulatory tools and adopted a new approach to listing regulation. Stephen spent over 8 years working in the Enforcement Division of the Securities and Futures Commission. He is experienced in handling complex commercial crimes, including market manipulation, insider dealing and fraud.

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

On 7 March 2019, Stevenson, Wong & Co. (“SW”) partners Mr. Willy Cheng, Mr. Hank Lo, Ms. Catherine Por, Ms. Wendy Lam, Ms. Heidi Chui, Mr. Stephen Wong and Mr. Rodney Teoh, senior associates Mr. Gordon Tsang, associates Mr. Ian Chu, Mr. John Fu and Ms. Florence Wai attended the networking cocktail co-hosted by SW and BDO Limited (“BDO”).

From left to right: Mr. Andrew Lam, Director & Head of Business Development and Marketing of BDO, SW Partners Mr. Rodney Teoh and Mr. Willy Cheng, Mr. Clement Chan, Managing Director of BDO, SW Partner Ms. Heidi Chui, Mr. Hong Ng, Director & Head of Operations and Finance of BDO, and SW Partner Mr. Hank Lo

SW partner Mr. Willy Cheng and Mr. Johnson Ng, Managing Director of BDO gave an introduction of their respective firm’s services and exchanged ideas with the audience so as to develop further co-operation in different practice areas. We look forward to maintaining our long-standing business relationship with BDO.

SW Partner Mr. Willy Cheng

Mr. Johnson Ng, Managing Director of BDO

From left to right: Mr. Daniel Lee, Director of BDO, SW Partners Mr. Rodney Teoh and Mr. Hank Lo, Mr. Andrew Lam, Director of BDO and Mr. Tony Lo, Director of BDO

SW Partners Ms. Wendy Lam, Ms. Catherine Por and Mr. Hong Ng, Director & Head of Operations and Finance of BDO

SW Partners Ms. Wendy Lam, Ms. Catherine Por and Mr. Lee Chan, Director of BDO

Mr. Kenneth Yeo, Director of BDO and SW Partner Mr. Stephen Wong

Please contact Mr. Willy Cheng, Mr. Hank Lo, Ms. Catherine Por, Ms. Wendy Lam, Ms. Heidi Chui, Mr. Stephen Wong or Mr. Rodney Teoh for further information about this event.