On 8th February 2018, our Partners Mr. Hank Lo, Mr. Eric Lui, Mr. Stephen Wong, Mr. Rodney Teoh and our associate Mr. Gordon Tsang were invited to attend the 18th Anniversary Celebration of AllBright’s Hangzhou Office. The event attracted more than one hundred guests including the representatives from other AllBright offices in Mainland China.

Mr. Stephen Wong and Mr. Rodney Teoh

Mr. Stephen Wong and Mr. Rodney Teoh

Mr. Gordon Tsang

AllBright’s Hangzhou office was established in 2000. The Hangzhou office principally engages in the following practice areas: dispute resolution, real estate and construction, securities and capital markets, corporate, commercial and M&A, and banking and finance.

For enquiries or further information about this event, please contact Mr. Hank Lo, Mr. Stephen Wong or Mr. Rodney Teoh.

We are delighted to announce that our Partner and Head of Litigation and Dispute Resolution Department Ms. Heidi Chui has been appointed by the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region as a member of Disciplinary Panel A of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accounts (“HKICPA”) in February 2018 for a term of two years.

The HKICPA is the statutory licensing body of accountants in Hong Kong. It is responsible for matters including the maintenance of the quality of entry to the profession; the promulgation of standards on financial reporting, auditing and assurance, and accounting ethics standards; as well as the development of the profession.

Ms. Heidi Chui is an Arbitrator (on the panel list of the Law Society of Hong Kong), Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (U.K.) and an Accredited General Mediator with both the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre and the Law Society of Hong Kong. She is also a member of the Arbitration Committee of The Law Society of Hong Kong. She is also a China Appointed Attesting Officer.

Please contact Ms. Heidi Chui for any enquiries or further information.

Stevenson, Wong & Co. is delighted to announce 3 awards, a testament to the excellence and territory wide recognition of our Family Department.

First, our Family Department has been selected as the winner of “Family – Law Firm of the Year – Hong Kong” in Lawyer Monthly Legal Awards 2017

Secondly, we have been awarded “Family Mediation Law Firm of the Year in Hong Kong 2018” by Corporate INTL. Corporate Intl Magazine Global Award which commemorates those who have been successful over the past 12 months and who have shown excellence not only in expertise but in service.

Thirdly, our Family Department has again been recognized for its success and dedication in the legal industry by being awarded as “Family Law Firm of the Year – Hong Kong” in Corporate USA Today Annual Awards 2018 and Lawyer International – Legal 100 2018 Awards.

Stevenson, Wong & Co has one of the leading family law practices in Hong Kong with over 40 years of experience. The practice has grown and become a significant part of a developing Private Client department which uniquely also provides wealth protection and succession planning, estates and trusts, Committee work, wealth and asset management, all under one roof. Our teams are dedicated and aim to provide effective and practical solutions and support to people going through changes in their family circumstances. We have expertise in dealing with all aspects of contentious and non-contentious family matters. We also deal with cases with an international element, whether they relate to children or finances. We regularly help clients with PRC issues.

We also offer and promote mediation as an alternative dispute resolution procedure. We regularly conduct mediations for a variety of family issues with a high success rate. We are dedicated to the use of alternative dispute resolution in litigation, providing assistance to parties to reach a mutually agreed settlement in a timely and flexible manner.

Our Succession planning and estates practice group, in addition to assisting our clients with the preparation of wills, succession planning and the handling of probate applications, works closely with our family team to assist separating parties in wealth protection. We handle financial and maintenance claims of family and dependants against the estate of deceased persons. We offer advice and help resolve financial disputes involving complex issues, substantial assets or complicated company and trust structures

As well as with SW Trustee, we also work closely with international trust corporations to establish trusts to meet the needs of our domestic and international clients.

Committee Work is a growing area in Hong Kong and we are experienced in handling applications under Part II of the Mental Health Ordinance, advising Committees and acting as a Professional Committee appointed by the Court of First Instance.

Please contact Ms. Catherine Por for any enquiries or further information.

(中文) 由海投会主办的「GWMC全球财富管理大会」于2018年1月27至28日在上海复旦大学圆满举行，活动吸引近150位来自海内外的理财、法律、银行、证券、移民等从业人员聚首一堂。本所中国业务发展主管杨颂雅女士获邀出席，并透视CRS的资产安全风险与应对策略。

在首日活动中，杨女士与参加者分享有关「CRS, 金税三期与资产保护需求」的演说，当中CRS会加快中国税改，包括个人所得税与资产增值税的观点，获得在场人士一致认同。

CRS对税改「金税三期」推动资产联网的目的起到非常大的帮助。从国务院，人民银行等的多份文件，都能看出税改的决心。除了税务风险，杨女士也谈到其他影响资产安全因素：随着一带一路的政策，海外资产增多；海外的婚姻法，继承法以及税法都会影响到企业主的资产安全。例如海外某些国家承认事实婚姻，没有婚前财产概念等，二代海外同居关系对企业股权集中产生非常大的不确定性。或美国房产涉及到当地遗产税，需要做好税金准备安排等。

杨女士也与在场人士分享海外家族信托结合保险在CRS下减低申报的案例。在场气氛热烈。

及后在圆桌会议中，杨女士与数位嘉宾共同探讨「中国财富管理现状」与「家族办公室发展展望」，提到国内高资产净值人群在CRS税籍申报，例如隐藏居住地等短期方案，在移动定位普及，生物识别技术逐步完善下带来的影响，建议尽快找税务顾问或律师梳理税务风险，安排适合的业务模式与公司架构，采用包括家族信托等工具规划资产安全。

如阁下对此沒活動有任何查询或想了解更多详请，请联络本所杨颂雅女士。史蒂文生黄律师事务所成立了香港及新西兰信托公司，并荣获香港家族办公室协会颁发「最具特色家族海外信托策划服务奖。」

Stevenson, Wong & Co. is delighted to announce that we have been awarded “Business Law Firm of the Year – China” at Corporate LiveWire Legal Awards 2017/18. Each award nominee is carefully examined, with the judging panel taking into account their performance over the past 12 months to ensure that only the most deserving firms are handed one of the trophies.

About The Firm
Founded in 1978, Stevenson, Wong & Co. (SW) is a forward-looking, full-service law firm. The firm is ranked fifth among all Hong Kong domestic firms in the Top 50 research of Asian Legal Business. SW provides services including Banking & Finance, Corporate Finance/Capital Markets, China Practice, Corporate Commercial Law and Corporate Services, Employment Law, Family Law and Private Clients, Immigration, Intellectual Property, Litigation & Disputes Resolution, Media and Entertainment Law, Property, Regulatory Enforcement and Technology and Communications. SW has a strategic association with AllBright Law Offices, one of the nation’s largest full service law firms. SW is also a founding member of INTERLAW, an international association. Through our membership in INTERLAW and our association with AllBright, clients are assured of the same personal, open-minded and highly effective approach delivered by our lawyers in Hong Kong and China.

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

Following completion of the HK$469 million acquisition of 70% of the issued shares of FDB Holdings Limited (Stock Code: 1826) (the “Company”), the offeror successfully closed its unconditional mandatory cash general offer for outstanding shares of the Company as required under Rule 26 of the SFC Takeovers Code in Hong Kong.

The offer closed on 5 January 2018. Valid acceptances have been received in respect of 43,380,000 offer shares, representing approximately 3.5% of the entire issued share capital of the Company. Appropriate steps will be taken to restore the minimum public float required under Rule 8.08(1)(a) of the Listing Rules as early as practicable.

With effect from the closing date of the offer, Mr. Gao Yunhong (“Mr. Gao”) has been appointed as the chairman of the board and one of the executive directors of the Company. Ms. Zhu Wenhui and Mr. Qi Gang have also been appointed as executive directors of the Company.

The board of the Company further proposes to change the official registered English name of the Company from “FDB Holdings Limited” to “Dafy Holdings Limited” and its Chinese name from “豐展控股有限公司” to “達飛控股有限公司” to symbolise a new start and refresh the corporate image of the Company.

Mr. Gao is the sole shareholder of the Offeror. He is an experienced business entrepreneur and is the founder of Dafy Group, which comprises Shenzhen Dafy Finance Holdings Co. Limited, a company principally engaged in provision of financial technology and related services based in Shenzhen, the PRC, and its subsidiaries. Mr. Gao also has experience in properties investment and development in the PRC.

The Company and its subsidiaries principally engage in contracting service for alteration and addition works, maintenance, specialist works and new development, and consulting service for alteration and addition works, new development, licensing, building services, and architectural design for buildings in Hong Kong.

GF Capital (Hong Kong) Limited was the financial adviser to the offeror. GF Securities (Hong Kong) Brokerage Limited maked the general offer on behalf of the offeror. Mr. Sun Lin, senior partner of AllBright Law Offices, was the PRC legal advisers to the client. SW acted as the offeror’s Hong Kong legal advisers.

Our team was led by our partners Eric Lui and Rodney Teoh, supported by team members including Ellie Cheung (associate), Christopher Cheung (trainee solicitor) and Justin Chui (paralegal).

Please contact our Mr. Eric Lui or Mr. Rodney Teoh for any enquiries or further information.