Change of Company Name of a Hong Kong Listed Company

When a company listed in Hong Kong intended to revise their company name, the company should comply relevant requirement and procedures under relevant jurisdiction of its incorporation, Companies Registry and...

Elements of a KOL Agency Contract

The newly emerged industry of influencers (i.e. KOLs) grows rapidly.  Influencers create contents on social media in order to earn remunerations from advertisers or individuals.  In this connection, they usually...

Shareholders’ Agreement

A shareholders’ agreement is an agreement between the shareholders of a company on the management of the company. Its purpose is to protect the shareholders’ interests in the company, to...

Compliance issues in setting up a Data Center

Data center refers to a space that accommodates facilities supporting computer systems and other associated components, such as telecommunications and storage systems. Generally, it contains backup power sources, data communication...

Child Abduction in Hong Kong under Hague Convention

There is nothing disheartening than hearing “child abduction” notwithstanding it was committed by a parent of the child, yet these incidents continue to occur and each year, there are several...

Finance issues in Divorce Proceedings

Once children’s issues are resolved by the Court, the next step is to deal with the finances.  This is called “ancillary relief” (or in American lingo, alimony & child support). ...

Children Disputes in Divorce Proceedings

  In our most recent video, our Mr. Szeto has made a light-hearted remark that “marriage is casual business, divorce is serious business” (“結婚求其,離婚認真”), this is unfortunately accurate and real. ...

Non-Fungible Tokens: New Era of Digital Art

The viral internet clip known as ‘Charlie Bit My Finger’ was sold as (Non-Fungible Token)(“NFT”)  for more than USD760,000 (approximately HK$5.9 million).The famous digital artist Mike Winklemann, also known as...

The Incorporation of an Open-ended Fund Company

Overview An open-ended fund company (“OFC”), first introduced in Hong Kong under the Securities and Futures Ordinance in 2018, is an investment fund in a corporate structure. An OFC typically...

Data Protection in Cloud Computing

Cloud computing is widely used by companies and individuals nowadays. Although, there is no universally accepted definition of cloud computing cloud computing generally refers to the delivery of computing services...

Trust

Planning my family trust- major consideration.   For the purposes of assets protection and succession planning, high-net-worth individuals (HNWI) may use the vehicle of family trust for a long-term planning...

Facilitation Measures in the Greater Bay Area

On 6 November 2019, the Central Government promulgated 16 policy measures which would benefit Hong Kong people from all walks of life and facilitate the development of various sectors in...