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Hong Kong Stock Exchange proposes to enhance the listing regime for overseas issuers

14 April 2021, Equity , Capital Markets, Legal Alert, by Peter Cheng, Gary Wong, Kelvan Cheung, Maynard Leung, Ronny Chow, Eugina Chan, Canny Lau, Alexander Que, Sabrina Fung, Rhoda Yung,

On 31 March 2021, The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (Exchange) published a consultation paper seeking public feedback on its proposals to enhance and streamline the existing… LEARN MORE

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Proposed lowering of statutory limit of effective rate of interest stipulated in the Money Lenders Ordinance (Cap. 163)

13 April 2021, Banking & Finance, Legal Alert, by Simon Deane,

The Financial Services Branch of the Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau (the “FSB”) issued a letter on 1 April 2021 to all licensed money lenders setting out the Government’s… LEARN MORE

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Europe and China cooperate on PCT searching

01 April 2021, Patents , Intellectual Property, Legal Alert, by Daniel Holt,

Did you know? The Chinese National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) and European Patent Office (EPO) recently announced a pilot-programme, which will be of particular… LEARN MORE

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Draft Technical Circular on the Implementation of the Spirit of Security of Payment Legislation in Public Works Contracts

26 March 2021, Construction, Legal Alert, by Stanley Lo,

Since the consultation document on Proposed Security of Payment Legislation (SOPL) for the Construction Industry in June 2015 and the report of the consultation in April 2016,… LEARN MORE

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Proposed legislative amendments regarding the tax consequences of corporate amalgamation in Hong Kong

24 March 2021, Tax, Legal Alert, by Stefano Mariani,

Proposed amendments to the Inland Revenue Ordinance The enactment of the new Companies Ordinance (“CO”) in 2014 introduced a new, court-free amalgamation procedure for companies… LEARN MORE

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Insurance (Group Capital) Rules

17 March 2021, Insurance commercial, advisory and regulatory , Insurance, Legal Alert, by John Richardson,

The Insurance Authority has recently gazetted the Insurance (Group Capital) Rules. They will come into effect on 29th March, the same day as the Insurance (Amendment) (No. 2)… LEARN MORE

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China’s AI Patent Explosion

11 March 2021, Patents , Intellectual Property, Legal Alert, by Ian Liu, Catherine Zheng,

Did you know? In 2019, China surpassed the United States and Japan in the number of worldwide artificial intelligence-related patent applications. A majority of the patent filings… LEARN MORE

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Insurance (Special Purpose Business) Rules

10 March 2021, Insurance commercial, advisory and regulatory , Insurance, Legal Alert, by John Richardson,

The Insurance Authority has now gazetted the Insurance (Special Purpose Business) Rules. They will come into effect on 29th March, 2021, the same day as the Insurance (Amendment)… LEARN MORE

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Injury during work for COVID-19 vaccination – will the employer be liable to pay?

08 March 2021, Insurance Litigation , Insurance, Legal Alert, by Gere Sit, Alfred Tam,

With the arrival of COVID-19 vaccines in Hong Kong, employers may wish to encourage or even require their employees to be vaccinated for protection. An interesting question arises:… LEARN MORE

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Hong Kong Government initiates subsidies for OFCs

25 February 2021, Hedge Fund Services , Securities and Futures Commission , Authorised Funds & Products , Investment Funds, Legal Alert, by Sarah Lau, Fiona Fong,

On 24 February 2021, the Finance Secretary Paul Chan delivered the 2021-22 Budget which highlighted upcoming government initiatives to promote the establishment of and re-domiciliation… LEARN MORE

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1	It is often necessary for individual clients or (where clients are businesses, incorporated or otherwise) their individual representatives (including without limitation directors, other officers, employees and staff members of client businesses) (in this statement these individual representatives will, for the sake of brevity, also be referred to generally as “clients” and, in paragraph 4.7(b) below, as "Representatives") to supply Deacons with data about themselves in connection with Deacons’ provision of legal advice and services to those clients. These data may include copies, and other details, of identity documents, proof of address, other contact details, and proof of authority to instruct Deacons.

2	Failure to supply such data may result in Deacons being unable to provide clients with the legal services, or generally to give clients the legal advice, requested.

3	It is also the case that Deacons collects data from clients in the ordinary course of the client-solicitor relationship on an ongoing basis.

4	The purposes for which personal data relating to a client may be used are as follows:

	Obligatory purposes - if a client does not want Deacons to use his personal data for any of the purposes listed in paragraphs 4.1 to 4.6 below (inclusive), Deacons will not be able to provide the legal services, or give the legal advice, requested

	all kinds of personal data about a client will be used for -

		4.1	the provision of legal advice and services to the client in accordance with the instructions of the client and as Deacons may otherwise deem appropriate or necessary;

		4.2	designing legal services or related products for clients’ use;

		4.3	collection of outstanding fees from clients;

		4.4	meeting the requirements to conduct client identification and verification and to make disclosure under the requirements of any law, guideline, code of practice or practice direction binding on, or applicable to, Deacons or any of its branches or associated firms or offices including, but not limited to, any such law, guideline, code or practice direction relating to anti-money laundering and anti-terrorism;

		4.5	purposes specifically provided for in any particular service offered by Deacons;

		4.6	purposes directly related to any of the above;

			the client's name and contact details (including but not limited to office address, telephone number and email address) provided by the client to Deacons will be used for -

		4.7	marketing Deacons' own legal services and/or related products.

			If a client does not want Deacons to use his personal data for the purposes mentioned in paragraph 4.7 above, he may write to or email the officer named at the end of this statement, indicating his decision and/or return a copy of this statement to that officer.

			IMPORTANT NOTES about Deacons marketing:

				All marketing in relation to Deacons legal services and related products to Representatives is sent to them in their official capacity as representatives of the client business for whom they work or represent and not in their individual capacity.

5	Data held by Deacons relating to a client will generally be kept confidential but Deacons may provide such information for the above purposes to:

		5.1	any other branch or associated firm or office of Deacons;

		5.2	a government agency such as the Hong Kong Police, the Hong Kong Customs and Excise Service, the Hong Kong Immigration Service and the Independent Commission against Corruption, if Deacons knows or suspects that any person is engaged in drug trafficking, terrorism or any other serious crime or handling the proceeds of crime or that any property constitutes terrorist property; in this case, the obligation to report to the authorities may override Deacons' confidentiality obligations;

1	For people intending on applying for jobs within Deacons you should aware that it is necessary for staff members ('data subjects') to supply the Firm with data about themselves and sometimes also their family members from time to time in connection with their employment.

2	Failure to supply such data will result in the Firm being unable to operate its practice properly and may affect a data subject's employment prospects with the Firm and even result in dismissal.

3	The purposes for which data relating to data subjects are to be used are as follows:

	3.1	identification and determination of eligibility for employment in Hong Kong generally and qualifications relevant to data subject's employment with the Firm in particular;

	3.2	assessing work performance, attendance and disciplinary record;

	3.3	reviewing salaries, bonuses and other benefits;

	3.4	consideration of eligibility for staff loans;

	3.5	providing employee references;

	3.6	disclosure to immigration authorities - in relation to employment visa, where required;

	3.7	disclosure to tax authorities in the ordinary course of business;

	3.8	all other matters relating to employment of a data subject.

4	Data held by the Firm relating to data subjects will be kept confidential but the Firm is authorised to provide such information to:

	4.1	any person when the Firm is compelled to make disclosure under the requirements of any law binding on it or any of its branches, including, without limitation, tax authorities;

	4.2	any person with the express or implied consent of the data subject;

	4.3	any person where the interests of the Firm require disclosure;

	4.4	any person where the public interest requires disclosure;

	4.5	any agent, contractor, or third party service provider who provides administrative, telecommunications, computer or other services to the Firm in connection with the operation of its practice;

	4.6	any other person under a duty of confidentiality to the Firm including member of Deacons and other associated law firms and related business which has undertaken to keep such information confidential;

	4.7	persons seeking employee reference;

	4.8	Personnel Department staff of the Firm and supervisors of the data subject during the course of his/her employment; and