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New development on MNC cash pool

23 April 2019, China Trade & Investment , Commercial Advisory , Investing in China , Corporate and M&A, Legal Alert, by Shelley Liang, Myles Seto,

On 15 March 2019, the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE) promulgated the Administrative Provisions on the Centralised Operation of Cross-Border Funds of Multinational… LEARN MORE

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Personal Data Protection: legitimacy of car camera recording in public vehicles

18 April 2019, Employee Benefits & Incentives , Employee Disputes , Employment & Pensions, Legal Alert, by Elsie Chan,

The news of two Hong Kong celebrities having intimate actions inside what might have been a taxi have swept across the media in the past two days, raising discussions as to the… LEARN MORE

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Proposed changes to ORSO: what employers and employees need to know

17 April 2019, Employee Benefits & Incentives , Employee Disputes , Employment & Pensions, Legal Alert, by Vickie Leung,

On 4 April 2019, the Occupational Retirement Schemes (Amendment) Bill 2019 was gazetted. The primary aim of the proposed amendments is to plug the loophole in the misuse of schemes… LEARN MORE

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Tax incentives for attracting overseas talents - new individual income tax rules on individuals without domicile in China

11 April 2019, China Trade & Investment , Investing in China , Cross-Border Employment , Corporate and M&A, Legal Alert, by Minning Wei, Myles Seto,

On 14 March 2019, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) and the State Administration of Taxation (SAT) jointly released three individual income tax (IIT) related public notices, which… LEARN MORE

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What employers need to know when dismissing employees with disability or illness

10 April 2019, Employee Benefits & Incentives , Employee Disputes , Employment & Pensions, Legal Alert, by Alexander Esmail, Elsie Chan,

In the past few weeks, the local press has followed closely the high profile news regarding the plight of Baby Jane Allas, a 38 year-old foreign domestic worker from the Philippines,… LEARN MORE

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Countdown to Brexit - Deal or no deal? The effect on your intellectual property

29 March 2019, Trade Marks , Intellectual Property, Legal Alert

With the original Brexit deadline of 29 March 2019 upon us, British Prime Minister Theresa May has secured a little more time from EU leaders. However, it still remains unclear… LEARN MORE

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New tax incentive to boost retirement protection

26 March 2019, Employee Benefits & Incentives , Employment & Pensions, Legal Alert, by Cynthia Chung,

On 20 March 2019, the Inland Revenue and MPF Schemes Legislation (Tax Deductions for Annuity Premiums and MPF Voluntary Contributions) (Amendment) Bill 2018 (Amendment Bill) was… LEARN MORE

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Tax case law update

22 March 2019, Tax Investigations, Audits & Disputes , Tax, Legal Alert, by Stefano Mariani,

For this edition of our round-up of notable tax decisions, we have the rare pleasure of summarising not one but two prominent successes of the taxpayer against the Inland Revenue… LEARN MORE

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Can an employer refuse to grant leave to employees during the festive seasons?

19 February 2019, Employee Benefits & Incentives , Employee Disputes , Employment & Pensions, Legal Alert, by Elsie Chan,

Christmas, Lunar New Year and other long public holidays (Public Holidays) are peak seasons for a lot of businesses. It appears from a recent news report that some employers set… LEARN MORE

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When is failure to renew pregnant employee’s employment contract unlawful?

19 February 2019, Employee Benefits & Incentives , Employee Disputes , Employment & Pensions, Legal Alert, by Elsie Chan,

The recently reported news of a community service centre’s (Centre) refusal to renew the employment contract of a pregnant employee (Employee) sparked concerns over possible employment… 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 - 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:

			4.7.1	Deacons may continue to use personal data of clients for its marketing purposes after 1 April 2013 without their express consent if, prior to 1 April 2013, it had (i) sent them a copy of its Personal Information Collection Statement and (ii) used their personal data for marketing purposes without objection. However, these clients still have the right at any time to send a notice to Deacons requesting Deacons to cease using their personal data for these purposes and Deacons will honour such requests promptly.

			4.7.2	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;

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