How to Make a will in Hong Kong to deal with Assets in the Mainland China – Questions and Answers Hong Kong resident have assets in Hong Kong and the Mainland. How should they make a will?  Answer: There is no only way, but the best way (the most convenient way to handle inheritance after...Read More

Seminar: Trust Law and Wealth Inheritance under Hong Kong Common Law Invited by the wealth inheritance lawyer team of Guangdong Zhuojian Law Firm, I gave a lecture on “Trust Law and Wealth Inheritance under Common Law” to the wealth inheritance lawyer team at the firm on the afternoon of March 27. , the lecture lasted...Read More

For cross-border residents and overseas Chinese, one of their concerns is how to effectively make a valid testament (will) to dispose their assets located in the Mainland China and/or in Hong Kong SAR. In this article, we will shed some light on how to make a cross-border will to dispose assets in the Mainland China...Read More

Testamentary Capacity under the Laws of Hong Kong Applicable under the Hong Kong law, Banks v Goodfellow (1870) LR 5 QB laid down the law as to testamentary capacity.  According to the rule established in that case, to ensure the testator’s testamentary capacity, testator need to be (a) capable of understanding the nature of the act of...Read More

Due the close economic and social connection between Hong Kong and the Mainland China, many Hong Kong resident have assets in the Mainalnd China, such as real properties, bank account, etc. As a result of the ONE COUNTRY TWO SYSTEM, Hong Kong and the Mainland China maintain two different and independent legal system. Hong Kong...Read More