Background Information: Capital Investment Entrant Scheme Before the Hong Kong Immigration Department stopped the Capital Investment Entrant Scheme (“Scheme”) on 25th January 2015, many investment immigration applicants bought private placed bonds from some Hong Kong listed companies upon the recommendation of their immigration consultants. The Scheme has been terminated for several years, but the termination...Read More
Disputes on the jurisdiction in divorce proceedings Hong Kong is a true international city with a large number of residents from Mainland China, Taiwan, the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe, South Asia, Japan, South Korea and other places. Therefore, divorce cases in Hong Kong often involve cross-border and international elements. An important issue in...Read More
Enforcement of Mainland Judgments in Hong Kong: An Overview of Common Law Enforcement Methods As a Hong Kong law firm that handles Mainland-Hong Kong litigation, we have handled many cases for enforcement of Mainland judgments in Hong Kong. The most commonly used method for enforcing a Mainland judgment in Hong Kong is through the common...Read More
Being a divorce lawyer in Hong Kong, I often need explain to clients the law on the distribution of matrimonial assets and maintenance on divorce in Hong Kong. Actually, adjustment of matrimonial assets and maintenance are generally two related aspect of one issue, which means the transfer of property from one party of the marriage...Read More
Hong Kong Divorce Lawyer: Hong Kong Pre-marital Property Agreement As a Hong Kong divorce lawyer, I often receive clients’ inquiries about prenup agreements and its legal effect in Hong Kong. Usually, if one party has a large amount of property before marriage, he may be motivated to consider the signing of a prenup agreement to...Read More
Can non-Hong Kong residents (such as foreigners and Mainland residents) get married in Hong Kong? The Marriage Ordinance (Marriage Ordinance) is the main law governing marriage. According to it, anyone who is willing to get married in Hong Kong and meets the conditions for marriage can get married in Hong Kong. Hong Kong law does...Read More
Mutual Enforcement of Divorce Judgments between the Mainland and Hong Kong： The Current Situation In July 2006, Hong Kong and the Mainland Government signed the Arrangements for the Mutual Recognition and Enforcement of Civil and Commercial Judgments in the Courts of the Mainland and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region” (“Mutual Enforcement of Judgment Arrangement”)....Read More
Applying to the court for personal bankruptcy of the debtor is one of the effective methods for debt recovery in Hong Kong. If the debtor is adjuciated bankrupt by the court, it will have serious consequences for the debtor and his property. As an international city, many non-Hong Kong residents also own property, engage in...Read More
Hong Kong is a common law jurisdiciton and the procedures and documents for company acquisition in Hong Kong generally following the typical practice in common law jurisdiction which is different from those in Mainland China. This article introduces procedures and documents for the acquisition of Hong Kong companies limited by shares. 1. Preparation stage After...Read More
Inheritance Claims Time Limits Different issues regarding inheritance involves different time limits. According to section 21 of Limitation Ordinance (Cap. 347), “no action in respect of any claim to the personal estate of a deceased person or to any share or interest in such estate, whether under a will or on intestacy, shall be brought...Read More
Inheritance and Probate Laws under Hong Kong Legal System Laws in relation to probate and administration of deceased’s estate involve common law and statutory law. Statutory law includes subsidiary legislation and current governing laws. The Main Statute, Rules and Guide regarding Probate and Inheritance The Main Statute, Rules and Guide regarding Probate and Inheritance effective...Read More
Divorce lawyer in Hong Kong: conditions for divorce in Hong Kong A divorce lawyer in Hong Kong must be very familiar with Article 11A of the Matrimonial Proceedings Ordinance (Chapter 179 of the Laws of Hong Kong) which stipulates that the petitioner must rely on one or more of the following facts to prove that...Read More
Hong Kong Inheritance – Questions and Answers Where can I find the full text of Hong Kong’s Inheritance Law? Hong Kong inheritance laws include: Probate and Estate Administration Ordinance, Uncontested Probate Rules, Intestates’ Estates Ordinance，Will Ordinance，Inheritance (Provision for Survivors and Dependents) Ordinance，Practical Guide to Uncontested Probate etc. The above link to the original text of...Read More
Inheritance litigation in Hong Kong: types of disputes and litigation methods As Hong Kong lawyers who handle various types of inheritance litigation, we encounter various Hong Kong inheritance litigations in our practice and have different handling methods for different inheritance litigation cases. Here is a summary of common types of estate litigation. Litigation on Competing...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
Taiwan has strong economic and social connection with Hong Kong SAR. It often happens that some Taiwan residents passed way leaving estate assets in Hong Kong. In such circustances, how do the heirs inherit the estate in Hong Kong? Application for a grant from the High Court of Hong Kong is the required for Inheriting...Read More
Introduction: Hong Kong residents inheriting the Mainland Estate Hong Kong residents inheriting the mainland heritage is a daily legal matter that the Mainland-Hong Kong Cross-border Lawyers often needs to deal with. Due to the close ties between Hong Kong and the Mainland, many Hong Kong residents have purchased real estate in the Mainland or opened...Read More
Inheritance of Estate in Hong Kong and the Mainland China As a lawyer dual qualified in Hong Kong and the Mainland China and in the practice of inheritance and probate, I have handled many cross-border inheritance and probate matters involving both Hong Kong laws and the the Mainland laws. In many cases, the deceased die...Read More
