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WLA CO-PRACTICE · HONG KONG · ASIA PACIFIC

HONG KONG.
ASIA'S LEADING
COMMON LAW
FINANCIAL CENTRE.

WLA holds exclusive co-practice partners across All nine WLA core practices in Hong Kong — a leading international arbitration seat, APAC M&A gateway, and IP protection hub for Greater China and the wider APAC region.

HKIAC
Asia-Pacific arbitration seat
HKEx
Regional stock exchange hub
HKIPO
IP gateway for Greater China
Common Law
English common law basis
LEGAL SYSTEM · HONG KONG

THE LEGAL
LANDSCAPE OF
HONG KONG.

English common law jurisdiction. Companies Ordinance for company law. Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) for listed companies. HKIAC — Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre — Asia Pacific's leading arbitration institution. Intellectual Property Department (IPDO) for trademark and patent registration. Work visa regime through Immigration Department.

WLA INTELLIGENCE · HONG KONG · LIVE

REGULATORY SIGNALS
FROM
HONG KONG.

WLA Intelligence tracks regulatory changes, enforcement trends, and deal climate signals from Hong Kong in real time — updated by the WLA Hong Kong co-practice partner.

SIGNAL
DETAIL
STATUS
HKIAC
ARBITRATION
HKIAC 2024 Rules Operative — HK Increasingly Preferred Over Singapore for China Disputes
HKIAC 2024 arbitration rules in force. Hong Kong increasingly preferred for Greater China-related international disputes. WLA HKIAC practitioners hold active caseloads across Gulf→APAC and US↔APAC corridors.
ACTIVE
HKEx
CAPITAL MARKETS
HKEx SPAC Regime — Gulf and APAC Interest in HK Listings Growing
HKEx SPAC listing regime attracting Gulf and APAC interest. WLA co-ordinates HK listing compliance with home jurisdiction corporate law for corridor-participant listings.
WATCH
IPDO
IP
IPDO — Greater China IP Strategy — WLA Co-Practices HK and China IP Simultaneously
Hong Kong IP registration providing Greater China IP coverage strategy entry point. WLA co-practices IPDO filings with mainland China CNIPA strategy simultaneously.
ACTIVE
IMMIGRATION
TALENT
Hong Kong Top Talent Pass Scheme — ASEAN and Gulf Professionals Applying
TTPS applications increasing from ASEAN and Gulf professionals. WLA immigration co-practice co-ordinates TTPS with home-country employment arrangements simultaneously.
WATCH
WLA QUALIFIED™ PARTNER FIRM · HONG KONG

THE WLA
HONG KONG
CO-PRACTICE PARTNER.

WLA designates one exclusive partner firm per practice per jurisdiction. The WLA Hong Kong partner firm is the sole WLA co-practice partner for Hong Kong mandates — WLA Qualified, reviewed annually, and briefed simultaneously with every other WLA firm on every cross-border matter involving Hong Kong.

WLA QUALIFIED™ PARTNER · HONG KONG
Wong Poon Chan Law & Co.
Hong Kong
Steve Wong Che Ming · Corporate & Commercial

Wong Poon Chan Law & Co. is a Hong Kong-based WLA partner firm and IP Practice Group lead. Steve Wong Che Ming leads WLA co-practice for Hong Kong M&A, IP, and dispute work across the GCC→SE Asia and APAC↔Americas corridors — with Hong Kong as the Greater China gateway.

BRIEF WLA HONG KONG →
PRACTICES HELD IN HONG KONG
CORPORATE M&A
Companies Ord · SFC · Competition
DISPUTES
HKIAC · High Court · SFC Tribunal
TAX
Profits Tax · No Capital Gains
IP
IPDO · Greater China Strategy
IMMIGRATION
IANG · Employment Visa · QMAS
EMPLOYMENT
Employment Ord · MPF · Labour Dept
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