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Monthly Archives: May 2025
Licence to heal – Licensing requirements for clinics and small practice clinics will commence
On 23 May 2025, the Hong Kong government gazetted the Private Healthcare Facilities Ordinance (Commencement) Notice 2025 (“Notice”) which, among other things, will bring into operation certain sections of the Private Healthcare Facilities Ordinance (Chapter 633 of the laws of Hong Kong) (“PHFO”) that will…Read More
Tanner De Witt successfully defends appeal in relation to ownership of the subsidiaries of the Global Cord Blood Corporation group
In a two-and-a-half-year battle between the Cayman-appointed joint provisional liquidators (Chow Tsz Nga Georgia of Grant Thornton Recovery & Reorganisation Limited, Margot MacInnis and John Royle of Grant Thornton Specialist Services (Cayman) Limited) (“JPLs”) and the former directors of Global Cord Blood Corporation (“GCBC”), Tanner…Read More
The launch of the re-domiciliation regime in Hong Kong
The inward company re-domiciliation regime finally became effective in Hong Kong on 23 May 2025. The regime allows non-Hong Kong incorporated companies (such as companies incorporated in Cayman Islands, BVI and Bermuda) that fulfil the eligibility requirements to submit a formal application to the Hong…Read More
“Finfluencers” beware! SFC suspends finfluencer for 16 months following his criminal conviction for providing investment advice without a license
Background On 20 March 2025, the Securities and Futures Commission (“SFC”) suspended the licenses of Mr Wong Ming Chung (“Mr Wong”), a “finfluencer”[1] also known as Franky Wong and as ““股票狙擊手”, for 16 months following his criminal conviction for providing investment advice on a subscription-based…Read More
Tanner De Witt Partners Secured Return of Child in Complex Cross-Border Abduction Case Across Hague and Non-Hague Signatories
In a complex cross-border child abduction case involving multiple jurisdictions, Tanner De Witt partners Adrian Au and Joanne Brown successfully acted for the father to secure the return of his child to Mainland China. The case involved serious legal issues arising from the Court’s treatment…Read More
Legal Update: Proposed reduction on threshold on working hours for “continuous contract”
The Employment (Amendment) Bill 2025 (the “Bill”) proposes amendments aimed at enhancing labour protections by reducing the threshold of working hours in respect of “continuous contract” under the Employment Ordinance (“EO”) (see below). Current regime Currently, an employee employed by the same employer (i) continuously…Read More
