“Mark Chiu is excellent at resolving details and issues of a case.”
Biography
Mark is a partner in our Employment Practice and has over 7 years of specialised experience in respect of the employment law in Hong Kong.
Since joining the firm in 2018, Mark’s practice involves advising both employer and employees on a wide spectrum of employment law issues including recruitment, remuneration, termination, separation, post-termination restrictions, discrimination, harassment, drafting of handbooks and other HR-related policies/documents and other labour disputes.
Mark has considerable experience in contentious employment law and litigation in the Labour Tribunal, the District Court, the Court of First Instance and the Court of Appeal. These disputes concerned a diverse range of issues including unauthorised removal of company, claim of significant bonuses, negligent/fraudulent conduct at work and wrongful termination of employment.
Leveraging his prior experience as an in-house counsel at the Equal Opportunities Commission of Hong Kong, Mark regularly advises clients on discrimination and harassment issues under the Anti-Discrimination Ordinances and conducts large scale internal training for employers in this respect. He has developed and expanded this expertise into conducting and handling internal investigations by employers into potential misconduct and serious breaches of employment contracts by employees.
Mark is focused on delivering strategic and pragmatic advice to clients in different settings. He is also committed to devoting his time to pro-bono work in the community by participating in the various committees of the Law Society of Hong Kong and providing free consultation to those in need through referral by non-government organisations.
Biography
- Assisted the plaintiff in successfully obtaining summary judgment in a landmark Court of Appeal case against GF Capital (Hong Kong) Ltd [2020] HKCA 663 in relation to the payment of a guaranteed bonus.
- Assisted a senior executive of a multinational equity fund in successfully striking out a claim in the High Court brought by his employer seeking relief to assist in the Cayman Islands proceedings.
- Assisted a leading brokerage company in successfully resisting an application in the High Court for the determination of questions of law or construction under Order 14A in relation to the interpretation of a sign-on bonus clause in an employment contract.
- Assisted a leading insurance loss adjusting service provider in relation to proceedings in the High Court seeking a ‘springboard’ injunction and other relief relating to the removal of confidential information after a team departure.
- Conducted internal investigations for sexual harassment complaints for an international financial institution and assisted in the successful conciliation of the complaints lodged with the Equal Opportunities Commission.
- Assisted in a large-scale due diligence process concerning Hong Kong employment issues.
- Assisted in advising a leading real estate company in revising employment contracts and other employment-related policies.
- Assisted in advising a leading construction company in revising its bonus scheme for employees.
- Assisted a leading investment bank in revising restrictive covenants and template employment contracts of Hong Kong employees.
- Assisted a multinational food chain in relation to a large-scale transfer of employees
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- Conducted large-scale anti-discrimination and anti-harassment training for corporate clients from different sectors.
- Panellist of “Supporting Social Inclusion of Migrant Domestic Workers: For Business and Social Good” jointly held by the Equal Opportunities Commission and The International Organization for Migration of the United Nations
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- Pro Bono and Community Service Award – Silver Award (01.2020)
- Pro Bono and Community Service Award – Bronze Award (11.2013)
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- The Law Society of Hong Kong
- Member of the Constitutional and Human Rights Affairs Committee of the Law Society of Hong Kong
- Member of the Privacy and Data Law Committee of the Law Society of Hong Kong
- Co-opted member of the Employment Law Committee of the Law Society of Hong Kong
Biography
Insights
TDW Employment Law – 2025 End of Year Review
Mark Chiu
02 February 2026
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Holiday pay and annual leave pay revisited: Wages and commissions covering every day of the month
Mark Chiu
16 December 2025
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“You’re married to him?!” Is it an issue for employers in making employment decisions?
Mark Chiu
13 October 2025
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Legal Update – Is stress an injury: when does ‘psychiatric trauma’ amount to a workplace injury?
Mark Chiu
08 October 2025
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Key Employment Issues from the 2025 Policy Address
Mark Chiu
23 September 2025
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Legal Update: Proposed reduction on threshold on working hours for “continuous contract”
Mark Chiu
09 May 2025
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Social media posts highlight workplace sexual harassment
Mark Chiu
11 March 2025
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Factors in deciding damages for “injury to feelings” in discrimination cases
Mark Chiu
03 March 2025
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Employment Law: 2024 Year in Review
Mark Chiu
23 January 2025
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Legal Update: Recent Discrimination Case Uplifts Potential Damages for “Injury to Feelings”
Mark Chiu
07 January 2025
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Legal Update: Court rejects Deliveroo rider”s claim as employees
Mark Chiu
23 December 2024
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Risk of not handling discrimination complaints properly. Victimisation claim even where the discrimination case is dismissed.
Mark Chiu
18 December 2024
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Legal Update: Damages awarded for employee’s breach of fiduciary duties
Mark Chiu
13 November 2024
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Legal Update: Key Points on Employment Issues from 2024 Policy Address
Mark Chiu
25 October 2024
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Legal Update: The Court confirms that employer’s duty of trust and confidence does not apply to the right to terminate
Mark Chiu
15 October 2024
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Overview of Anti-Discrimination Laws in Hong Kong
Mark Chiu
09 October 2024
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Legal Update – Beware of the Risk of Sex Discrimination in Job Advertisements
Mark Chiu
30 September 2024
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AI in the workplace: Employment law risks from using AI
Mark Chiu
12 September 2024
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Legal Update: Importance of Contemporaneous Records in Defending Against Discrimination Claim
Mark Chiu
18 July 2024
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The importance of proof of the genuine reasons for dismissal in defending discrimination claims
Mark Chiu
29 August 2023
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Can and will an employee claiming discrimination be liable for legal costs if they lose?
Mark Chiu
12 April 2023
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Proposal to amend Race Discrimination Ordinance to outlaw “intra-racial discrimination” and address discrimination and harassment relating to people from Mainland China
Mark Chiu
24 March 2023
Accolades/Testimonials
Legal 500 – Asia Pacific 2023
