Forum Programme (Draft)

Hong Kong Legal Services Forum 2023
Sichuan, Chongqing and Hong Kong Join Hands for a Brighter Future

Date : 24 August 2023
Venue: Chengdu

AM Session
08:30 - 09:00 Registration  
09:00 - 09:30 Opening Session  
Opening Address
The Hon Mr Paul T K Lam, SBS, SC, JP
Secretary for Justice, The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 		 
Opening Address
Representative from the Sichuan Provincial Government 		 
Introduction on Tianfu Central Legal Services District (天府中央法務區)
Officials from Sichuan Tianfu New Area Administrative Committee 		 
09:30 - 10:30 Plenary Session One -
Legal Risk Assessment and Management for Chinese Enterprises “Going Global” 		60 mins
Hong Kong as the Preferred “Super-connector” for International Cross-border Transactions  
Moderator: Mr CM Chan
President, The Law Society of Hong Kong		  
Topic (1): Legal Risk Management for Conducting Offshore Acquisitions, Mergers or Restructuring Financing in Hong Kong
Ms Constance Choy
Partner, Sidley Austin 		 
Topic (2): Foreign Investment: Risk Management and Exit Mechanism
Ms Hannah Ha
Partner, Mayer Brown JSM
 
Topic (3): Cross-border E-commerce: Application and Development of Smart Contract and Blockchain and Analysis on the Legal Risk
Mr Philip Kwok
Partner, Jun He Law Offices; Member, InnoTech Committee, The Law Society of Hong Kong 		 
Topic (4): How to “Go Global” through Hong Kong
Mr Frank Ha
Director & Chief Executive Officer, Tianqi Lithium Corporation 		 
  Question & Answer Session
10:30 - 10:45 Coffee Break
10:45 - 12:00 Plenary Session Two -
Cross-border Commercial Dispute Resolution Services 		75 mins
Hong Kong as the Preferred Centre for International Dispute Resolution Services and Innovative LawTech Services in the Asia-Pacific region  
Moderator: Dr Thomas So, JP
Chairman, eBRAM International Online Dispute Resolution Centre		  
Topic (1): Comparative Analysis of Traditional Court Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution: How to Choose an Appropriate Method for Dispute Resolution?
Ms Winnie Tam, SBS, SC, JP
Recorder, The Court of First Instance, High Court of the HKSAR; Former Chairman, Hong Kong Bar Association 		 
Topic (2): Disputes on Exclusive Jurisdiction in Cross-border Commercial Transactions: Analysis of cases decided by the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal
Mr Richard Khaw, SC
Recorder, The Court of First Instance, High Court of the HKSAR; Co-chairman, Standing Committee on Mainland Affairs, Hong Kong Bar Association 		 
Topic (3): Practical Sharing on Handling Disputes related to Cross-border Mergers and Acquisitions, Joint Ventures and Private Equity Transactions in Hong Kong
Mr Joseph Kwan
Partner and Head of Litigation and Dispute Resolution Department, Deacons 		 
Topic (4): Practical Sharing on Entering into an Arbitration Agreement and on the Options for Arbitration Funding under the Hong Kong Arbitration Law
Mr Edward Liu, MH
Partner, Haiwen & Partners LLP 		 
Topic (5): Procedural Aspects of Managing an Arbitration in Hong Kong
Ms Dong Long
Managing Counsel, Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre 		 
  Question & Answer Session  
12:00 - 13:30 Luncheon  
PM Session
13:30 - 15:45 Breakout Sessions
Breakout Session (1) Breakout Session (2)
13:30 - 14:30
(60 mins)		 Mock Mediation (45 mins)
(Commercial Dispute)		 Practice and Case Analysis on Intellectual Property Trade and Relevant Laws
This breakout session will demonstrate effective dispute resolution by mediation through the staging of a mock mediation followed by panel discussion.

Narrator:
Ms Jody Sin
Member, Mediation Committee, The Law Society of Hong Kong

Mediator:
Mrs Cecilia Wong
Chairlady, Mediation Committee, The Law Society of Hong Kong

Party A:
Ms Karen Lam
Former Council Member, The Law Society of Hong Kong; Member, Mediation Committee, Greater China Legal Affairs Committee and Civil Litigation Committee, The Law Society of Hong Kong

Party B:
Ms Daphne Lo
Member, Mediation Committee, The Law Society of Hong Kong

Legal representative for Party A:
Ms Shum Hin Han
Council Member, The Law Society of Hong Kong; Member, Arbitration Committee and Mediation Committee, The Law Society of Hong Kong

Legal representative for Party B:
Mr Ronald Sum, JP
Council Member, The Law Society of Hong Kong; Member, Arbitration Committee and Mediation Committee, The Law Society of Hong Kong

Panel Discussion (15 mins):

Moderator:
Mrs Cecilia Wong

Panellists:
Ms Jody Sin
Ms Karen Lam
Ms Daphne Lo
Ms Shum Hin Han
Mr Ronald Sum, JP 		Intellectual property trade, protection, commercialization/industrialization, infringement litigation, dispute resolution

Moderator:
Mr Alex Wan
Solicitor, Intellectual Property Department

Panellists:
Mr Alan Chiu
Managing Partner, ELLALAN; Vice Chairman of Practice Management Committee and Member, InnoTech Committee, The Law Society of Hong Kong

Mr Derek Lau
Assistant Director (Advisory), Intellectual Property Department
14:30 - 14:45 Coffee Break
14:45 - 15:45
(60 mins)		 Mock Arbitration (45mins)
(Commercial Dispute)		 Practical Workshop on Fundraising and Listing in Hong Kong
 
This breakout session will demonstrate effective dispute resolution by arbitration through the staging of a mock arbitration followed by panel discussion. Speakers are invited to give a brief introduction on each topic, followed by an exchange and discussion session with other participants.
Narrator:
Ms Carol Wong
Member, Standing Committee on Mainland Affairs, Hong Kong Bar Association

Arbitrators:
Mr José-Antonio Maurellet, SC
Vice-Chairman, Hong Kong Bar Association

Mr Richard Khaw, SC
Co-Chairman, Standing Committee on Mainland Affairs, Hong Kong Bar Association

Ms Sabrina Ho
Council Member, Hong Kong Bar Association

Legal representative for Claimant:
Mr Martin Wong
Deputy Honorary Secretary, Hong Kong Bar Association

Legal representative for Respondent:
Mr Wang Xizhen
Member, Standing Committee on Mainland Affairs, Hong Kong Bar Association

Factual Witness for Claimant:
Mr Leon Guo
Member, Standing Committee on Mainland Affairs, Hong Kong Bar Association

Expert Witness for Claimant:
Ms Cherry Xu
Member, Standing Committee on Mainland Affairs, Hong Kong Bar Association

Factual Witness for Respondent:
Mr Adrian Wong
Member, Standing Committee on Mainland Affairs, Hong Kong Bar Association

Expert Witness for Respondent:
Ms Kinsey Kang
Member, Standing Committee on Mainland Affairs, Hong Kong Bar Association

Tribunal Secretary:
Ms Kelly Cheng
Member, Standing Committee on Mainland Affairs, Hong Kong Bar Association

Panel Discussion (15 mins):

Moderator:
Ms Sabrina Ho

Panellists:
Mr José-Antonio Maurellet, SC
Mr Richard Khaw, SC
Mr Martin Wong 		Moderator:
Ms Joelle Lau
Partner-in-Charge Hong Kong, Jones Day

Panellists:
Topic 1: Points to Note on Initial Public Offering in Hong Kong
Ms Stephanie Lau
Co-Head of IPO Vetting, Listing Division, Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited

Ms Sarah Zhang
Vice President of Global Issuer Services, Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited

Topic 2: Potential Impact of Valuation Adjustment Mechanism Clauses
Mr Frederick Chan
Barrister-at-law

Topic 3: Structural Analysis, Equity Incentive Operation and Risk Prevention and Control of listing of Mainland Enterprises in Hong Kong
Mr Jaycen Liao
Equity Partner, Zhong Lun Law Firm LLP
15:45 - 17:00 Business Matching Session

The above are tentative topics and speakers of the plenary and breakout sessions that may be further changed.