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二零一八年三月 MARCH 2018 HK$308 h k - l a w y e r . org Cover Story Face to Face with Ada Leung JP Director of the Hong Kong Intellectual Property Department 封面專題 專 訪 梁家麗 JP 知識產權署署長 FINTECH 金融科技 REGULATORY 監管 FAMILY LAW 家庭法 ICO Utility Tokens and the Relevance Crowdfunding in Hong Kong – Custody of Children in Relationships of Securities Law there are Sufficient Gateways Across the Border ICO功能型代幣以及與證券法的關聯性 在香港進行眾籌－具備充足的門道 跨境婚姻關係所涉及的子女管養權問題 www.hk-lawyer.org Hong Kong Lawyer 香港律師 The official journal of The Law Society of Hong Kong (incorporated with limited liability) 香港律師會 (以有限法律責任形式成立) 會刊 HONG KONG LAWYER www.hk-lawyer.org THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE LAW SOCIETY OF HONG KONG 香港律師會會刊 Editorial Board 編輯委員會 Chairman 主席 Huen Wong 王桂壎 Inside your March issue Jenkin SF Chan 陳少勳 三月期刊內容 Nick Chan 陳曉峰 Peter CH Chan 陳志軒 Heidi KP Chu 朱潔冰 Elliot Fung 馮以德 Steven Brian Gallagher Warren P Ganesh 莊偉倫 Gu Minkang 顧敏康 Julienne Jen 任文慧 Dave CK Lau 劉子勁 Byron TW Leung 梁東華 Michelle KM Tsang 曾憲薇 Adamas KS Wong 黃嘉晟 Tony YH Yen 嚴元浩 16 COVER STORY THE COUNCIL OF THE LAW SOCIETY OF HONG KONG 香港律師會理事會 President 會長 Thomas ST So 蘇紹聰 Vice Presidents 副會長 Melissa K Pang 彭韻僖 Amirali B Nasir 黎雅明 Council Members 理事會成員 Stephen WS Hung 熊運信 Huen Wong 王桂壎 Michael J Lintern-Smith 史密夫 Billy WY Ma 馬華潤 30 FINTECH Cecilia KW Wong 黃吳潔華 Brian W Gilchrist 喬柏仁 Denis G Brock 白樂德 Nick Chan 陳曉峰 Bonita BY Chan 陳寶儀 Mark Daly 帝理邁 CM Chan 陳澤銘 陳潔心 Serina KS Chan 36 REGULATORY Warren P Ganesh 莊偉倫 Simon SC Lai 黎壽昌 Roden ML Tong 湯文龍 Robert C Rhoda 羅睿德 4 EDITOR’S NOTE 編者的話 Jonathan Ross 羅彰南 6 PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE 會長的話 Secretary General 秘書長 Heidi KP Chu 朱潔冰 9 CONTRIBUTORS 投 稿 者 Law Society’s Contact: www.hklawsoc.org.hk 12 LETTER TO HONG KONG LAWYER 給《 香 港 律 師 》的 信 與律師會聯繫 Tel: +852 2846 0500 4 1 FROM THE SECRETARIAT 律師會秘書處資訊 Annual Subscription 全年訂閱: HK$3,696 16 COVER STORY 封面專題 Thomson Reuters Hong Kong Limited Face to Face with 專訪 16/F, Cityplaza 3, Taikoo Shing, Hong Kong Ada Leung JP 梁家麗 JP Tel: +852 2847 2088 Director of the Hong Kong Intellectual Property Department www.thomsonreuters.com 知識產權署署長 ISSN 1025-9554 24 LAW SOCIETY NEWS 律師會新聞 © Copyright is reserved throughout. No part of this publication can be reproduced in whole or 30 FINTECH 金融科技 part without the express permission of the editor. ICO Utility Tokens and the Relevance of Securities ICO功能型代幣以及與證券法的關聯性 Contributions are invited, but copies of work should be kept, as Hong Kong Lawyer can accept no Law responsibility for loss. 36 REGULATORY 監 管 Crowdfunding in Hong Kong – there are Sufficient 在香港進行眾籌－具備充足的門道 Gateways MARCH 2018 二零一八年三月 HK$308 Editor 編輯 42 FAMILY LAW 家庭法 Navin G. Ahuja Custody of Children in Relationships Across the 跨境婚姻關係所涉及的子女管養權問題 [email protected] Border Tel: +852 2841 5837 47 INDUSTRY INSIGHTS 業界透視 Managing Editor 執行主編 Ranajit Dam 鄧文杰 58 CASES IN BRIEF 案例撮要 [email protected] 實踐技能 Tel: +65 6870 3393 74 PRACTICE SKILLS LegalTech: eDiscovery Explained and Analytics 法律科技：eDiscovery 解釋及分析 設計及制作 Design and Production Analysed Samson Pang 彭振生 [email protected] 78 PROFESSIONAL MOVES 會員動向 Translation team 翻譯組 82 CAMPUS VOICES 法學院新聞 InfoPower 法律知識測驗 Tang Mei Kwan 86 LEGAL TRIVIA QUIZ Special thanks to Hong Kong Law Reports & 88 LAWYERS AT LEISURE 律師閒情 Digest and Reuters News Sailing Through a Legal Mind 思考航海 特別感謝 香港法律彙報與摘錄 及 路透社新聞 For marketing/promotion opportunities please contact: Sales Manager 銷售經理 Henry Cheng 鄭裕康 [email protected] Tel: +852 2847 2016 Shahid Mohammed-Salim [email protected] Tel: +852 2841 5844 For subscriptions contact: Traffic Administrator 統籌 Gloria Ng 吳傲宜 [email protected] 42 FAMILY LAW Tel: +852 2843 6415 Head of Legal Media business, ANA Amantha Chia 謝京庭 [email protected] Tel: +65 6870 3917 All information and views expressed by contributors and advertisements in Hong Kong Lawyer do not 74 PRACTICE SKILLS necessarily reflect the official opinion of The Law Society of Hong Kong. Whilst every effort is made to ensure editorial and commercial integrity, no responsibility is accepted by the Publisher or The Law Society of Hong Kong for the accuracy of material appearing in this journal. Members are encouraged to contribute but the Editorial Board of The Law Society of Hong Kong reserves the right to publish only material it deems appropriate. 88 LAWYERS AT LEISURE Overview Confirmed speakers to date* Keynote speakers Asian Legal Business invites you to join us at the • Moray Taylor-Smith, Head of Anti-Bribery Hong Kong Anti-Corruption Forum on 22 March & Corruption, Greater China and North Asia, 2018 to learn about recent regulatory updates on Standard Chartered Bank anti-corruption and anti-bribery and address key • Catherine Kardinal, General Counsel and concerns faced by legal/compliance professionals Regional Compliance Officer, Siemens Limited in safeguarding corporate reputations and • Maaike van Meer, Chief Legal & Compliance businesses. Officer,AXA Insurance Hong Kong • Bibsy Llenos-Flauta, Assistant General Counsel, Join us at this event to get regulatory updates and Citibank explore practical tips to mitigate anti-corruption • Fiona Callanan-Thorsby, Assistant General risks and delve deep into key concerns which legal/ Counsel, Head of Litigation and Regulatory compliance professionals need to address to Enquiries APAC, Bank of America William Tam, SC successfully safeguard corporate reputations and • Sasha Kalb, Vice President Compliance and Risk, Deputy Director of businesses. APAC, American Express Global Business Travel Public Prosecutions, • Vivian Chui, Regional AML and Sanctions Head of the Commercial Agenda at a glance* Advisor, BNP Paribas Hong Kong Crime and Corruption Sub-Division, • Hong Kong Government Keynote Address: The • Robinson Cheng, Chief Compliance Officer, ZTE Prosecutions Division Latest Developments in Hong Kong’s Anti- Corporation Department of Justice Corruption Law and Enforcement Trends • And more to be confirmed! • International Anti-Corruption Enforcement *Not finalized and subject to further revisions Trends and Priorities • Identifying Third Party Risks and Implementing Register Due Diligence Solutions to Mitigate these Risks www.regonline.com/hkanticorruption2018 • Corporate Transparency and Legal Compliance – How can In-House Counsels Work Better by www.legalbusinessonline.com/conferences/ Learning from Best Anti-Corruption Practices hk-anticorruption-2018 • How has U.S. FCPA Act and UK Anti-Bribery Act Influence Asian Businesses? For Speaking Opportunities • Handling Crisis Management and Safeguarding Willy Leonardi Corporate Reputation during Regulatory (65) 6870 3102 / [email protected] Sandra Moser Investigations Acting Chief, • Implementing Effective Risk Assessment For Sponsorship Opportunities Fraud Section Methodology and Monitoring Procedures in High U.S. Department of Amantha Chia Corruption Profile Businesses Justice (65) 6870 3917 / [email protected] • Corruption Pitfalls to Avoid and Useful Compliance Tips to Follow When Negotiating For Event Registration Cross-Border M&A Transactions Taranjit Kaur • Enhancing Cyber Security and Data Privacy (65) 6870 3909 / [email protected] Against Cross-Border Anti-Corruption Risks PRESENTING EXHIBITION SUPPORTING SPONSOR SPONSORS ORGANISATIONS SUPPORTING PROUDLY MEDIA PARTNER PRESENTED BY • March 2018 EDITOR’S NOTE 編者的話 Most of us are aware of the fact that technology, crowdfunding, and ICOs 科技、眾籌和首次代幣發行(ICO)都是當前的熱門 are hot topics at the moment. But what exactly are they and how do they 話題，但它們究竟是什麼？如何運作？(第33頁) work? (p. 30) 想像一下你在網上看到一些非常創新的產品，但它 Imagine browsing online and you somehow land on a page that displays 們僅有概念，或者只製作了樣本雛形。項目擁有人 some very innovative products but they are merely in the form of an idea or perhaps some prototype has already been produced. The owner of the 仍需要第三方的資金進行大規模生產，才能把產品 project(s) is still in need of funds from third parties in order to progress 賣給消費者。這就是眾籌，通過各種平台從個人或 the project(s) by way of mass production and making them available to 群體籌集資金的項目或企業。《監管》專欄討論香 the consumers. This is known as crowdfunding. It deals with projects or 港對眾籌方面的規管措施。(第39頁) ventures raising funds from various individuals or groups of people through various platforms. The Regulatory feature discusses Hong Kong’s approach 近期，投資ICO似乎比投資首次公開招股(IPO)更熱 in regulating crowdfunding. (p. 36) 門。《金融科技》專欄解釋何謂ICO及ICO功能型 It appears that there is more excitement when investing in ICOs rather 代幣以及與證券法的關聯。《實踐技能》專欄集中 than in IPOs these days. The Fintech feature explains what an ICO is and 討論eDiscovery科技及技術如何簡化訴訟和仲裁中 examines the relevance of Securities Law in relation to ICO utility tokens. 的文件披露。(第76頁) With regard to technology, the Practice Skills section concentrates on eDiscovery technologies and techniques to simplify document disclosures in 離婚或分居在香港日益普遍，確定子女的監護權可 litigation and arbitration. (p. 74) 能因而出現問題。如果一方父母決定單方面帶子女 Divorces or separation is increasing in Hong Kong and determining custody 離境，情況就更為複習，這個情況並不罕見，因為 of the child in such cases can be problematic. What might be even more 香港是中國的一部分，而擁有子女全面監護權的一 challenging is when one parent decides to unilaterally take a child across 方父母希望子女回港。《家庭法》專欄就這方面分 the border which is not uncommon given that Hong Kong is part of China, and the other parent who has full custody of the child wants his or her child 享寶貴見解。(第45頁) back. The Family Law feature shares valuable insights in this context. (p. 42) 香港被視為國際法律樞紐。在香港的註冊外地律師 Hong Kong is considered as an international legal hub. There are more 行有超過一千間。《會長的話》討論允外地律師在 than one thousand registered foreign lawyers practising in Hong Kong. 香港執業的規管框架。(第8頁) The President’s Message discusses the regulatory framework that permits foreign lawyers to practise law in Hong Kong. (p. 6) 最後，嗅嗅大海的氣味，感受微微的海風，聽聽海 Ending with a thought of a whiff of the sea, feeling the breeze and hearing 浪聲，在《律師閒情》專欄，Bo Lee律師分享他 the ocean, the Leisure section features Bo Lee’s experience in sailing and 駕駛帆船及參加香港首次主辦的環球帆船賽的經 competing in the Volvo Ocean Race which Hong Kong hosted for the first 驗。(第89頁) time.
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