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Hon. Dennis Kwok Legislative Council Member, Functional Constituency, Legal 二零一七年八月 AUGUST 2017 HK$280 HONG KONG LAWYER h k - l a w y e r . org Cover Story Face to Face with Hon. Dennis Kwok Legislative Council Member, Functional Constituency, Legal A 封面專題 UGUST 專 訪 2017 立法會法律界功能界別 郭榮鏗議員 REGULATORY 監管 CYBERSECURITY 網絡安全 DISPUTES 爭議 The Egg Drop Container: Hong Kong’s Lessons from the WannaCry Hong Kong Court Opens Door to Winding Up Financial Institutions (Resolution) Ransomware Attack Foreign Company Arbitration Award Debtor on Ordinance 以WannaCry勒索軟件所發動的攻擊 Basis of Its Secondary Listing in Hong Kong 防護雞蛋墜地的裝置：香港的 為戒 香港法院基於外國公司仲裁裁決債務人在香港的 《金融機構(處置機制)條例》 第二上市而容許對其進行清盤 香 港 律 師 港 律 香 Overview Agenda at a Glance* Asian Legal Business is proud to present the • The Forensic Response to a Regulatory Hong Kong 2017 In-House Legal Summit taking Investigation place on 12 September. 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Dennis Kwok Thomson Reuters Hong Kong Limited 郭榮鏗議員 Legislative Council Member, Functional Constituency, Legal 16/F, Cityplaza 3, Taikoo Shing, Hong Kong 香港立法會法律界功能界別 Tel: +852 2847 2088 www.thomsonreuters.com 20 LAW SOCIETY NEWS 律師會新聞 ISSN 1025-9554 26 RECREATION AND SPORTS 康樂及體育委員會特寫 © Copyright is reserved throughout. No part of COMMITTEE FEATURE this publication can be reproduced in whole or part without the express permission of the editor. 28 REGULATORY 監 管 Contributions are invited, but copies of work should The Egg Drop Container: Hong Kong’s Financial 防護雞蛋墜地的裝置：香港的《金融機 be kept, as Hong Kong Lawyer can accept no responsibility for loss. Institutions (Resolution) Ordinance 構 (處置機制)條例》 36 CYBERSECURITY 網絡安全 Lessons from the WannaCry Ransomware Attack 以WannaCry勒索軟件所發動的攻擊 為戒 AUGUST 2017 二零一七年八月 HK$280 Editor 編輯 42 DISPUTES 爭 議 Cynthia G Claytor Hong Kong Court Opens Door to 香港法院基於外國公司仲裁裁決債務人在香 [email protected] Winding Up Foreign Company Arbitration 港的第二上市而容許對其進行清盤 Tel: +852 2841 5775 Award Debtor on Basis of Its Secondary Listing in Managing Editor 執行主編 Hong Kong Ranajit Dam 鄧文杰 48 INDUSTRY INSIGHTS 業界透視 [email protected] Tel: +65 6870 3393 61 CASES IN BRIEF 案例撮要 Design and Production 設計及制作 70 CAREER DEVELOPMENT 事業發展 彭振生 Samson Pang The Return of WILHK’s Mentoring Programme WILHK師友計劃載譽歸來 [email protected] 72 PROFESSIONAL MOVES 會員動向 Translation team 翻譯組 InfoPower 75 CAMPUS VOICES 法學院新聞 Tang Mei Kwan 78 LAWYERS AT LEISURE 律師閒情 Special thanks to Hong Kong Law Reports & Formula E Hong Kong ePrix set to Roar Back to Formula E 2017年12月載譽重臨香江 Digest and Reuters News the Heart of Hong Kong in December 2017 特別感謝 香港法律彙報與摘錄 及 路透社新聞 82 ASIDE 隨 筆 Stepping Into the Unknown 踏進未知的領域 For marketing/promotion opportunities 86 LEGAL TRIVIA QUIZ 法律知識測驗 please contact: Sales Manager 銷售經理 88 BOOK REVIEW 新書速遞 《Atrocity Speech Law: Foundation, Henry Cheng 鄭裕康 Atrocity Speech Law: Foundation, Fragmentation, Fragmentation, Fruition》 [email protected] Fruition 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] Tel: +852 2843 6415 Head of Legal Media business, ANA Amantha Chia 謝京庭 [email protected] Tel: +65 6870 3917 42 DISPUTES All information and views expressed by contributors and advertisements in Hong Kong Lawyer do not necessarily reflect the official opinion of The Law Society of Hong Kong. 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