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. 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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.