Joint Webinar on a comparison of family trusts in China & Common Law Jurisdictions - 28 Aug 2020

Event details:

CPD point: One point for HKTA Certified Trust Practitioner TM

**Applications for three or more members can enrol at a special discount fee of $125 per person. Student members of Hong Kong University and Chinese University can enrol at a special rate of $50.

Important Note:
Webinar facility will be provided by STEP. In order to record attendance via Zoom, participants’ names and email addresses will be passed to STEP upon registration with HKTA. A Zoom link will be provided for participants  2 days prior to the webinar.  Please join the webinar by inputting the same full name provided in the enrolment form.

The talk:  This talk is hosted by the China Developments Sub-Committee, a joint committee of the Society of Trust & Estate Practitioners (HK) Ltd and the Hong Kong Trustee’s Association Ltd.

Mr Zheng will make a comparison between family trusts in China and common law jurisdictions, as well as comment on wealth and succession planning in China.  The topics covered will be:

1. An introduction to Chinese Trust Law and family trust in the PRC;

2. A comparison between family trusts in the PRC and in common law jurisdictions;

3. Hybrid use of family trusts in the PRC and in common law jurisdictions – planning techniques for multi-jurisdictional estate planning considerations;

4. Major matters to be contemplated before setting up a family trust in the PRC;

5. Case studies related to family trust in holding shares of PRC-listed companies and practical tips;  and

6. The future of the trust industry in China

The speaker:   Mr Zheng Hui focuses on international M&A, finance and private wealth management and has extensive experience in providing cross border legal services to both domestic and international clients and has acted for private equity, state-owned entities, sovereign wealth funds, strategic investors and private enterprises across sectors.   In his private wealth practice, Mr Zheng has advised numerous Chinese companies and their founders on global wealth planning, asset protection and succession, with special expertise on multi-jurisdictions trust structure.

Mr Zheng is qualified in England and Wales, Hong Kong SAR, Ireland and the PRC. He is also a visiting lecturer at University of Bologna and School of Law, Queen Mary University of London.  Mr Zheng received his LLB from Nanjing University and MJur from University of Oxford.   Prior to joining King & Wood Mallesons, he practiced in the London headquarters of two internationally renowned law firms for over ten years.

For further details and the registration form, please click here.

For further enquires:

Tel: 3703 5170
Email: [email protected]

Kind regards,

Carmen Wong
Administration Officer
HK Trustees' Association Ltd