Contributions/Articles from this firm:

I. BACKGROUND

1. Introduction

China's accession to the World Trade Organisation two years ago has unleashed unprecedented foreign investment. Statistics released by the Ministry of Commerce (“MOFCOM”) (the successor of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation, established in 2003) i...

By: Julia Charlton

INTRODUCTION

In the late 1970's the PRC began developing its legal system, which in turn, encouraged foreign investment. One of the initial major steps was the promulgation of the Law of the PRC on Chinese-Foreign Equity Joint Ventures (the "PRC Joint Venture Law") in 1979, which governs foreign ...

By: Julia Charlton

1.INTRODUCTION

Hong Kong is generally perceived by the international business community to be one of the major financial and commercial centres of the world.

This note seeks to provide an outline of various matters to be considered when intending to establish operations in Hong Kong. It is assu...

By: Julia Charlton

The Provisions on Mergers and Acquisitions of Domestic Enterprises by Foreign Investors (the “M&A Regulations”) issued by China’s Ministry of Commerce (“MOFCOM”) and five other ministries came into effect on September 8, 2006. They replace the previous provisions governing foreign acquisitions of C...

By: Julia Charlton