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China and Hong Kong: Employment Law Review 2020 – Hong Kong and Mainland China

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Our Hong Kong and China employment teams covered important changes and trends in employment law over the past year.

Hong Kong

Topics under the employment legislative update include maternity leave, updates to anti-discrimination legislation, statutory holidays, MPF setoff and immigration updates.

The team also shared some case studies and discussed the legal implications of stranded employees, one of the most common issues employers faced during this pandemic year.

China

Our China team shared updates on China’s new civil code, new evidence rules, Supreme People’s Court’s guiding opinion on trade secret cases and local developments.

This was followed by a deep dive into flexible work arrangements and a look into the trends in alternative hiring arrangements in PRC.

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Zheng Lu is a partner in Baker McKenzie's Shanghai office. She specializes in Employment & Compensation, International Labor & Human Rights, Employee Benefits & Equity Services, as well as Business Changes & Restructuring. She finished her JD in the University of Iowa, and is admitted to the Missouri Bar Association. Baker & McKenzie FenXun (FTZ) Joint Operation Office is a joint operation between Baker & McKenzie LLP, and FenXun Partners, approved by the Shanghai Justice Bureau.

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Vivien Yu is a registered foreign lawyer in the Firm’s Employment practice group based in Hong Kong. She has over 11 years of immigration law experience in Hong Kong and overseas. Vivien is a qualified solicitor and a Registered Migration Agent in Australia. She has been with Baker McKenzie for over 8 years, leading the Greater China Immigration practice since 2013. Vivien is a registered Migration Agent with the Australian Government's Office of the Migration Agents Registration Authority.

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Ms. Wong is a Special Counsel in the Employment team in Baker McKenzie Hong Kong. She is known for her knowledge of employment and labour related laws. She has advised numerous clients across multiple industries such as consumer goods & retail, information technology, pharmaceutical, insurance, and banking and finance, on various employment issues.

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Ken Ng is a Senior Associate in Baker McKenzie, Hong Kong office.

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Venus Man is an Associate in Baker McKenzie's Hong Kong office.

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Katherine Tong is an Associate in Baker McKenzie Hong Kong office.

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Amy Huai Chih Ling is a registered foreign lawyer and a partner in Baker Mckenzie's Hongkong office. With extensive experience in tax matters, her practice focuses on multinational companies on a range of issues relating to PRC tax and legal implications of investments in China, including mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, reorganizations, post acquisition integration, licensing, retail structures, supply chain structures and individual income taxation matters.

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Carrie Lui is a special counsel in Baker McKenzie Hong Kong office. She is experienced across a broad range of sectors and industries. Carrie's tax knowledge is complimented by her experience working as a tax lawyer in New Zealand prior to joining Baker McKenzie.
Carrie is also a regular speaker and panelists in major client conferences of the Firm.

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