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Nicholas Fong is a special counsel in Baker McKenzie's Hong Kong office and a member of the Firm's Mergers & Acquisitions Practice Group.
Qualified to practice in Hong Kong and England and Wales, Nicholas focuses on cross-border corporate and commercial transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and corporate reorganisations in Hong Kong and China. Nicholas also advises on capital markets transactions and provides compliance advice to companies listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited.
Nicholas also oversees the legal matters of the Hong Kong Corporate Services Team of Baker McKenzie, which, among other services, acts as the company secretary for Hong Kong companies and provides legal and corporate maintenance related advice to Baker McKenzie's clients.
Prior to rejoining Baker McKenzie, Nicholas worked as offshore legal counsel on British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands and Bermuda legal matters, advising on US and Hong Kong listings, de-SPAC transactions, mergers and acquisitions, commercial, banking, and restructuring transactions.
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Hong Kong: New re-domiciliation regime comes into effect

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On 23 May 2025, the Hong Kong government gazetted the Companies (Amendment) (No.2) Ordinance, enacting a comprehensive re-domiciliation regime that allows non-Hong Kong incorporated companies to re-domicile to Hong Kong while preserving corporate identity and business continuity. Applications for re-domiciliation may now be made to the Companies Registry.