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Inclusion and Diversity as Key Factors to Build a Safe Environment for Co-workers 1050 701 Hugill & Ip
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Inclusion and Diversity as Key Factors to Build a Safe Environment for Co-workers

Inclusivity happens organically when you have diversity at the top of the organization. Inclusivity gets stronger when you foster the inclusive leaders of tomorrow’s workplace.

HR Magazine | #MeToo – Born in the West, yet a Global Phenomenon 500 333 Hugill & Ip
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HR Magazine | #MeToo – Born in the West, yet a Global Phenomenon

Sexual harassment is not just a problem for the West – #MeToo movement has lessons for Hong Kong and China, too!

Catch Me if You Can: A Cybersecurity Dilemma 1450 1004 Hugill & Ip
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Catch Me if You Can: A Cybersecurity Dilemma

Cybersecurity and Data Privacy recent legislation updates in Australia, Canada and California versus the current situation in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong Reviews the Minimum Wage Amount Taking Effect from 1 May 2019 829 500 Adam Hugill

Hong Kong Reviews the Minimum Wage Amount Taking Effect from 1 May 2019

The debate about the minimum wage in Hong Kong was intended to devise an optimal statutory regime to forestall excessively low wages. Some progress has been made, but not enough according to some.

Family Focus Week: 101 on Division of Assets in Divorce Proceedings 487 409 Alfred Ip

Family Focus Week: 101 on Division of Assets in Divorce Proceedings

A brief look at the principles on ancillary relief in divorce proceedings in Hong Kong and some common scenarios relating to disputes on family assets

Family Focus Week: Custody of Children 1050 700 Alfred Ip

Family Focus Week: Custody of Children

In the event of the dissolution of marriage issues relating to children of the marriage often cause the most heated disputes between the spouses

Family Focus Week: Divorce Might Often be the Only Way Out of a Dead-end marriage 612 408 Alfred Ip

Family Focus Week: Divorce Might Often be the Only Way Out of a Dead-end marriage

Hong Kong has gained a reputation for being a “graveyard for marriages”. We walk you though how divorce proceedings work.

Family Focus Week: Different Types of Marriages in Hong Kong 611 408 Alfred Ip

Family Focus Week: Different Types of Marriages in Hong Kong

There has been an increasing trend in Hong Kong for couples to delay getting married or not get married at all in most recent years. Statistics show that about 33% of males and 28.0% of females in Hong Kong had never been married and that the median ages at first marriage for men and women…

Family Focus Week: Marital Agreements as Necessary Tools for Damage-Control on Rainy Days 653 382 Alfred Ip

Family Focus Week: Marital Agreements as Necessary Tools for Damage-Control on Rainy Days

The number of couples who are choosing to have their marital agreements in place before they get married in Hong Kong or in other jurisdictions is rapidly growing

China Business Rules for Joint Ventures, Product Manufacturing and Distribution 545 386 Christopher Hooley

China Business Rules for Joint Ventures, Product Manufacturing and Distribution

Many clients have their products made in China under a manufacturing arrangement with a local manufacturer, but what happens when they want to sell their products within China?

A new Agreement on Trade in Goods under the Framework of CEPA Takes Effect Today 566 398 Christopher Hooley

A new Agreement on Trade in Goods under the Framework of CEPA Takes Effect Today

Last month Carrie Lam witnessed the signing of the Agreement on Trade in Goods by the Financial Secretary and the China International Trade Representative and Vice Minister of Commerce

Healthy Habits within the Workplace 611 408 Hugill & Ip
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Healthy Habits within the Workplace

An active approach should happen throughout the day, no matter if at home, in the office or when engaging in physical activities outdoor or at the gym

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