On November 5, 2022, The University of Hong Kong Faculty of Law will hold the “One Country Two Systems and Cross-Border Legal Harmonization” conference, its first in person conference since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic. This conference will gather leading practitioners and distinguished scholars to discuss the current cutting-edge topics relating to cross-border legal issues between Mainland China and Hong Kong. Through in-depth discussions on four major areas including data transfer, intellectual property, dispute resolution, and insolvency, this conference aims to generate illuminating insights to promote legal harmonization between Mainland China and Hong Kong.
Panel Four: Cross-border Insolvency
Moderator: Stefan Lo (Principal Lecturer, The University of Hong Kong)
Speakers:
Cross-border Insolvency between Mainland China and Hong Kong: Challenges and Opportunities
Bob Wessels (Emeritus Professor of Law, Leiden University)
Cross-border Insolvency in the Korean Courts – Introduction of Hanjin Shipping Insolvency Case
Min Kyung Kim (Judge, Daejoon District Court)
Cross-border Insolvency and Restructuring Cooperation Between Hong Kong and the Mainland
Look Chan Ho (Barrister, Des Voeux Chambers)
Cross-border Insolvency Cooperation between the mainland and Hong Kong: A Proposal to Extend Cooperation to Personal Insolvency Proceedings Involving Shenzhen and Hong Kong
Charles Booth (Professor of Law, The University of Hawaii)
Philip K.H. Wong Centre for Chinese Law (香港大學法律學院黃乾亨中國法研究中心) at The University of Hong Kong promotes legal scholarship with the aim to develop a deeper understanding of China and facilitate dialogue between East and West. For more information, visit: https://www.ccl.law.hku.hk/
