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Hong Kong Strengthens Its Personal Data Privacy Laws and Imposes Criminal Penalties on Direct Marketing
Anita Leung,Mauricio F. Paez, May 16, 2013
In 2012 Hong Kong introduced the Personal Data (Privacy) (Amendment) Ordinance (the "Amendments" ) to, amongst other things, strengthen restrictions on the use of personal data for direct marketing purposes. The Amendments modify Hong Kong’s 1997 Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance...

Proposed Amendments to Hong Kong’s Arbitration Ordinance—Macao: The Missing Piece
Phillip Georgiou,Ashley M. Howlett, May 15, 2013
The Arbitration (Amendment) Bill 2013 (the "Bill") was gazetted by the government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ("Hong Kong") on March 28, 2013. The Bill contains a number of proposed amendments to the Hong Kong’s Arbitration Ordinance (Cap. 609) (the...

CIETAC Rebranding in Shanghai and Shenzhen
Phillip Georgiou,Ashley M. Howlett,Jerry C. Ling, May 10, 2013
In our Commentary in August 2012, we reported on the dispute between the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission in Beijing ("CIETAC") and its Shanghai and South China (Shenzhen) Sub-Commissions.

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