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Outsourcing: Hong Kong Overview 2022

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What are the legal and regulatory requirements on different types of outsourcing in Hong Kong? What are the commonly used legal structures?

Outsourcing: Hong Kong Overview

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What are the legal and regulatory requirements on different types of outsourcing in Hong Kong? What are the commonly used legal structures? Are there any potential legal pitfalls in connection with data protection, supply chain, liabilities, warranties and indemnities, dispute resolution, and tax, among others, arising out of an outsourcing in Hong Kong?Morrison Foerster Partner Gordon Milner and Associate Gigi Yuen provided a high-level overview on the above topics in a Q&A guide “Outsourcing: Hong Kong Overview,” which was originally published on Thomson Reuters Practical Law on October 26, 2022, and is reproduced with the permission of Thomson Reuters.<a href="https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/0-576-6247?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29" target="_blank">Read the full Q&A</a>.

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Gordon is a partner at Morrison & Foerster (International) LLP. Gordon focuses his practice on advising clients about intellectual property, licensing, outsourcing, and technology transactions.He has advised clients in the IT, telecommunications, financial services, manufacturing, and energy and life sciences industries on a wide spectrum of technology-related matters. His practice ranges from major projects, such as the establishment of the entire technology infrastructure for a new national PRC bank, to the creation of a new Singapore-based outsourced design, manufacturing, and logistics system for a global footwear company.Gordon has particular experience in cross-border commercial technology transactions in Asia and has worked with clients on a variety of projects, from traditional technology transfer arrangements to complex collaborative development relationships. He also has substantial experience in providing intellectual property, regulatory, and operational technology law advice to clients in mainland China, Hong Kong, and the Asia-Pacific region.He is a frequent writer and speaker on technology transfer rights, encryption, intellectual property rights, and data privacy, and has delivered lectures to regional governments and industry bodies in Asia. Gordon also has extensive experience with open source software and is an active participant in public debates involving government and major players in the tech industry.Gordon served as vice chair of the Technology Law Committee of the Inter-Pacific Bar Association. He has lived in Hong Kong since 2001 and previously practiced in London. He is registered as a Senior Consultant with the Law Society of Hong Kong.

Gordon Milner律师专注于为客户提供知识产权、许可、外包和技术交易领域的法律咨询服务。Milner律师曾为信息技术、电信、金融、制造、能源和生命科学行业的客户提供过广泛的技术相关事宜的法律服务。他的业务范围包含为中国一家新成立的全国性银行建立全套技术基础设施等重大项目，到为一家全球鞋业公司在新加坡建立一个新的外包设计、制造和物流系统。Milner律师在处理亚洲地区的跨境商业技术交易方面尤为经验丰富，他曾为客户提供从传统的技术转让安排到复杂合作开发关系等一系列项目的咨询服务。他在为中国大陆、香港和其他亚太地区的客户提供关于知识产权、监管和运营技术的法律咨询方面，也拥有丰富的经验。Milner律师经常就技术转让限制、加密、知识产权和数据隐私撰文和发表演讲，并曾为亚洲地区的政府部门和行业团体举办讲座。他在处理开放源代码软件事宜方面同样经验丰富，同时也积极参与涉及政府部门和技术行业主要参与者的公开辩论。Milner律师曾担任泛太平洋律师协会（Inter-Pacific Bar Association）技术法律委员会的副主席。他自2001年迁居香港，此前在伦敦执业。他是香港律师会注册高级顾问。

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Gigi’s practice focuses on technology transactions, data privacy, and regulatory compliance advisory work across various industries. She has significant experience with private cross-border M&A and private equity investments. Gigi also has extensive knowledge of cross-border commercial technology transactions. She has worked with clients on a variety of projects from traditional technology transfer arrangements to complex collaborative development relationships. She has provided specialist operational technology law advice to clients in Greater China and Asia.Gigi handles all types of data advisory work across Greater China. She regularly advises clients on cutting-edge technology and IP regulatory matters covering data privacy, data security, data localization, cross-border data transfer, cybersecurity, and fintech.Prior to joining Morrison Foerster, Gigi was an associate in the Hong Kong office of a major international law firm.Gigi is fluent in English, Cantonese, and Mandarin.<h4>Representative Experience:</h4><ul><li>An NYSE-listed U.S. video game engine company in connection with<ul><li>Establishment and operation through a leading Chinese online partner of PRC-based cloud services for development studio customers in China; and</li><li>Establishment of a joint venture with multiple Tier 1 Chinese Internet technology companies to create, develop, and roll out a China-specific platform and ecosystem based on the client’s industry-leading products, technologies, and online services.</li></ul></li><li>A U.S. multinational consumer technology company with respect to its international payment network, including advising on regulatory requirements in Hong Kong and Macau, and issues pertaining to stored value card use of NFT wallets in metro transport systems.</li><li>The venture arm of an international payment network with respect to strategic investments in<ul><li>Early stage fintech companies, including a B2B and B2C SaaS platform for tax processing and payment in Singapore; </li><li>An open finance tech platform providing solutions for financial institutions in Southeast Asia (SEA); and</li><li>An Indonesian B2C travel services platform operating throughout SEA.</li></ul></li><li>A leading Chinese Internet services company in multiple debt and equity financings of a securities fintech business licensed by the SFC and which offers a Chinese language app for trading equities in select international markets.</li><li>A number of multinationals in various industries including technology, consumer health, and hospitality on data privacy and regulatory issues.</li></ul>

袁律师的业务重点为多个行业的技术交易、数据隐私及合规工作。她在处理非上市公司跨境并购和私募股权投资方面亦拥有丰富经验。袁律师还深谙跨境商业性技术交易。她曾协助客户处理过各种项目，从传统的技术转让安排到复杂的协同开发关系，并曾向大中华区和亚洲的客户提供专业的运营技术法律服务。袁律师在大中华区各地处理各种数据咨询工作。她经常就涵盖数据隐私、数据安全、数据本地化、跨境数据传输、网络安全和金融科技等的前沿技术和知识产权监管事宜向客户提供法律服务。<h4>具有代表性的项目：</h4><ul><li>代表某在纽交所上市的美国视频游戏引擎公司<ul><li>处理其通过中国领先的在线合作伙伴，为在中国开拓工作室客户设立和运营基于中国的云服务相关事宜。</li><li> 处理其与多家中国一级的科技互联网公司成立合资企业的事宜，以客户行业领先的产品、技术和在线服务为基础，创建、开发和推出中国特有的平台和生态系统。</li></ul></li><li> 代表一家美国跨国消费技术公司处理其国际支付网络的相关事宜，包括就香港和澳门的监管要求以及在储值卡、地铁运输系统中使用 NFT 钱包有关的问题提供法律服务。</li><li> 代表某国际支付网络的风险投资部门处理其对一系列公司和平台进行的战略投资：<ul><li>某早期金融技术公司，包括应用于新加坡税务处理和缴费业务的B2B和B2C软件服务平台；</li><li>某开放式金融技术平台，为东南亚地区的金融机构提供解决方案；</li><li>在整个东南亚开展业务运营的印度尼西亚某B2C旅游服务平台。</li></ul></li><li>代表一家中国领先互联网服务公司处理对一家在香港和深圳的证券金融技术企业的多次债务及股权融资。这家证券金融技术企业提供用于在所选国际市场上交易股权的中文应用程序。</li><li>为科技、消费者健康、酒店等各种行业的数家跨国公司提供数据隐私和监管问题方面的法律建议。</li></ul>

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