The Employment (Amendment) Ordinance 2022 (Commencement) Notice was published on 14 April 2023 and will take effect on 16 June 2023 to repeal the provisions under the Employment Ordinance (“EO”) relating to legitimate COVID-19 vaccination request provisions (“Vaccination Provisions”). The Vaccination Provisions were added to the EO pursuant to the Employment (Amendment) Ordinance 2022 (“Amendment Ordinance”)which
Gall and Felda Yeung have been named a top employment law firm and lawyer by Happy Hongkonger, a website that explores the city daily to find the finest resources, vendors and service providers Hong Kong has to offer. Click here to see our recognition: The Best Employment Lawyers Hong Kong [ 2023 ] (happyhongkonger.com)
Phase 1 of the Mandatory Reference Checking Scheme (“MRC Scheme”) launched at the beginning of the month to stop “rolling bad apples”. Background On 5 May 2022, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (“HKMA”), announced its endorsement of the Guidelines of the MRC Scheme issued by the Hong Kong Association of Banks and the DTC Association.
Felda Yeung was recently interviewed by International Employment Lawyer (IEL) where she shared her thoughts on employment trends in Hong Kong, the type of matters she leads on at Gall, and her advice for young lawyers aspiring to progress in their careers.
On 14 April 2023, the Court of Appeal (“CA”) in Tam Sze Leung v Commissioner of Police [2023] HKCA 537 overturned a Court of First Instance (“CFI”) decision which declared that the No Consent Regime as operated is (a) ultra vires sections 25 and 25A of OSCO, (b) not prescribed by law and (c) disproportionately interferes
