作者:金杜律师事务所 King & Wood Mallesons

2017年7月2日,中国人民银行和香港金融管理局发布联合公告,决定批准香港与内地债券市场互联互通合作(“债券通”)上线。其中,境外投资者投资内地债券市场的机制安排“北向通”于2017年7月3日正式上线试运行。金杜律师事务所作为中国外汇交易中心暨全国银行间同业拆借中心(简称“交易中心”)的法律顾问,有幸助力“债券通”成功上线。 备受关注的“债券通”是中国银行间债券市场进一步对外开放的又一个重大成果,也是中央政府支持香港发展、推动内地和香港合作的重要举措,有利于巩固与提升香港国际金融中心地位,有利于稳步推动我国金融市场对外开放,有利于境外投资者拥有更多的投资渠道,有利于香港的长期繁荣稳定。同时,“债券通”的落地也将进一步提升人民币作为国际储备货币的市场需求,加快人民币国际化的步伐,具有里程碑意义。

On 2 July 2017, the People’s Bank of China and the Hong Kong Monitory Authority released a joint announcement on the official launch of the mutual access scheme between the bond markets in Hong Kong and the Mainland (“Bond Connect”) starting 3 July 2017. Acting as the legal adviser to China Foreign Exchange Trade System & National Interbank Funding Center (CFETS), King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) had the honour of assisting with the successful launch of Bond Connect. Continue Reading 金杜助力 “债券通”正式上线, 里程碑式成果推动中国债券市场进一步开放

作者:金杜律师事务所 King & Wood Mallesons

金杜律师事务所作为Open ANX Foundation Limited(Open ANX 基金)的香港法和中国法法律顾问,协助其于2017年6月22日完成首次加密代币发售。作为香港地区该领域的首个项目,此次发售在最初12小时内即募集了相当于1500万美元的资金(总发售目标为2250万美元)。

King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) has advised the Open ANX Foundation Limited as Hong Kong and PRC counsel on its initial cryptographic token sale, which launched on 22 June 2017. The first of its kind in Hong Kong, the sale raised the equivalent of approximately USD15 million within its first 12 hours (out of the overall target of USD22.5 million).  Continue Reading 金杜助力香港地区首个国际加密代币发售项目

By Susan Ning, Yang Nan King & Wood Mallesons’ Commercial & Regulatory group.

“Invisible Waybills”: An Innovation to Better Protect Personal Information

A recent news article about the debut of “invisible waybills” by S.F. Express (a major delivery services company in China) [1] has attracted public attention.  S.F. Express has introduced an “end-to-end entire process information security solution” which protects its customers’ personal information.

First, the customer’s name, phone number, address and other personal information is encrypted and hidden or encoded on waybills.

Second, the customer’s personal information is not disclosed throughout the process so the firm’s departments and employees, such as couriers and customer service staff, will no longer access such information. Continue Reading Putting an “Invisibility Cloak” over Personal Information —— A discussion on “invisible waybills” introduced by express industry

作者:金杜律师事务所

2017年6月29日,广东国际信托投资公司破产清算组(简称“广东国投”)在南方联合产权交易中心公开拍卖其持有的广东省信托房产开发公司(简称“广信公司”)、广东国际信托投资公司广州房地产分公司(简称“房产分公司”)100%投资权益及广东国投和部分广东国投关联公司持有的对广信公司的债权,在起拍价格为446.772亿的基础上,经过8家地产界龙头企业的激烈竞争,最终万科以551亿的价格成功竞得上述标的,正式取得广信公司及房产分公司的100%投资权益。此次拍卖成功标志着历时18年的首单非银行金融机构破产案进入收官阶段。 Continue Reading 金杜协助广信房产项目以551亿价格拍卖成交

作者:宁宣凤 吴涵 赵泱地 李沅珊 金杜律师事务所商务合规部

宁宣凤网络安全事件频发

近期,网络勒索病毒在全球网络空间肆虐,所造成的数据泄露及网络瘫痪对网络运营者造成了严重的经济后果,也对全球网络空间安全带来了极大的挑战。5月爆发的WannaCry勒索病毒袭击了英国、乌克兰等150多个国家,中国国内也有用户受到影响。[1] WannaCry的冲击还未远去,一种被认为是Petya病毒变种的新勒索病毒又开始在全球肆虐,英国、乌克兰、俄罗斯、丹麦等地都已经爆发这种新病毒。[2] Continue Reading Petya来袭,网络安全事件应急预案正当其时

作者:黄建雯 金杜律师事务所商务合规部

huang_jianwen2017年6月28日,国家发改委和商务部正式对外发布了《外商投资产业指导目录(2017年修订)》(“2017版目录”),并将于2017年7月28日起在全国实施。2015年3月10日发布的《外商投资产业指导目录(2015年修订)》(“2015版目录”)同时废止。 Continue Reading 开启“负面清单”新时代——《外商投资产业指导目录》新旧版对比

By Xiong Jin, Jin Yi and Hu Haipan King & Wood Mallesons’ Corporate & Securities group

xiong_jinBackground: Development of Renewable Energy

In India, coal still provides the lion’s share (up to 60%) of national energy production. As the world’s largest coal consumer and the third largest producer, India is faced with a great challenge in adjusting its energy structure.

India began to realize the importance of renewable energy during the 1970s. The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has vigorously promoted the industry’s development.  According to the Intended Nationally Determined Contribution, India is committed to promoting the long-term sustainable development of clean energy. It aims to increase the use of non-fossil fuel for power generation to 40% by 2030. Continue Reading B&R: New Opportunity for Solar PV Investments in India

作者:肖马克  赵新华

肖马克atticus_zhao

中国政府继续推进自动驾驶汽车的发展。

最新的一个进展是工业和信息化部(工信部)和国家标准化管理委员会(国标委)于2017年6月13日联合发布了《国家车联网产业体系建设指南(智能网联汽车)》(征求意见稿)(“指南意见稿”)。  指南意见稿意在加快推动智能网联汽车国家标准的建立,发挥标准体系在产业发展中的引领和支撑作用。指南意见稿展现了中国政府在自动驾驶领域的雄心并且也体现了中国政府通过顶层设计努力推动中国智能网联汽车的发展。 Continue Reading 中国: 自动驾驶蓄势待发

By Scott Farrell

farrell_s

On early June, CSIRO’s Data61 published two reports on the scientific findings of Australia’s leading digital research network into distributed ledger technology (including blockchain). The result of many months of scientific study, the reports distinguish themselves from the recent collection of reports, reviews and releases by addressing not only the technical risks and opportunities in the application of blockchain technologies within government and industry, but how to assess whether blockchain-based systems will meet critical requirements and also the plausible future impact, opportunities and challenges of the technology. Continue Reading CSIRO’s Data61 Releases Blockchain Study