While the Trump Administration ended with a continuing flurry of activity affecting U.S. sanctions and export controls, with several actions affecting parties in China and Hong Kong, the Biden Administration is taking a...more
Following our recent Client Alert published in October 2020 on the release of the Section 5(a) Report under the Hong Kong Autonomy Act of 2020 (“HKAA”), there have now been some further updates in relation to U.S. sanctions...more
12/18/2020
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On 7 August 2020, eleven Hong Kong officials were added to the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (“SDN List”) of the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) pursuant to the...more
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to the implementation of various temporary laws and regulations for social distancing in Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia. In this article, we will discuss the relevance of these laws and...more