https://www.scmp.com/rss/313803/feed Duncan Abate is a partner of Mayer Brown. He is the chair of the firm’s Asia Board. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com I arrived in Hong Kong from the United Kingdom in August 1994. Since then, I have worked for the same law firm in the city, starting as a junior lawyer and working my way through the ranks to become part of the management team. Like many other expats who have come to call this city home, I was drawn here by the abundance of opportunities, and by the spirit of enterprise for which it is known. And like many other global businesses, my firm has benefited greatly from the vibrancy and dynamism of... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3168772/global-businesses-must-not-turn-their-backs-hong-kong-its-hour-need?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3168772/global-businesses-must-not-turn-their-backs-hong-kong-its-hour-need?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 02 Mar 2022 00:15:10 +0000 In June, the United States Supreme Court determined that the right to marry was a fundamental right protected by the US Constitution. The decision once again threw a spotlight on the question of when Hong Kong would join the growing number of jurisdictions granting same-sex relationships equivalent legal status to more conventional relationships. Hong Kong has been a late developer in this area. It was only in 1991 that homosexual acts were decriminalised, and it was not until 2005 that the ages... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-law-and-crime/article/1852174/hong-kong-moving-slowly-down-path-equality?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-law-and-crime/article/1852174/hong-kong-moving-slowly-down-path-equality?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 24 Aug 2015 16:01:00 +0000 Draft legislation has been proposed to introduce paternity leave and paternity leave pay. This means that every employee who is hired under a "continuous contract" will be entitled to three days' leave for the birth of each child of which he claims to be the father, with twins treated as one child for this purpose. The three days can be taken consecutively or separately at any time between four weeks prior to the expected delivery date and up to 10 weeks after the actual birth. The father has to... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1505169/what-expect-arrival-paternity-leave-law?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1505169/what-expect-arrival-paternity-leave-law?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 05 May 2014 19:47:00 +0000