Macau,11 November 1940
Suite 3104-7,31/F,Central Plaza,18 Harbour Road,Hong Kong
Office：(852)2593 3622
(852)2588 1318/
ka-chong@fredkan.com
Senior Partner,Fred Kan & Co.,Solicitors,Hong Kong
University of Toronto：
(1) Degree of Bachelor of Applied Science(Mechanical Engineering),1964
(2) Degree of Juris Doctor,1967
Barrister and Solicitor,Ontario,Canada(since 1969)
Solicitor,England and Wales(1977)
Solicitor,Hong Kong(since 1978)
Notary Public,Hong Kong(since 1991)
Fellow,Chartered Institute of Arbitrators,England(since 1992)
Honorary Research Fellow,Centre for Urban Planning and
Environmental Management,University of Hong Kong(since 1992)
China-Appointed Attesting Officer(since 1995)
Fellow,Hong Kong Institute of Arbitrators(since 1997)
Council Member,The Law Society of Hong Kong(from 1997 to 31 January 2002) and Chairman of the Standing Committee on External Affairs(from June 2000 to 31 January 2002)
Chairman,Banking and Finance Law Standing Committee,LAWASIA(1997 and 1998)and Banking,Finance and Insurance Law Standing Committee of LAWASIA(1998 to January 2001);Deputy Chairman of the Business Law Section of LAWASIA(September 1999 to January 2001)
Member,Panel of Arbitrators,Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre(since October 1997)
Arbitrator,Tianjin Board of Arbitration(since August 1996),Shantao Arbitration Commission(since August 1997),Shenzhen Arbitration Commission (since February 1998),Shanghai Arbitration Commission(since November 1998)
Member,Committee on Hong Kong Arbitration Law(since 1998)
Deputy Chairman,Hong Kong Review Body on Bid Challenges(under the WTO Government Procurement Agreement)(member since 1998,Deputy Chairman from January 2000 to December 2005)
Council Member,Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre,Hong Kong(since October 2000)
Member,Board of Review(Inland Revenue Ordinance),Hong Kong(since January 2001)
Ordinary Member,Estate Agents Authority,Hong Kong(since November 2006)
Member,Appeal Board on Public Meetings and Processions,Hong Kong(2006-2007)
Member,Macau Law Reform Advisory Committee(since May 2007)
Introduction to Hong Kong’s Foreign Relations in Eighteen Lectures on Hong Kong Law,Commercial Press：Hong Kong1987,pp.445-469(in Chinese),dealing with some 480 bilateral and multilateral international treaties/agreements affecting Hong Kong
Death of an Astronaut’s Marriage：Some Legal Considerations in
Guide to Canada-Hong Kong Business (J.A. McInnis ed.),Canadian Festival Corporation：Hong Kong,1991,pp.221-244(co-authored with G. Gold,H. Gillespie,R.K. Sujanani and R.Cheung).”Astronaut” is the Hong Kong colloquial term for a husband who emigrates with his wife and family but himself returning to Hong Kong to work.
Hong Kong Taxation in
Chian Law：Hong Kong,1st July 1997,pp.44-48(in Chinese)and 128-133 (in English)
Dispute Resolution and Arbitration in
The Business Guide to Hong Kong (Fred Kan ed.),Butterworth-Heinemann Asia：Singapore,1998,pp.145-156(co-authored with Jiang Zhaodong)
On a Collection Basis in
Asian Lawyer,Volume 4:1 and reprinted in
BASL News(Newsletter for the Bar Association of Sri Lanka),January 1999 on the meaning of the terms”documents Presentde on a collection Basis” and “for collection” in letters of credit
Challenge Procedures Under the World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement in
Hong Kong Lawyer,Butterworth：Hong Kong,March 2000,pp.72-76
U.S.Model Toxics Legislation(Hong Kong Productivity Council and General Chamber of Commerce,Hong Kong,10th November 1992);Chaired
Seminar on Banking Law (Ministry of Justice,Hanoi,Vietnam,8-9th December 1992 under U.N. auspices);
Pollution-Prosecution-Protection in Hong Kong(Legal Business in Asia,Hong Kong,29th June 1993);
The Impact of U.S.Environmental Law on Imported Products (Hong Kong Productivity Council, Hong Kong,16th July 1993);
Managing Construction Risk for Construction Professionals (Advoc-Asia, Hong Kong,26th June 1996);
Solutions for Common Problems in Investing and Doing Business in China (Tianjin Commission of Foreign Economic Relations and Trade,Tianjin,21st November 1996);
从法律的角度看生、老、病、死（
Legal Perspective on Birth,Aging,Sickness and Death）(Live broadcast in Cantonese on Radio 5,Radio Television Hong Kong,Hong Kong,January to April 1997);
Legal practice and Legal Practitioners in Hong Kong (Faculty of Law,Nan Kai University,Tianjin,12th March 1997);
What a Small World：Establishing an Internet and E-Commerce Strategy for Tianjin(First China Tianjin International Entrepreneur Consultative Conference,Tianjin,China,26th-27th September 1998);
Doing Business with China Through Hong Kong (The Third LAWASIA Business Law Conference,Tokyo,Japan,9th-10th November 1998);
Legal-Related Aspects for Hospice/Palliative Nursing (Institute of Advanced Nursing Studies,Hong Kong,31st March 1999);Chaired
Symposium on Y2K Legal Issues,(Hong Kong,in English on 27th May 1999 and in Cantonese on 8th November 1999);
The Millennium Bug and E-Business (Second China Tianjin International Entreprenrur Consultative Conference,Tianjin,China,27th-28th September 1999);
Opportunities and Challenges for Hong Kong Businesses upon Admission of China into the WTO (in Cantonese)(Hong Kong Trade Development Council and Chinese University of Hong Kong,Hong Kong,8th March 2000);
The Salient Characteristics and Functions of the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre;(Hong Kong Trade Development Council,China Council,for the Promotion of International Trade and Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre,Beijing,China,18 December 2001);
Investing in Mainland China through Hong Kong to Reduce Business Risks (Hong Kong Trade Development Council,Okayama and Osaka,Japan,25th-26th February 2002);
Use of Chinese in Hong Kong Arbitral Proceedings(City University,Hong Kong,2nd October 2003);
Notes on Buying Residential Flats in Hong Kong (The Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong,12th October 2006);
Some Legal Considerations in Doing Business in Hong Kong (World SME Expo,Hong Kong,29th November 2006).
Urban Planning and Environmental Law Quarterly published quarterly by Fred Kan & Co.
Pearl River Law Conference,Macau(Nnvember 1997)
Hong Kong Law Soviety Convention(1998,1999 and 2000)
Macau Lawyers Association Law Conference on”Anatomy of the Legal Profession”(November 2006)
Selected by
AsiaLaw Leading Lawyers Survey as one of Asia’s leading business lawyers(2003,2004,2005,2006 and 2007)
