Kester K. W. CHEN

Bachelor of Science in Engineering (Hons) (1986) – The University of Hong Kong

Master of Business Administration (1997) – The University of Hong Kong

Bachelor of Laws (Hons) (2002) –University of Wolverhampton, United Kingdom

Postgraduate Certificate in Laws (2003) – The University of Hong Kong

Master of PRC Laws (2006) – Renmin University of China

Hong Kong (2005)

Associate member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (1990)

• Company secretarial services to private and listed companies.

• Advise on corporate finance matters including mergers and acquisitions, takeovers, initial public offers and other fund raising exercises.

• Advise on establishment of investment funds by way of limited partnership.

• Advise on money lending transactions to money lenders.

• General corporate and commercial advice e.g. shareholders agreement, investment agreement.

• Regulatory and compliance matters in securities industry e.g. application for license to Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (“SFC”) and investigations of SFC.

• Previous career in accounting and compliance
- worked in an international accounting firm and obtained professional qualification in accounting and audit.
- thereafter worked in compliance departments of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and the Securities and Futures Commission on supervision of securities houses in Hong Kong for eight years.

Fluent in Chinese (Cantonese and Mandarin) and English.