{"id":3449,"date":"2026-01-07T01:15:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T17:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cfnlaw.com.hk\/post-people\/karina-hsiao\/"},"modified":"2026-08-22T10:10:28","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T02:10:28","slug":"karina-hsiao","status":"publish","type":"post-people","link":"https:\/\/www.cfnlaw.com.hk\/jp\/post-people\/karina-hsiao\/","title":{"rendered":"\u30ab\u30ea\u30fc\u30ca\u30fb\u30b7\u30e3\u30aa"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<section block-name=\"people-banner\" class=\"w-full bg-dark-grey text-white lg:overflow-hidden flex items-end relative z-0\">\r\n\r\n    <div class=\"container mx-auto h-full relative\">\r\n        <div class=\"container-md\">\r\n        <div class=\"grid grid-cols-1 lg:grid-cols-2 2xl:grid-cols-[auto_1fr] h-full\">\r\n\r\n            <div class=\"order-2 lg:order-1 relative h-full flex lg:items-end lg:pr-10 xl:pr-[60px] 2xl:pr-20 4xl:pr-[100px] 6xl:pr-[120px]\">\r\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" 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text-dark-grey\">Legal Matters<\/h4>\r\n                                \r\n                                                                    <h6 class=\"font-georgia heading6 mb-[40px] text-dark-grey\">\r\n                                        General Corporate and Commercial Advisory                                    <\/h6>\r\n                                \r\n                                                                    <div class=\"relative space-y-10\">\r\n                                        <span class=\"absolute top-0 left-[18px] h-full w-[1px] bg-black-40\"><\/span>\r\n                                                                                    <div class=\"relative flex gap-6 3xl:gap-7 group zr-legal-item\">                                                \r\n                                                <div class=\"relative w-9 rounded-full shrink-0\">\r\n                                                    <span class=\"transition-all duration-500 inline-flex absolute top-1\/2 left-1\/2 -translate-x-1\/2 -translate-y-1\/2 w-5 group-hover:w-9 h-5 group-hover:h-9 bg-transparent border border-transparent group-hover:border-brand-purple rounded-full\"><\/span>\r\n                                                    <span class=\"transition-all duration-500 group-hover:bg-highlight-orange inline-flex absolute top-1\/2 left-1\/2 -translate-x-1\/2 -translate-y-1\/2 bg-black-40 w-5 h-5 rounded-full\"><\/span>\r\n                                                <\/div>\r\n                                                                                                <div class=\"zr-bullet-description block heading6 text-black-80 font-georgia leading-relaxed transition-all duration-300 underline-offset-1 group-hover:text-brand-purple\">\r\n                                                    <p>Advised a PRC company on its expansion into Hong Kong, including reviewing land-related licensing arrangements and advising on the licensing and regulatory compliance requirements applicable to its intended business operations in Hong Kong.<\/p>\n                                                <\/div>\r\n                                                                                            <\/div>\r\n                                                                                    <div class=\"relative flex gap-6 3xl:gap-7 group zr-legal-item\">                                                \r\n                                                <div class=\"relative w-9 rounded-full shrink-0\">\r\n                                                    <span class=\"transition-all duration-500 inline-flex absolute top-1\/2 left-1\/2 -translate-x-1\/2 -translate-y-1\/2 w-5 group-hover:w-9 h-5 group-hover:h-9 bg-transparent border border-transparent group-hover:border-brand-purple rounded-full\"><\/span>\r\n                                                    <span class=\"transition-all duration-500 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<div class=\"relative w-9 rounded-full shrink-0\">\r\n                                                    <span class=\"transition-all duration-500 inline-flex absolute top-1\/2 left-1\/2 -translate-x-1\/2 -translate-y-1\/2 w-5 group-hover:w-9 h-5 group-hover:h-9 bg-transparent border border-transparent group-hover:border-brand-purple rounded-full\"><\/span>\r\n                                                    <span class=\"transition-all duration-500 group-hover:bg-highlight-orange inline-flex absolute top-1\/2 left-1\/2 -translate-x-1\/2 -translate-y-1\/2 bg-black-40 w-5 h-5 rounded-full\"><\/span>\r\n                                                <\/div>\r\n                                                                                                <div class=\"zr-bullet-description block heading6 text-black-80 font-georgia leading-relaxed transition-all duration-300 underline-offset-1 group-hover:text-brand-purple\">\r\n                                                    <p>A prominent Certified Public Accountant in disciplinary proceedings brought concurrently by the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), the Accounting and Financial Reporting Council (AFRC), and the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) concerning alleged disclosure of false or misleading information inducing transactions.<\/p>\n                                                <\/div>\r\n                                                                                            <\/div>\r\n                                                                                    <div class=\"relative flex gap-6 3xl:gap-7 group zr-legal-item\">                                                \r\n                                                <div class=\"relative w-9 rounded-full shrink-0\">\r\n                                                    <span class=\"transition-all duration-500 inline-flex absolute top-1\/2 left-1\/2 -translate-x-1\/2 -translate-y-1\/2 w-5 group-hover:w-9 h-5 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heading6 text-black-80 font-georgia leading-relaxed transition-all duration-300 underline-offset-1 group-hover:text-brand-purple\">\r\n                                                    <p>A Hong Kong listed company in commencement of High Court proceedings against contractors for breach of contract arising from a construction and<br \/>\nservices dispute, and in advising on the exit arrangements and post-termination obligations of departing senior employees.<\/p>\n                                                <\/div>\r\n                                                                                            <\/div>\r\n                                                                                    <div class=\"relative flex gap-6 3xl:gap-7 group zr-legal-item\">                                                \r\n                                                <div class=\"relative w-9 rounded-full shrink-0\">\r\n                                                    <span 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the substantive claim, and associated relief in constructive trust and unjust enrichment.<\/p>\n                                                <\/div>\r\n                                                                                            <\/div>\r\n                                                                                    <div class=\"relative flex gap-6 3xl:gap-7 group zr-legal-item\">                                                \r\n                                                <div class=\"relative w-9 rounded-full shrink-0\">\r\n                                                    <span class=\"transition-all duration-500 inline-flex absolute top-1\/2 left-1\/2 -translate-x-1\/2 -translate-y-1\/2 w-5 group-hover:w-9 h-5 group-hover:h-9 bg-transparent border border-transparent group-hover:border-brand-purple rounded-full\"><\/span>\r\n                                                    <span class=\"transition-all duration-500 group-hover:bg-highlight-orange 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top-1\/2 left-1\/2 -translate-x-1\/2 -translate-y-1\/2 w-5 group-hover:w-9 h-5 group-hover:h-9 bg-transparent border border-transparent group-hover:border-brand-purple rounded-full\"><\/span>\r\n                                                    <span class=\"transition-all duration-500 group-hover:bg-highlight-orange inline-flex absolute top-1\/2 left-1\/2 -translate-x-1\/2 -translate-y-1\/2 bg-black-40 w-5 h-5 rounded-full\"><\/span>\r\n                                                <\/div>\r\n                                                                                                <div class=\"zr-bullet-description block heading6 text-black-80 font-georgia leading-relaxed transition-all duration-300 underline-offset-1 group-hover:text-brand-purple\">\r\n                                                    <p>A major Hong Kong construction company in High Court proceedings defending claims in negligence, breach of statutory duty, and breach of contractual and common law duties of care arising from a personal injury incident occurring on managed premises.<\/p>\n                                                <\/div>\r\n                                                                                            <\/div>\r\n                                                                                    <div class=\"relative flex gap-6 3xl:gap-7 group zr-legal-item\">                                                \r\n                                                <div class=\"relative w-9 rounded-full shrink-0\">\r\n                                                    <span class=\"transition-all duration-500 inline-flex absolute top-1\/2 left-1\/2 -translate-x-1\/2 -translate-y-1\/2 w-5 group-hover:w-9 h-5 group-hover:h-9 bg-transparent border border-transparent group-hover:border-brand-purple rounded-full\"><\/span>\r\n                                                    <span class=\"transition-all duration-500 group-hover:bg-highlight-orange inline-flex absolute top-1\/2 left-1\/2 -translate-x-1\/2 -translate-y-1\/2 bg-black-40 w-5 h-5 rounded-full\"><\/span>\r\n                                                <\/div>\r\n                                                                                                <div class=\"zr-bullet-description block heading6 text-black-80 font-georgia leading-relaxed transition-all duration-300 underline-offset-1 group-hover:text-brand-purple\">\r\n                                                    <p>Various Hong Kong and PRC companies in resisting winding-up petitions.<\/p>\n                                                <\/div>\r\n                                                                                            <\/div>\r\n                                                                                    <div class=\"relative flex gap-6 3xl:gap-7 group zr-legal-item\">                                                \r\n                                                <div 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left-1\/2 -translate-x-1\/2 -translate-y-1\/2 w-5 group-hover:w-9 h-5 group-hover:h-9 bg-transparent border border-transparent group-hover:border-brand-purple rounded-full\"><\/span>\r\n                                                    <span class=\"transition-all duration-500 group-hover:bg-highlight-orange inline-flex absolute top-1\/2 left-1\/2 -translate-x-1\/2 -translate-y-1\/2 bg-black-40 w-5 h-5 rounded-full\"><\/span>\r\n                                                <\/div>\r\n                                                                                                <div class=\"zr-bullet-description block heading6 text-black-80 font-georgia leading-relaxed transition-all duration-300 underline-offset-1 group-hover:text-brand-purple\">\r\n                                                    <p>A director and a company in High Court proceedings defending an application for a declaration that statutory forms filed with the Companies Registry are null and void, and for 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left-1\/2 -translate-x-1\/2 -translate-y-1\/2 bg-black-40 w-5 h-5 rounded-full\"><\/span>\r\n                                                <\/div>\r\n                                                                                                <div class=\"zr-bullet-description block heading6 text-black-80 font-georgia leading-relaxed transition-all duration-300 underline-offset-1 group-hover:text-brand-purple\">\r\n                                                    <p>A property owner in a District Court action against a licensee for failure to deliver up vacant possession upon termination of the licence agreement, unlawful holding over, and damages for deprivation of use and enjoyment of the property.<\/p>\n                                                <\/div>\r\n                                                                                            <\/div>\r\n                                                                                    <div class=\"relative flex 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transition-all duration-300 underline-offset-1 group-hover:text-brand-purple\">\r\n                                                    <p>A licensed corporation in District Court proceedings to enforce a mortgage over property, seeking recovery of outstanding loan principal and accrued interest and an order for vacant possession of the mortgaged property upon the borrower&#8217;s default.<\/p>\n                                                <\/div>\r\n                                                                                            <\/div>\r\n                                                                                    <div class=\"relative flex gap-6 3xl:gap-7 group zr-legal-item\">                                                \r\n                                                <div class=\"relative w-9 rounded-full shrink-0\">\r\n                                                    <span class=\"transition-all duration-500 inline-flex absolute top-1\/2 left-1\/2 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