Annie Wong

Head of Real Estate Department Experience Focus on real estate and development projects in Hong Kong. Extensive experience in acting in all stages of real estate investment cycle including acquisition, financing, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and disposals Specialize in project conveyancing (advising developers in Hong Kong on sale of first-hand properties (including residential, office, commercial, industrial, retail shopping malls, mixed-use composite developments), commercial real estate (M&A, acquisitions and sales of shares and joint ventures), strategic acquisitions for redevelopment purpose, building plans and town planning matters (including judicial review, building appeals and planning appeals), land compulsory sale Advise on compliance with first-hand sales legislations Advise on Government leases matters (including applications for in-situ land exchange, modification of Government leases, assessment of land premium, master layout plans applications, lease extensions, removal of non-offensive trade clause and extension of building covenant) Advise on large-scale leasing projects in Hong Kong and stamp duty matters Advise banks and financial institutions on secured loans, project loans, construction loans, acquisition financing and syndicated lending A delegate of the firm’s team in advising the HKSAR Government in its negotiation with The Disney Group in setting up a theme park in Lantau Island, Hong Kong Publication Contributing Editor of Professional Conduct and Risk Management in Hong Kong (Sweet & Maxwell Asia, 2007) · Gallant

Hong KongReal Estate, Banking & FinanceCantonese, Mandarin, English

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Head of Real Estate Department at Gallant in Hong Kong, specialising in all stages of the real estate investment cycle including project conveyancing, development, financing, joint ventures and disposals. Advises on government leases and land premium matters, compliance with first‑hand sales legislation, large‑scale leasing and stamp duty, and project/construction financing; acted for the HKSAR Government in negotiations with The Disney Group on the Lantau theme park project.

Practice areas

Real EstateBanking & FinanceCorporate / M&AConveyancingConstructionLeasingPlanning & ZoningRegulatory & Compliance

Office

Hong Kong

Gallant · Head of Real Estate Department Experience Focus on real estate and development projects in Hong Kong. Extensive experience in acting in all stages of real estate investment cycle including acquisition, financing, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and disposals Specialize in project conveyancing (advising developers in Hong Kong on sale of first-hand properties (including residential, office, commercial, industrial, retail shopping malls, mixed-use composite developments), commercial real estate (M&A, acquisitions and sales of shares and joint ventures), strategic acquisitions for redevelopment purpose, building plans and town planning matters (including judicial review, building appeals and planning appeals), land compulsory sale Advise on compliance with first-hand sales legislations Advise on Government leases matters (including applications for in-situ land exchange, modification of Government leases, assessment of land premium, master layout plans applications, lease extensions, removal of non-offensive trade clause and extension of building covenant) Advise on large-scale leasing projects in Hong Kong and stamp duty matters Advise banks and financial institutions on secured loans, project loans, construction loans, acquisition financing and syndicated lending A delegate of the firm’s team in advising the HKSAR Government in its negotiation with The Disney Group in setting up a theme park in Lantau Island, Hong Kong Publication Contributing Editor of Professional Conduct and Risk Management in Hong Kong (Sweet & Maxwell Asia, 2007)

Hong Kong

Expertise

First‑hand property sales and new developmentsGovernment leases and land premium assessmentProject and redevelopment acquisitionsProject/construction financing and syndicated lendingLarge‑scale leasing and stamp duty mattersPublic‑sector/large‑scale development (Disney Lantau)

Education

LL.B. (Hons.), University of Hong Kong
LL.M., University of Hong Kong

Admissions

Solicitor of Hong Kong (1994)
Solicitor of England and Wales (1994) (non-practising)
China‑Appointed Attesting Officer
Civil Celebrant of Marriages (2019)

Languages

CantoneseMandarinEnglish