Christine M. Koo - Principal Partner - Christine M. Koo & Ip, Solicitors & Notaries LLP

Christine M. Koo - Principal Partner

Key Qualifications

Mrs. Christine Koo is the principal partner of Christine M. Koo & Ip, Solicitors & Notaries LLP located in Hong Kong. Mrs. Koo has over 30 years of experience gained from government and private sectors in Hong Kong and overseas, as well as from working in-house for an international insurance corporation.

Mrs. Koo now specializes in IPO, acquisitions and mergers, investment funds, insurance and wealth management.

Mrs. Koo graduated from the Law Faculty of the University of Hong Kong, and is admitted to practice in Hong Kong, England and Australia (Victoria).

Academic Qualifications

Bachelor of Laws, University of Hong Kong, 1978
Post-graduate Certificate in Laws, University of Hong Kong, 1979
Diploma of Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Australia, 1987
Diploma of Peking University, PRC, 1995
Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration, (Hon.), International American University, USA, 2009

Professional Qualifications

Member of the Law Society of Hong Kong (since 1981)
Member of the Law Society of England (since 1984)
Member of the Law Institute of Victoria, Australia (since 1984)
Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, U.K. (since 1997)

Appointments by the Government of HKSAR

Organization	Title	Period
1. Insurance Authority	Member of the Disciplinary Panel Pool	2023-present
2. Market Misconduct Tribunal	Member	2007-present
3. Financial Services And The Treasury	Member of the Investigation of the HKICPA	2008-2012
4. The Equal Opportunities Commission	Member	2005-2009
5. The Board of Review	Tax Appeal Board Member	2001-2003
6. Home Affairs Bureau	Member of Public Affairs Forum	2005-2006
7. Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority	Member of Steering Committee	1999-2000
8. Chiropractors Council of Hong Kong	Independent Member	2003-2006
9. Hong Kong Dance Company Limited	Director	2001-2005

Appointments by the Government of PRC

Organization	Title	Period
1. Xi'an Arbitration Commission	Arbitrator	2002-2010
2. Shenzhen Qianhai Cooperation Zone People's Court	Mediator	2016-2018

Appointments by Professional Organizations

Organization	Title	Period
1. Hong Kong Society of Economists Limited	Honorary Legal Advisor	Nov 2013
2. The Actuarial Society of Hong Kong	Honorary Legal Advisor	1996-2018
3. The Insurance Institute of Hong Kong Limited	Honorary Legal Advisor	2002-present
4. LOMA Society of Hong Kong Limited	Honorary Legal Advisor	1995-present
5. The Hong Kong General Insurance Agents Association Limited	Honorary Legal Advisor	1997-present
6. Hong Kong Underwriters and Claims Association Limited	Honorary Legal Advisor	1999-2009
7. Independent Financial Advisors Association Limited	Honorary Legal Advisor	2005-present
8. Society of Registered Financial Planners	Honorary Legal Advisor	2007-present
9. Hong Kong Retirement Scheme Association	Member of Executive Committee	1997-2000
10. Hong Kong Insurance Law Association	Founder Director	1995
11. The Life Underwriters Association of Hong Kong Limited	Honorable Adviser	2010-present
12. The Law Society of Hong Kong	Member of Insurance Law Committee	2006-present
13. The Law Society of Hong Kong	Member of Pension Law Committee	1999-present

Corporate Directorships/Advising Positions

Organization	Title	Period
1. Bank of East Asia (Trustees) Limited	Independent Non-Executive Director	1999-present
2. Bank of Communications (Hong Kong Branch)	Advisor of Investment Advisory Board	1999-2003
3. Bank of Communications Trustee Limited	Independent Non-Executive Director	1999-2000
4. China Life Trustees Limited	Independent Non-Executive Director	1998-2003
5. Tai Ping Trustees (H.K.) Limited	Independent Non-Executive Director	1997-2002
6. Hantec Investment Holdings Limited (Listed Company)	Independent Non-Executive Director	2003-2005
7. Zurich Financial Services Pension and Trustees (Hong Kong) Limited	Independent Non-Executive Director	1999-2000

Market Misconduct Tribunal (MMT) Hearing - Member

Mrs. Koo sat as a Member of MMT in the investigation and hearing of:

Chaoda Modern Agriculture (Holdings) Limited(Report dated 22 May 2012).
Magic Holdings International Limited(Report dated 10 March 2021).

to determine whether any market missconduct has taken place in relation to the listed security of these companies.

Recognition

2023 Recognised as Recommended Attorney of Global Law Experts in the area of Investment Funds

Languages

English, Putonghua, Shanghaiese, Cantonese

Article Written by Mrs Koo

A Note on Government Trustee

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