US & International Immigration Consultancy

Publications & Conferences

Publications


Publications

JUNE, 2022

Contributing Author

"The Corporate Immigration Review" (12th Edition) published by Law Business Research [Available here at: Hong Kong 12th Edition].


OCTOBER, 2021

Contributing Author

“Business Immigration in Hong Kong: Overview” published by Practical Law| Thomson Reuters [Available here at: Business Immigration In Hong Kong: Overview]. For more information regarding this publication, please refer to: https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/5-627-7725?transitionType=Default&contextData=(sc.Default)&firstPage=true


JULY, 2021

Contributing Author

"The Corporate Immigration Review" (11th Edition) published by Law Business Research [Available here at: Hong Kong 11th Edition].


JULY, 2020

Contributing Author

"The Corporate Immigration Review" (10th Edition) published by Law Business Research [Available here at: Hong Kong 10th Edition].


"The Corporate Immigration Review" (9th Edition) published by Law Business Research [Available here at: Hong Kong 9th Edition]. 

JULY, 2019

Contributing Author


“CITIZENSHIP-BY-INVESTMENT IN MALTA: THE MALTA INDIVIDUAL INVESTOR PROGRAM” published in Immigration Options for Investors and Entrepreneurs 4th edition [American Immigration Lawyers Association] For more information regarding this publication, please refer to: https://agora.aila.org/store/products/view/immigration-options-investors-entrepreneurs

JUNE, 2019

Contributing Author


“ST. KITTS AND NEVIS CITIZENSHIP-BY-INVESTMENT” published in Immigration Options for Investors and Entrepreneurs 4th edition [American Immigration Lawyers Association] For more information regarding this publication, please refer to: https://agora.aila.org/store/products/view/immigration-options-investors-entrepreneurs

JUNE, 2019

Contributing Author


JULY, 2018

Contributing Author

"The Corporate Immigration Review" (8th Edition) published by Law Business Research [Available here at: Hong Kong 8th Edition]. For more information regarding this publication, please refer to: https://thelawreviews.co.uk/edition/1001182/the-corporate-immigration-review-edition-8


May, 2018

Author

"Expatriation Under U.S. Law" Conference paper, (American Immigration Lawyers Association Bangkok District Chapter (AILA BDC – APAC) 6th Annual Consular Processing Conference)


November, 2017

Contributing Author

"The Corporate Immigration Review" (7th Edition) published by Law Business Research
[Available here at: Hong Kong 7th Edition. For more information regarding this publication, please refer to:
https://thelawreviews.co.uk/edition/1001026/the-corporate-immigration-review-edition-7]


September, 2017

Contributing Author

“Business Immigration: A Global Guide from Practical Law Business immigration in Hong Kong: overview”
[Available at: https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/5-627-7725?__lrTS=20180626043314077&transitionType=Default&contextData=(sc.Default)&firstPage=true&comp=pluk&bhcp=1]


August, 2016

Contributing Author

"The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Corporate Immigration 2016" (3rd Edition) by Global Legal Group 
[For more information regarding this publication, please refer to: https://www.iclg.co.uk/practice-areas/corporate-immigration/corporate-immigration-2016/hong-kong(print article)]


2016 - 2012 Editions

Contributing Author

"Global Business Immigration Practice Guide" by The Alliance of Business Immigration Lawyers (Lexis Nexis)
[For more information regarding this publication, please refer to: http://www.abil.com/news_detail.cfm?NEWS_ID=345]


November 18 – 20, 2015

Author

"Acquisition of Chinese Nationality and a Hong Kong SAR Passport and Renouncing U.S. Citizenship" Conference paper, (7th Biennial Global Immigration Conference sponsored by the International Bar Association)


June, 2015

Contributing Author

"The Corporate Immigration Review" (5th Edition) published by Law Business Research
[Available here at: Hong Kong 5th Edition. For more information regarding this publication, please refer to:
http://thelawreviews.co.uk/titles/1184/corporate-immigration-review]


October, 2014

Author

"Hong Kong Resident Visas for Entrepreneurs and Investors" published in Immigration Options for Investors and Entrepreneurs 3rd edition [American Immigration Lawyers Association] [Available here at: 3rd Edition]


October, 2014

Author

"St. Kitts and Nevis Citizenship-by-Investment and the Portugal Golden Residence Permit" both published in Immigration Options for Investors and Entrepreneurs 3rd Edition [American Immigration Lawyers Association]
[Available here at: 3rd Edition ]


May, 2012 - 2014

Contributing Author

"The Corporate Immigration Review" (2nd, 3rd, and 4th Editions) published by Law Business Research
[Please click here for the Hong Kong chapter of the 4th Edition ]
For more information regarding this publication, please refer to: http://thelawreviews.co.uk/titles/1008/the-corporate-immigration-review]


November, 2013

Contributing Author

Immigration Law: Jurisdictional Comparisons(First Edition 2013 European Lawyer Reference Series Thomson Reuters )


October 31 – November, 2013

Author

"Acquisition of Chinese Nationality in the Hong Kong Special Administration Region and Expatriation under US Law" Conference paper, (57th UIA Congress – Union Interantionale des Avocats/International Association of Lawyers)


September 22-23, 2011

Author

"Hong Kong Resident Visas for Entrepreneurs and Investors" Conference paper, (5th Biennial Global Immigration Conference sponsored by the International Bar Association)


August, 2010

Author

"Hong Kong Resident Visas for Entrepreneurs and Investors" published in Immigration Options for Investors and Entrepreneurs 2nd edition [American Immigration Lawyers Association]


August, 2010

Author

"New Zealand Residency for Investors" both published in Immigration Options for Investors and Entrepreneurs 2nd edition [American Immigration Lawyers Association]


May 25, 2010

Author

"2010 Visa Process and Procedures at U.S. Consulate General, Hong Kong" published at American Immigration LLC's website, www.ilw.com [Available at: http://www.ilw.com/articles/2010,0525-chow.pdf]


April, 2010

Author

"International Immigration Law Practice: A View From Hong Kong, The Gateway To China" published inWho's Who Legal , The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers [Available at: http://www.whoswholegal.com/news/features/article/28337]


April 1988 – 2009

Daily Columnist

Oriental Daily News [The largest circulation newspaper in Hong Kong with a readership of 3.1 million]


1993-2009

Contributing Author

"The Visa Processing Guide: Process and Procedures at U.S. Consulates and Embassies" [1st-15th editions]


November 19-20, 2009

Author

"Hong Kong Resident Visas for Entrepreneurs and Investors" Conference paper [4th Biennial Global Immigration Conference sponsored by the International Bar Association]


June, 2009

Author

"Hong Kong Quality Migrant Admission Scheme" published in the Immigration & Nationality Law Handbook 2009-10 Edition [American Immigration Lawyers Association]


April, 2009

Author

"Working in Hong Kong: Flexible Employment Visa Policy" published in Going Global: Trends in Outbound Immigration [American Immigration Lawyers Association]


November 15-16, 2007

Author

"Investment-Related Hong Kong Resident Visas" Conference paper [3rd Biennial Global Immigration Conference sponsored by the International Bar Association]


June, 2007

Author

"Hong Kong Employment visas" published in the Immigration & Nationality Law Handbook 2007-08 Edition [American Immigration Lawyers Association]


June, 2006

Associate Editor

Immigration Options for Investors and Entrepreneurs [American Immigration Lawyers Association]


June, 2006

Author

"New Zealand's New Investor Category" published in Immigration Options for Investors and Entrepreneurs [American Immigration Lawyers Association]


June, 2006

Author

"Investment-Related Hong Kong Resident Visas" published in Immigration Options for Investors and Entrepreneurs [American Immigration Lawyers Association]


November 12-15, 2005

Author

"Comparative Investment Visa Categories to the United States and Hong Kong" Conference paper,(Center for International Legal Studies, Salzburg, Austria). [This paper has also been selected for publication in the 2006 Volume of the Comparative Law Yearbook of International Business]


November 10-11, 2005

Author

"Investment Immigration Options from the PRC Chinese Entrepreneur's Perspective" Conference paper published on CD-Rom [International Bar Association, Immigration Law Practitioner's Association, The Law Society, London, England]


September, 2004

Associate Editor

Thinking Beyond Borders: 2004 Global Immigration Summit Handbook [American Immigration Lawyers Association]


September, 2004

Author

"Investment Related Hong Kong Resident Visas" published in Thinking Beyond Borders: 2004 Global Immigration Summit Handbook [American Immigration Lawyers Association]


September, 2004

Author

"A Practical Overview of Hong Kong Employment Visas" published in Thinking Beyond Borders: 2004 Global Immigration Summit Handbook [American Immigration Lawyers Association]


September, 2002

Author

"A Practical Overview of Hong Kong Employment Visas" published in Global Immigration Guide, Crossing Borders for Business [American Immigration Lawyers Association]


June, 1991 – October, 1997

Daily Columnist

Sing Tao Daily



1990

Contributor

"New Waves for Foreign Investors in the 1990s" published in Problem, Practical Approaches and Proposals for the Entrepreneur [Edited by Theresa A. Fisher and Alan W.C. Ma]


November, 1989

Author

"The Pathway to Immigration" published in Chinese by Book City Limited [A Practical Guide to Immigration to the U.S., Canada, Australia and New Zealand]


1988

Author

"Anticipating and Overcoming Adversity at United States Consulates" Advanced Topics, Volume II, Immigration & Nationality Law 1988 Annual handbooks [Edited by Edwin R. Rubin and Robert E. Juceam]


August, 1985

Co-author

California Continuing Education of the Bar's 31 Annual Summer Program material on Immigration Law[with Terry J. Helbush]


Autumn 1982

Author

"Immigration Bonds – Are the Rules Working?" Immigration Journal [Volume V. No.3]


1982 - Present

Author of numerous articles

South China Morning Post, the Hong Kong Standard, the Hong Kong Economic Journal, and the Emigrant magazine