Cynthia Chung > Deacons > Hong Kong, Hong Kong > Lawyer Profile

Deacons
5TH FLOOR, ALEXANDRA HOUSE
18 CHATER ROAD, CENTRAL
HONG KONG
Hong Kong

Work Department

Employment and Pensions practice group

Position

Partner, Head of Corporate Commercial practice group

Career

Cynthia is head of the Corporate Commercial group and also leads the Employment and Pensions practice.

She is recognised as a Band 1 Lawyer in Employment (China) in Chambers Asia-Pacific, “Hall of Fame” for Labour and Employment in Legal 500 Asia Pacific and a Thought Leader in Labour & Employment and Pensions & Benefits in Hong Kong by the Who’s Who Legal.

She has 27 years of experience in all kinds of advisory work related to employment and labour and on retirement schemes and provident funds. She advises clients on both contentious and non-contentious labour matters and the preparation of trust deeds and related documents for retirement and pension schemes. Her clients include employers who are multi-national companies and statutory bodies and MPF/ORSO service providers.

Languages

English
Cantonese
Mandarin

Memberships

Member of the Retirement Scheme sub-committee of the Law Society

Member of the Guidelines Committee of the Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority

Vice Chair of the Municipal Services Appeal Board

Chief Adjudicator of Immigration Tribunal

Executive Committee Member and Honorary Legal Adviser, The Hong Kong Retirement Schemes Association

Vice President, Employment Law Alliance

Member, The Law Institute of Victoria, Australia

Member, The Law Society of England and Wales

Member, The Law Society of Hong Kong

Education

BCom, University of Melbourne, Australia

LLB, University of Melbourne, Australia

Lawyer Rankings

Hong Kong > Labour and employment

(Hall of Fame)

Cynthia ChungDeacons

Spearheaded by the ‘seasoned employment lawyer’ Cynthia Chung, the Deacons practice has extensive expertise in formulating cross-border employment arrangements, alongside assisting with complex sexual harassment and whistleblowing claims. The team stands out for supporting employers who require employment pensions, employee benefits, and immigration advice, with Chung primarily focusing on restructuring, redundancies, and flexible working arrangement in the transition to the post-covid era. The ‘extremely efficient and knowledgeable’ Elsie Chan has experience of handling litigation proceedings before the Labour Tribunal and disputes concerning discrimination and harassment, while Helen Liao regularly acts for multinationals in the life science, telecoms, and construction space. Stephanie Yip covers both contentious and non-contentious employment matters.