The Hong Kong trust
in a global frame
A survey of Hong Kong's trust framework and a cross-border casebook — set against Singapore, Jersey and Cayman.
Hong Kong trusts read against the world
Statutory framework, perpetuity reform and forced-heirship firewall — explained in context.
Hong Kong's 2013 trust law reform, a decade on
How perpetuity abolition and reserved-power protection reshaped HK as a trust jurisdiction.
Jurisdictions compared — HK, Singapore, Jersey, Cayman
Statutory framework
The Trustee Ordinance and the architecture of Hong Kong trust law.
Firewall provisions
Protection against foreign forced-heirship and creditor claims.
Cross-border cases
A library of how HK trusts behave when families and assets span borders.
Four jurisdictions side by side
Recent papers
How to Use a Trust Structure to Participate in Hong Kong Government Infrastructure Bonds?
The Hong Kong government’s 2025-26 Budget, delivered by Financial Secretary Paul Chan on 26 February 2025, projected a consolidated fiscal deficit of HKD 87.…
Asset Exemption Rights of a Trust Beneficiary in Bankruptcy Proceedings
The intersection of Hong Kong’s trust regime and its insolvency framework is facing its most significant stress test in a decade, driven by a surge in cross-…
The Potential Role of Hong Kong Trusts in the Greater Bay Area Wealth Management Connect
The launch of the Greater Bay Area (GBA) Wealth Management Connect (WMC) 2.0 in February 2024, which raised individual investment quotas from RMB 1 million t…
Protecting Intangible Assets in Family Reputation Management Through a Hong Kong Trust
The market for family reputation management in Hong Kong has undergone a structural shift since the HKMA’s issuance of its revised *Guideline on Authorizatio…
Setting Up a Compliant Trust for Clients Holding Cryptocurrency Portfolios
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) and the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) have, since June 2023, formally integrated virtual assets into the re…
The Due Diligence Standard for Trustees Investing in Alternative Asset Classes
Hong Kong trustees are facing a structural reckoning in their due diligence obligations as family offices and institutional settlors increasingly allocate 30…
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