Pre-Conference Day, Monday 10 October 2011

I. Basic PRC real estate – Land use rights

II. Entity structuring

• Establishing a foreign invested entity (FIE)
• Types of FIE: Wholly Foreign Owned Enterprise (WFOE), Equity Joint Venture (EJV) & Cooperative Joint Venture (CJV)
• Structures: Offshore/onshore
• Multiple exits

III. Governmental approvals

• Central versus local governments
• MOFCOM, SAFE, NDRC etc

IV. Financing

V. Taxes

VI. Senior housing

• Regulatory regime undeveloped
• Possible entry strategies into market
• Direct investment in real estate – How restricted is WFOE?
• Forming Sino-foreign JV with developers or insurance companies to invest in real estate and/or to manage and operate projects
• Foreign operator will want to protect intellectual property
• Trademarks, trade names
• Proprietary materials
• "Platform" investment vs. project investment
• Liability issues

VII. Employment issues

VIII. Contract law

IX. Dispute resolution

The optional special interest tour offers an up-close view of an innovative ageing in place senior living facility in Hong Kong

Cheerful Court, Jordan Valley by the Hong Kong Housing Society

A pilot project for the Hong Kong Government: Cheerful Court is mixed-use development ageing in place residential high-rise. This project was completed in 2004. Podium contains social, recreational, ancillary services, medical and therapy services and shopping. Cheerful Court consists of 333 units in configurations of bed-sit and one bed apartments with a combination of social, recreational, medical and ancillary services within the podium. These include restaurants, library, polyclinic, respite centre, along with games and activity spaces, meeting spaces and a pool and hydrotherapy centre. The facility is intended to provide strong linkages to the community for integration of day services.

The complimentary tour is opened to all delegates and speakers with a maximum capacity of 40 persons. Please book early to avoid disappointment.