LOS ANGELES ATTORNEY FREDERICK HONG
FIRST AMERICAN TO OPEN BRANCH IN GUANGZHOU
(Source: Sister City, a Supplement to the Los Angeles Business Journal, June 4, 1994)

Founded in Los Angeles more than seventeen years ago. The Law Offices of Frederick W. Hong is the first American law firm licensed to practice and open permanent offices in Guangzhou, and one of only nice U.S. firms licensed to practice in the People's Republic of China today.

The firm engages in the general practice of law with emphasis on business and corporate representations, real estate transactions, civil litigation, trusts and wills, and immigration law. Throughout its history, the firm has provided legal representation for a large number of California-based and Pacific Rim enterprises. The Firm's attorneys and support personnel are bilingual in English and Chinese, and have served as U.S. legal counsel to numerous major national and provincial enterprises from the People's Republic of China. The firm also has very active clientele in Hong Kong and Taiwan.

Mr. Hong's law practice is global in scope, and primarily oriented to the concerns of foreign investment in China. He provides legal advice and representation to companies doing business in China. Services include pre-investment planning, feasibility studies, business negotiation, joint venture formation and contracts, and government relations. He assists foreign investors in all legal aspects related to earl estate development, construction, purchase and sale in China. He provides legal assistance to foreign and Chinese companies in financial matters, assists clients in civil actions, and provides representation to Chinese firms doing business in the United States.

Frederick W. Hong, Esq., the founder of the firm, was born and raised in Hong Kong before immigrating to the United States in 1968. He graduated with honors from the University of California at Berkeley, earning a B.A. in Economics. He completed his law studies at Loyola University School of Law in Los Angeles, earning the Juris Doctor degree.

Mr. Hong is member of the State Bar of California and the Los Angeles County bar Association. He is a founding member of the Southern California Chinese Layers Association. He has served as President of the Los Angeles-Guangzhou Sister City Association. He is a member of the Board of Director of the National Committee on U.S. China Relations. He also serves as a member of the Advisory Council to the California Commission for Economic Development, as a member of the California-Canada Trade Relation Advisory Commission. Mr. Hong was founder of the Pacific Leadership Council, a Los Angeles based national organization active in issues concerning Asian-Americans.

With the opening of offices in Guangzhou, in October last year, Mr. Hong divides his time between that city and Los Angeles. His firm is a key co-sponsor of the upcoming June 16 conference.