DHH Washington DC Law Office Successfully Held #7 China Law Express
Release time：2017-11-20 10:27
On November 15th, 2017, DHH Washington DC Law Office successfully held the 7th DC China Law Express. The speaker, Ms. Haisheng Yu, is Senior Partner of Beijing DHH Law Firm. She introduced the “Law of the People’s Republic of China on Administration of Activities of Overseas Non-Governmental Organizations in the Mainland of China” (the “Law”), which was enacted on January 1st, 2017, to lawyers, representatives of non-governmental organizations (“NGO”), scholars and students. The organized and detailed lecture and dynamic interactions won praise from the audiences. Ms. Yu has practiced law for almost 20 years in DHH Law Firm, with extensive experience in international bidding, international trade and investment, Intellectual Property, Civil Law, corporations and labor dispute. She has dealt with large amount of business litigation and non-litigation cases.
Ms. Yu introduced during the lecture that the Law is China’s first legislation targeted on the management, supervision and service of overseas NGOs. In accordance with the provisions of this Law, overseas NGOs may engage in activities that benefit the public in the areas of economy, education, science, culture, health, sports and environmental protection, as well as in the areas of poverty and disaster relief. The legal methods to conduct relevant activities above include registering an established representative office and carrying out temporary activities after submitting the requisite documents. Ms. Yu explained the rules of establishing representative offices, submitting activity plans, operational scope, use of funds and organization staff, etc.
Ms. Yu introduced during the lecture that the Law is China’s first legislation targeted on the management, supervision and service of overseas NGOs. In accordance with the provisions of this Law, overseas NGOs may engage in activities that benefit the public in the areas of economy, education, science, culture, health, sports and environmental protection, as well as in the areas of poverty and disaster relief. The legal methods to conduct relevant activities above include registering an established representative office and carrying out temporary activities after submitting the requisite documents. Ms. Yu explained the rules of establishing representative offices, submitting activity plans, operational scope, use of funds and organization staff, etc.
During the Q&A session, audiences actively raised questions, including the number of NGOs that have been approved after the enactment of the Law, ways of identifying a Public Security Unit and strategies of effectively communicating with it. Ms. Yu stated that DHH Washington DC Law Office has conducted a preliminary background research on 253 of the approved overseas NGOs. Additionally, DHH maintains a long-term cooperation relationship with related government departments and is capable of assisting overseas NGOs to register and develop business in China.
DC China Law Express is a signature event of DHH Washington DC Law Office. In the afternoon of the third Wednesday every month, DHH Washington DC Law Office invites senior lawyers from the DHH Law Firm to introduce the latest laws in China to U.S. legal practitioners, government officials, businessmen and students in order to promote effective communications and cooperation between the Chinese and U.S. legal communities.
