Our Ref.: CMH/14001/LY/05

By Fax 2537 1031, By Post & By E-mail

EPS PROPERTY CONSULTANTS LIMITED

ATTN.: MS. ANN CHAN

Dear Ann,

Professional Legal Services

We refer to our telephone conversation today.  We look forward to developing a relationship with you of mutual trust and confidence built on our understanding your needs and the professionalism with which we deliver our services to you and/or your customers.

The emphasis of Chan, Wong & Lam must be and always is the clients’ consideration first. Rest assured that the services we provide to clients ensure matters are completed swiftly, simply and affordably.

The History and Profile of the Firm

Our firm, Chan, Wong & Lam, was founded in 1991 around the nucleus of experienced senior legal practitioners. In recognition, the founding partners gave their names to the firm.

Since establishment, the firm has a diverse regard to practice in the domestic and commercial sectors advising a wide variety of individual and corporate clients. We provide a comprehensive range of legal services in areas including Property and Conveyancing, Company and Commercial, Civil and Criminal Litigation, Immigration, Wills and Probate and Intellectual Property.

Of course the backbone of the firm is the excellence self evident in the line up of personnel.

Edward Chan Man Hon

The principle partner and a founder of the firm, Edward is a veteran advocate. He is specialized in litigation and versed in complex and unusual cases. Edward indeed has an excellent track record and wide experience in domestic and commercial litigation matters. He is renowned for bearing the burden of advocacy himself whenever possible. This measure seeks to control client exposure to further Costs, always an important factor.

With our relocation to our new offices at Pacific Place and with Edward’s drive and leadership the development of our firm continues at pace.

Lawrence Yau Leong Sau

Lawrence’s first steps in the legal profession were in 1978 as a paralegal. After completing his education in the United Kingdom, he was admitted as a solicitor in England 1992 and as a Solicitor of the High Court in Hong Kong 1993. He has gained a track record as partner in the litigation and the commercial fields and with a broad exposure with local, PRC and international law firms.

The firm’s great strength in conveyancing is shored up by Lawrence. In addition to experience in private practice, in 1999 he was engaged by a major property agency as a specialist in house legal consultant. Afterwards he took on the position of Honorary Legal Consultant of the Society of Hong Kong Real Estate Agents. During these years Lawrence was called on to teach law to the body of estate agents preparing them for regulation and involved in setting mock exams for examinees for the Estate Agents Authority. His contributions to and publications in the print and broadcasting media on property law and practice are extensive.

This accumulation of experience, Lawrence has brought to Chan Wong & Lam where he resides in the seat of litigation consultant.

Antony Wong

Educated in United Kingdom, Antony qualified as a solicitor 1987. He has risen to the position of partner based on his excellent lawyering skills and an ability to tackle complex issues.

In the role of consultant to the firm, Antony holds the chair in the conveyancing and commercial departments. He is one of the founding partners and a seasoned commercial and conveyancing solicitor. He is relentlessly engaged in the provision of legal advice, assistance and guidance in his fields of expertise.

Full complement of capability

The firm of Chan Wong & Lam takes pride in the full complement of professional and support staff all of who are fully capable in their respective fields of practice and specialization.

Conveyancing

The reasonableness of fees and expenses is a paramount consideration. For a non-contentious conveyancing matter, be assured that our Costs will be offered at a very reasonable level given the extent and quality of legal services rendered. The likely region of Costs would be in the order of HK$5,000 to HK$10,000 in the case of a sale. In the case of a purchase the likelihood of Costs would be in the region of HK$10,000 to HK$20,000. The Costs sought would be dependant on the complexity and dollar value of the particular transaction. Costs are of course exclusive of variables such as disbursements and expenses and matters as per the attached Schedule.

We hope that we could give you the confidence to trust your matters to us with the assurance that Costs charged at the lower end of the range would not result in a compromise in the quality of our professional services that is expected from Chan, Wong & Lam and which beckons old clients to return again and again.

At the time when we take your precise instructions in regard to a particular property.  We will be able to give an indication on costs and disbursements.

Annual Retainer Scheme

Further we are able to offer to selected clients access to our professional services on an annual retainer basis.

The Scheme broadly comprises the retention of our firm by the selected client on an annual basis to be entrusted with the client’s legal workload for the entire year. The annual retainer fee would be in the range of HK$10,000 to HK$20,000 dependant on the anticipated workload. The selected annual retainer client privileges would include:

Lower legal Costs for our selected clients

Consistency in legal services supplied

Efficient maintenance of client portfolio

A closer personal relationship and understanding

Perusal of papers

Attendance to telephone discussions

Preliminary advice

Correspondence leading up to commencement of action

Priority attention from our senior staff

Urgent and emergency legal assistance would be provided to the family, friends or associates of the selected client with a waiver of the requirement of Costs on accounts.

In recognition of the privilege of the selected client their names would be added to the membership plaque mounted at the entrance to the practice.

The annual retainer scheme is intended to provide privilege services to our loyal clients. Once our relationship is established we are sure you will prefer to stay with us.

We are positive that you will be completely satisfied with our performance to such an extent you would be inclined to refer the firm of Chan, Wong & Lam to your associates that they may also benefit from the quality of services our firm provides. There is no need to hesitate to pass on our particulars to any of your associates who may be in need.

In the meantime if your have any queries please do not hesitate to contact Lawrence Yau at 2525 0350 or 9279 6446.

Yours faithfully,

Chan, Wong & Lam Solicitors