Guide to Mental Health Law in Hong Kong & How to protect Mentally Incapacitated Persons
Mon, 28 Oct
|Eric Hotung Studio
How to prepare for the challenges ahead in the interests of those who become mentally incapacitated
Time & Location
28 Oct 2019, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Eric Hotung Studio, Hong Kong Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, Hong Kong
About the event
Lawyer Sherlynn G Chan, author of A Practical Guide to Mental Health in Hong Kong, will share with us :
1) How we can protect vulnerable seniors who may be exposed to financial abuse and what we can do to ensure their assets are dealt with according their wishes before they lose their mental capacity;
2) The differences between a Committee and a Guardian appointed under the Mental Health Ordinance (MHO) and their respective powers and duties.
3) The benefits and pitfalls of Wills, Enduring Powers of Attorney (EPAs) and the emerging Continuing Powers of Attorney (CPAs).
About the speaker
Sherlynn G. Chan is a solicitor of the High Court of Hong Kong with over 25 years of experience and an accredited general and family mediator. She has acted on behalf of litigants under disability and has been appointed by the High Court as Committee of the estate of mentally…