Cynthia Chung

Cynthia is the Head of Human Resources and Pension Group and Head of the Corporate Commercial Group at Deacons Hong Kong. She has nearly 30 years of experience in all kinds of advisory work related to employment and labour and on retirement schemes and provident funds.

She advises clients on both contentious and non-contentious labour matters and the preparation of trust deeds and related documents for retirement and pension schemes. Her clients include employers who are multi-national companies and statutory bodies and MPF/ORSO service providers.

Cynthia is also a rare find in the market who is well-versed with employment aspects in commercial transactions and M&A deals. She acted for two financial institutions in a proposes merger and advise them of complicated HR issues. In addition, Cynthia has extensive experience in workplace investigations. From handling cases of employee misconduct, harassment, and bullying to fraud, theft, and dishonesty while safeguarding the rights and interests of all parties involved. She also regularly conducts employee trainings to staff on employment law updates, workplace ethics, data privacy and related issues.