Exhibit 15.2
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RISE Education Cayman Ltd
Room 101, Jia He Guo Xin Mansion
No. 15 Baiqiao Street
Guangqumennei
Dongcheng District, Beijing 100062
People’s Republic of China
April 17, 2020
Dear Sir and/or Madam
RISE Education Cayman Ltd
We have acted as legal advisers as to the laws of the Cayman Islands to RISE Education Cayman Ltd, an exempted limited liability company incorporated in the Cayman Islands (the “Company”), in connection with the filing by the Company with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) of an annual report on Form20-F for the year ended 31 December 2019 (the “Annual Report”).
We hereby consent to the reference to our firm under the heading “Item 10. Additional Information—E. Taxation—Cayman Islands Tax Considerations” in the Annual Report, and we further consent to the incorporation by reference of the summary of our opinions under these headings into the Company’s registration statement on FormS-8 (FileNo. 333-222775) that was filed on 30 January 2018, pertaining to the Company’s 2016 Equity Incentive Plan filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s registration statement on FormF-1, as amended (FileNo. 333-220587) filed with the SEC and 2017 Share Incentive Plan filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s registration statement on FormF-1, as amended (FileNo. 333-220587) filed with the SEC.
We consent to the filing with the SEC of this consent letter as an exhibit to the Annual Report. In giving such consent, we do not thereby admit that we come within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act of 1933, or under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, in each case, as amended, or the regulations promulgated thereunder.
Yours faithfully
/s/ Maples and Calder (Hong Kong) LLP |
Maples and Calder (Hong Kong) LLP |