As used in this opinion, (A) “PRC Authorities” means any national, provincial or local governmental, regulatory or administrative authority, agency or commission in the PRC, or any court, tribunal or any other judicial or arbitral body in the PRC; (B) “Governmental Authorizations” means all approvals, consents, waivers, sanctions, certificates, authorizations, filings, registrations, exemptions, permissions, annual inspections, qualifications, permits and licenses required by any PRC Authorities pursuant to any PRC Laws; (C) “PRC Subsidiary” means the wholly-foreign owned enterprise incorporated by the Company in the PRC, i.e. Beijing BlueCity Information & Technology Ltd.; (D) “Variable Interest Entity” means the variable interest entity incorporated in the PRC, i.e. Beijing BlueCity Culture and Media Ltd.; (E) “M&A Rules” means the Regulations on Mergers and Acquisitions of Domestic Enterprises by Foreign Investors, which was issued by six PRC regulatory agencies, namely, the Ministry of Commerce, the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, the State Administration for Taxation, the State Administration for Industry and Commerce, the China Securities Regulatory Commission (the “CSRC”) and the State Administration for Foreign Exchange, on August 8, 2006 and became effective on September 8, 2006, as amended by the Ministry of Commerce on June 22, 2009; and (F) “Prospectuses” mean the prospectus, including all amendments or supplements thereto, that form parts of the Registration Statement.
In so acting, we have examined the originals or copies, certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, provided to us by the Company, the PRC Subsidiary and the Variable Interest Entity, and such other documents, corporate records, certificates, Governmental Authorizations and other instruments as we have deemed necessary or advisable for the purpose of rendering this opinion, including, without limitation, originals or copies of the agreements listed inAppendix A hereof (the “VIE Agreements”) and the certificates issued by the PRC Authorities and officers of the Company (collectively, the “Documents”).
In reviewing the Documents and for the purpose of this opinion, we have assumed:
(1) | the genuineness of all the signatures, seals and chops; |
(2) | the authenticity of the Documents submitted to us as originals and the conformity with the originals of the Documents provided to us as copies and the authenticity of such originals; |
(3) | the truthfulness, accuracy, completeness and fairness of all factual statements contained in the Documents; |
(4) | that the Documents have not been revoked, amended, varied or supplemented except as otherwise indicated in such Documents; |
(5) | that all information (including factual statements) provided to us by the Company, the PRC Subsidiary and the Variable Interest Entity in response to our enquiries for the purpose of this opinion is true, accurate, complete and not misleading, and that the Company, the PRC Subsidiary and the Variable Interest Entity have not withheld anything that, if disclosed to us, would reasonably cause us to alter this opinion in whole or in part; |
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