Exhibit 99.2
SU Group Holdings Limited
Unit 01-03, 3/F
Billion Trade Centre
31 Hung To Road
Kwun Tong
Kowloon
Hong Kong
Date: 8 December 2023
Dear Sirs and Madams,
Legal opinion in respect of certain Hong Kong legal matters
1 | SUBJECT MATTER |
1.1 | Background. We have acted as Hong Kong legal advisers to SU Group Holdings Limited (the “Company”), a company incorporated in the Cayman Islands, solely in connection with connection with its application (a) the initial public offering of the Company in the United States (the “Offering”) pursuant to the Company’s registration statement on Form F-1, including all amendments or supplements thereto (the “Registration Statement”) filed by the Company with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and (b) the proposed listing and trading of the Company’s ordinary shares on the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC. |
1.2 | Documents examined. For the purpose of this opinion, we have also examined: |
In respect of Shine Union Limited (“Shine Union”), a company incorporated in Hong Kong:
(a) | a copy of the Certificate of Incorporation; |
(b) | a copy of the current articles of association; |
(c) | a copy of the annual return; |
(d) | copies of the following licences/qualifications/registrations (collectively, the “SU Licences”): |
Licence/qualification/ registration | Granting/registration/ Issuing authority | Holder | Date of grant/issue/ registration | Expiry date (where applicable) | |
1. | Security Company Licence (Type III) | Security and Guarding Services Industry Authority (“SGSIA”) | Shine Union | 30 December 2020 | 29 December 2025
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2. | Radioactive Substances Licence | Radiation Board | Shine Union | 9 February 2023 | 25 February 2024
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3. | Radio Dealers Licence (unrestricted)
| Communications Authority | Shine Union | 1 February 2023 | 31 January 2024 |
4. | Irradiating Apparatus Licence
| Radiation Board | Shine Union | 13 October 2023 | 1 November 2024 |
5. | Certificate of Registration of Electrical Contractor
| Electrical and Mechanical Services Department
| Shine Union | 11 July 2023 | 14 July 2026 |
6. | Registered Subcontractor
| Construction Industry Council | Shine Union | 31 March 2019 | 30 March 2024 |
7. | Endorsement of Removal Service Plan
| Environmental Protection Department
| Shine Union | 13 August 2018 | N/A |
8. | Certificate of Registration as a Registered Supplier | Environmental Protection Department
| Shine Union | 16 August 2018 | N/A |
9. | Type Approval Certificate (Smart Park)
| Octopus Cards Limited | Shine Union | 4 May 2022 | 4 May 2025
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10. | Type Approval Certificate (Self-Service Kiosk)
| Octopus Cards Limited | Shine Union | 4 May 2022 | 4 May 2025 |
11. | Type Approval Certificate (Access Control System)
| Octopus Cards Limited | Shine Union | 3 August 2023 | 3 August 2026 |
12. | Property Management Company Licence | Property Management Services Authority | Shine Union | 7 November 2022 | 6 November 2025
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(e) | copy of letter of confirmation from the board of directors of Shine Union dated the date hereof. |
In respect of Fortune Jet Management & Training Co. Limited (“Fortune Jet”), a company incorporated in Hong Kong:
(f) | a copy of the Certificate of Incorporation; |
(g) | a copy of the current articles of association; |
(h) | a copy of the annual return; |
(i) | copies of the following licences/qualifications/registrations (collectively, the “FJ Licences”): |
Licence/qualification/ registration | Granting/registration/ Issuing authority | Holder | Date of grant/issue/ registration | Expiry date (where applicable) | |
1. | Security Company Licence (Type I) | SGSIA | Fortune Jet | 18 September 2020 | 17 September 2025
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2. | Accreditation status of Certificate in Basic Security Services under QASRS (QF Level 1) | Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic & Vocational Qualifications
| Fortune Jet | 23 November 2022 | 22 November 2024 |
3. | Property Management Company Licence | Property Management Services Authority | Fortune Jet | 18 November 2022 | 17 November 2025
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(j) | copy of letter of confirmation from the board of directors of Fortune Jet dated the date hereof. |
2 | DEFINITIONS |
2.1 | Definitions. In this opinion: |
“any other jurisdiction” means a jurisdiction other than Hong Kong;
“Documents Examined” means the documents set out in paragraph 1.2 above; and
“Hong Kong” means the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China.
2.2 | Clause headings. In this opinion the clause headings are for ease of reference only and shall not affect the meaning. |
2.3 | Appendices. The attached Appendices form an integral part of this opinion. |
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3 | SCOPE OF OPINION |
3.1 | Structure and basis of opinion. The opinions in paragraph 4 are given expressly: |
(a) | on the basis of, and in reliance on, the Documents Examined and the searches (the “Searches”) referred to in Appendix 1 (Searches) and the assumptions set out in Appendix 2 (Assumptions); and |
(b) | subject to the qualifications set out in Appendix 3 (Qualifications). |
3.2 | Hong Kong law only. This opinion is confined to matters of Hong Kong law in force on this date of this opinion as currently applied and interpreted by the courts of Hong Kong; and we assume no responsibility to update or supplement this opinion to reflect any developments or changes of law which may occur after the date of this opinion. We express no opinion about the law of any other jurisdiction. |
3.3 | Express scope. This opinion is strictly limited to the matters specified herein and no opinion is expressed, implied or may be inferred beyond the matters expressly stated herein. The opinion expressed herein is rendered only as of the date hereof, and we assume no responsibility to advise you of facts, circumstances, events or developments that hereafter may be brought to our attention and that may alter, affect or modify the opinion expressed herein. |
4 | OPINION |
4.1 | General. We are of the opinion, so far as Hong Kong law is concerned, as follows. |
4.2 | Governmental Regulations and Filing to the Companies Registry. |
(a) | Each of Shine Union and Fortune Jet has complied with the requirement under the Companies Ordinance (Chapter 622 of the Laws of Hong Kong) (the “Companies Ordinance”) to file its annual return pursuant to Section 662 of the Companies Ordinance for the year 2022. |
(b) | Based on the letters of confirmation (being item 1.2(e) and 1.2(j) of the Documents Examined), in addition to the business registration certificates, Shine Union and Fortune Jet, respectively, have obtained the SU Licences and the FJ Licences for their operations in Hong Kong and such licences/qualifications/registrations remain valid and have not been revoked as of the date hereof. |
4.3 | Foreign exchange control. There are no restrictions imposed by the Hong Kong government on the foreign exchange and the transfer of capital in respect of Shine Union and Fortune Jet within, into and out of Hong Kong, except those involving criminal activities such as money laundering. |
4.4 | Statements in the Registration Statements. The statements set forth in the Registration Statement under the cover page of the prospectus and the captions hereof, such as “Enforceability of Civil Liabilities”, “Prospectus Summary”, “Management”, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” (save for the financial statements and its related schedules and the financial data contained therein to which we express no opinion), “Corporate History and Structure”, “Risk Factors”, “Regulations”, and “Taxation”, to the extent that they describe or summarise Hong Kong legal matters currently in effect as at the date of this opinion, are true and accurate in the material respects, and represent a fair and accurate summary in the material respects of the Hong Kong legal matters stated therein as at the date hereof. |
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5 | DISCLOSURE AND APPLICABLE LAW |
5.1 | Disclosure. This opinion is delivered solely for the purpose of and in connection with the Registration Statement publicly filed in the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on the date of this opinion and may not be used for other purpose without our prior written consent. |
5.2 | Consent. We hereby consent to the use of this opinion in, and the filing hereof as an exhibit to, the Registration Statement, and to the reference to our name in the Registration Statement. 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 U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended or the regulations promulgated thereunder. |
5.3 | Applicable law. Hong Kong law shall apply to our responsibilities with regard to this opinion and to all issues arising out of those responsibilities. |
Yours faithfully,
/S/ Watson Farley & Williams LLP
Watson Farley & Williams LLP
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APPENDIX 1
searches
We carried out the following searches:
(a) | a search against Shine Union and Fortune Jet at the Companies Registry of Hong Kong; |
(b) | a search against Shine Union and Fortune Jet in the company winding up register kept by the Official Receiver’s Office of Hong Kong; and |
(c) | a search against Shine Union and Fortune Jet to establish the existence of proceedings commenced against any of Shine Union and Fortune Jet in the courts of Hong Kong. |
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APPENDIX 2
ASSUMPTIONS
1 | Basis. We have made the assumptions set out below without investigation. |
2 | Genuineness and authenticity. The genuineness of all signatures and seals (where applicable) on, and the authenticity and (except in the case of a document which is expressly stated to be an extract) the completeness of, all documents or copy documents (including, without limitation, the Documents Examined) submitted to us. |
3 | Conformity. That, where a document has been examined by us in draft or specimen form, it has been or will be executed in the form of that draft or specimen. That all documents submitted to us as certified or photostatic copies confirm to its originals. |
4 | Due authorisation. That the persons who signed the Documents Examined were duly authorised by the relevant party and there has been no revocation of such authorisation; that each Document Examined has been properly signed or properly executed (including, where applicable, sealed with the correct seal) and delivered by or on behalf of each party in accordance with the laws of its jurisdiction of organisation or incorporation. |
5 | Remain in force. The Documents Examined remain in full force and effect on the date of this opinion and have not been revoked, amended or supplemented, and no amendments, revisions, supplements, modifications or other changes have been made, and no revocations or termination has occurred, with respect to any Documents Examined after they were submitted to us for the purposes of this opinion. |
6 | Accuracy of information. The accuracy and completeness of all factual representations, where via oral or written instructions, provided by the Company, Shine Union, Fortune Jet and/or their respective representatives. The instructions and information provided by the Company, Shine Union, Fortune Jet and/or their respective representatives are true, accurate and complete, to our best belief. All factual statements in the Documents Examined are true and accurate as of the date of this opinion save as expressly stated herein. That no person has engaged in, or is or will be engaging in, misleading or deceptive or unconscionable conduct or be seeking to conduct any relevant transaction or any associated activity in a manner which might render this opinion or any transaction or associated activity untrue or incorrect. |
7 | No change. There has been no change in the information contained in the latest records of Shine Union and Fortune Jet filed with the Companies Registry of Hong Kong made up to the issuance of this opinion. |
8 | Completeness. That all facts, documents and information relating to Shine Union and/or Fortune Jet or otherwise which may affect this opinion have been provided to us and that no physical inspection or interview have been conducted with the directors, shareholders or officers of Shine Union and Fortune Jet to determine the factual statements in any of the Documents Examined. |
9 | Compliances. That no other laws would affect this opinion but that, insofar as the laws of jurisdiction other than the laws of Hong Kong may be relevant, such laws have been complied with. |
10 | Searches. That the information disclosed in the Searches was accurate and that the Searches did not fail to disclose any material information which had been delivered for filing or registration but was not disclosed, or, as the case may be, did not appear on the public files or relevant registers at the time of the Searches. |
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APPENDIX 3
QUALIFICATIONS
1. | The laws of Hong Kong referred herein are the laws and regulations publicly available and currently in force on the date hereof and there is no guarantee that any of such laws and regulations, or the interpretation or enforcement thereof, will not be changed, amended or revoked in the future with or without retrospective effect. |
2. | We may rely, as to matters of facts (but not as to legal conclusions), to the extent we deem proper, on certificates and confirmations of a director(s) of the Company, Shine Union and/or Fortune Jet, relevant governmental and regulatory authorities, and public searches conducted in Hong Kong, and such matters of facts and the legal conclusions drawn therefrom are subject to any limitation, disclaimers or qualifications therein, and that they are further subject to and limited by the documents and information made available to us, including without limitation, the internal records of Shine Union and Fortune Jet. |
3. | This opinion is confined to the Documents Examined and information furnished to us by the Company, Shine Union, and Fortune Jet in connection with this opinion, including the confirmation from the directors of the Company, and no legal due diligence is performed on the Company, Shine Union and Fortune Jet and we express no other opinions except those explicitly stated herein. We have not undertaken any independent investigation to determine the existence or accuracy of any fact, and no inference as to our knowledge of the existence or accuracy of any fact should be drawn. |
4. | The Searches may not be complete and up-to-date because notice of those matters might not be filed with the Hong Kong Governmental Authority or the court immediately or at all and, when filed, might not have been entered on the record available for public inspection immediately. The Searches are conducted and made available to us by a service provider and we do not guarantee the accuracy and completeness of the Searches. |
5. | The description of Hong Kong laws as referred to in paragraph 4.4 of the opinion only set out the relevant laws and regulations in a general sense and does not constitute a comprehensive legal opinion on such matter. |
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