West Kowloon Cultural District Authority

November 2015

Our firm has once again been appointed by The West Kowloon Cultural District Authority (西九文化區管理局) as one of the panel law firms providing various legal services. Our firm was first appointed on its panel in 2011. Information about the Authority: http://www.westkowloon.hk/



April 2024
Gallant Managing Partner Attended Beijing Guantao Law Firm Joint Forum Discussion
Gallant and Guantao & Chow (“Guantao Hong Kong”) in Association
March 2024
COURT’S REFUSAL TO INTERVENE ARBITRAL AWARD
February 2024
20 YEARS PLUS CARING COMPANY LOGO IN 2023
THE ATTORNEY’S DUTY UNDER AN ENDURING POWER OF ATTORNEY
January 2024
RECIPROCAL ENFORCEMENT OF MAINLAND JUDGMENTS: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PERSPECTIVE
What Law Firms Can Do to Mitigate Their Cyber Risk
THE LAW SOCIETY 2023 PRO BONO AND COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD
GALLANT WELCOMED VISIT BY GRASSROOT FAMILIES
December 2023
GALLANT MANAGING PARTNER AS MODERATOR ON “ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT CYBERSECURITY AND DIGITAL RISKS”
THE COURT’S PARAMETER TO PROPOUND AN IMPERFECT WILL
GALLANT MANAGING PARTNER, PHILIP WONG AND HEAD OF REAL ESTATE DEPARTMENT, ANNIE WONG, NAMED A “VISIONARY” IN THE A-LIST LAWYER 2023 BY CHINA BUSINESS LAW JOURNAL
November 2023
GALLANT PARTNER DELIVERED A SPEECH IN THE CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF HOUSING ASIAN PACIFIC BRANCH ANNUAL CONVENTION 2023
A Roadmap to Personal Data Protection & Privacy in Asia
GALLANT RECOMMENDED IN THE LEGAL 500 ASIA PACIFIC 2024
How Lawyers Can Embrace Generative AI
October 2023
THE REVIVAL REFORM FOR GEM LISTING
September 2023
ASSESSMENT OF RESERVE PRICE IN AUCTION UNDER LAND (COMPULSORY SALE FOR REDEVELOPMENT) ORDINANCE
Gallant’s Managing Partner Attending Meritas Asia Regional Meeting in Sri Lanka
GALLANT RECOGNIZED BY ASIALAW 2023
PRESENTATION OF THE GALLANT PRIZE IN INTRODUCTION TO PRC LAW FOR 2022-2023 AT THE LAW FACULTY OPENING CEREMONY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG
August 2023
THE SHARING OF PENSION UPON DIVORCE
GALLANT HAS BEEN SHORTLISTED FOR ALB HONG KONG LAW AWARDS 2023
GALLANT RECOGNIZED BY IFLR1000 (2023)
July 2023
DISCRETION OF COURT TO ORDER SECURITY FOR COSTS
GALLANT PREPARING SOFT MEAL FOR ELDERLY
“Hot Take” on Artificial Intelligence
June 2023
THE COURT RECOGNIZES CRYPTOCURRENCY AS PROPERTY
GALLANT RECEIVES CHINA BUSINESS LAW AWARDS 2023
May 2023
THE COURT SCRUTINIZES STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF ARBITRAL PROCESS
Gallant Managing Partner Mr. Philip Wong Elected to Board of Directors of Meritas Global Alliance of Law Firms
GALLANT RECOGNIZED BY BENCHMARK LITIGATION ASIA-PACIFIC 2023
April 2023
THE INTRODUCTION OF “NO-FAULT” APPLICATION FOR DIVORCE UNDER THE DIVORCE, DISSOLUTION AND SEPARATION ACT IN UK
MERITAS IS RECOGNISED AS AN ELITE GLOBAL LEGAL NETWORK IN CHAMBERS GLOBAL GUIDE 2023
March 2023
HOLDING OF VIRTUAL OR HYBRID GENERAL MEETINGS BY VIRTUAL MEETING TECHNOLOGY
Gallant Shares their Insights on “Law Firm Succession Planning” and “The Growth Potential for Hong Kong Limited Partnership Funds” on Hong Kong Lawyer
GALLANT PRESENTS “HONG KONG: THE LEGAL 500 BANKING & FINANCE – COUNTRY COMPARATIVE GUIDES 2023”
February 2023
OWNERSHIP AND MAINTENANCE LIABILITY OF EXTERNAL WALL OF BUILDING
January 2023
Trademark, Metaverse and NFTs
Gallant Distributed Good Luck Bags to the Elderlies
GALLANT RECOMMENDED IN THE LEGAL 500 ASIA PACIFIC 2023
GBA LAWYER’S LICENSE HAS BEEN ISSUED TO A GALLANT SOLICITOR
PHILIP WONG, MANAGING PARTNER OF GALLANT, RECOGNISED AS A-LIST LAWYER 2022 BY CHINA BUSINESS LAW JOURNAL
December 2022
DIRECTOR’S DUTY TO COMPANY’S CREDITORS
Gallant proudly celebrates 45 years in Hong Kong
THE LAW SOCIETY 2022 PRO BONO AND COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD
November 2022
The Uplifted Threshold of Application for Summary Judgement in Fraud Case
Partners’ Retreat 2022
PARTNERS AND CONSULTANTS THANKSGIVING 2022
October 2022
Conflict of Inheritance Laws in Hong Kong and PRC
2022 NEWLY ADMITTED SOLICITORS
GALLANT MANAGING PARTNER APPOINTED A JUDGE FOR 21st KINGFISHER ALB HONG KONG LAW AWARDS 2022
September 2022
A Snapshot of the “Payment Arrangements for Property Transactions (PAPT)”
PRESENTATION OF THE GALLANT PRIZE IN INTRODUCTION TO PRC LAW FOR 2021-2022 AT THE LAW FACULTY OPENING CEREMONY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG
August 2022
Listing Rule Amendments to cover Share Award Scheme
GALLANT RECOGNIZED BY IFLR1000 (2022)
Asia - A Legal Guide for Business Investment and Expansion
July 2022
The Hong Kong Companies Court Revisited the Standard of “Serious Cross-Claim” Opposition to Winding-up Petitions
June 2022
SETTING ASIDE AN ARBITRAL AWARD ON INCONSISTENT FINDINGS OF FACT (2)
GALLANT RECEIVES CHINA BUSINESS LAW AWARDS 2022
NFTs and Fraud
May 2022
REMOTE AND ONLINE EXECUTION AND WITNESSING OF DOCUMENTS
GALLANT RECOMMENDED BY IFLR1000 (2022) (BANKING AND FINANCE)
GALLANT RECOGNIZED BY BENCHMARK LITIGATION ASIA-PACIFIC 2022
April 2022
Meritas is recognised as one of the leading law firm networks in Chambers Global Guide 2022
A GLANCE OF THE TEMPORARY PROTECTION MEASURES FOR BUSINESS TENANTS (COVID-19 PANDEMIC) BILL
March 2022
GALLANT PRESENTS “HONG KONG: THE LEGAL 500 BANKING & FINANCE – COUNTRY COMPARATIVE GUIDES 2022”
February 2022
PHILIP WONG, MANAGING PARTNER OF GALLANT, AWARDED THE CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION BY THE WORLD BANK GROUP
January 2022
Reciprocal recognition and enforcement of Mainland and Hong Kong judgments in matrimonial and family cases
Philip Wong, Managing Partner of Gallant, Recognised as A-List Lawyer 2021 by China Business Law Journal
GALLANT RECOMMENDED IN THE LEGAL 500 ASIA PACIFIC 2022
December 2021
Partners and Consultants Thanksgiving 2021
November 2021
SETTING ASIDE AN ARBITRAL AWARD ON INCONSISTENT FINDINGS OF FACT
WE ARE PROUD MEMBERS OF MERITAS LAW FIRMS WORLDWIDE IN HONG KONG
GALLANT WINNING AT HONGKONG LAND GOLF DAY 2021
2021 NEWLY ADMITTED SOLICITORS STAYING WITH GALLANT
THE FUTURE OF LAWYERING – THE MILLENNIAL PERSPECTIVE
October 2021
Gallant Participated in Environmental Protection Activities Organized by WWF
MERITAS YOUNG LAWYERS' VIDEO (ASIA) – EPISODE 3
September 2021
Promoting the Hong Kong Open-ended Fund Companies (OFC)
HKEX published Consultation Paper on SPACs
PRESENTATION OF THE GALLANT PRIZE IN INTRODUCTION TO PRC LAW FOR 2020-2021 AT THE LAW FACULTY OPENING CEREMONY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG
August 2021
GALLANT RECOGNIZED BY IFLR1000 (2021)
FAR-REACHING IMPLICATIONS OF COURT OF APPEAL’S RULING ON VOLUNTARY ARRANGEMENT BETWEEN BENEFICIARIES ON DISTRIBUTION OF ESTATE
GALLANT INTERVIEWED BY CAIXIN
MERITAS YOUNG LAWYERS' VIDEO (ASIA) – EPISODE 2
GALLANT Attending Cross-Border Conversation: The Challenges Faced by In-House and External Counsel Today
Gallant Interviewed by BioWorld
July 2021
HONG KONG COMPANIES COURT REVISTED THE REQUIREMENT FOR WINDING UP OFF-SHORE COMPANIES LISTED IN HONG KONG
Building Shanghai Global Asset Management Center - Further Expansion of the QFLP Pilot Program
June 2021
Launch of Meritas Young Lawyers' Video (Asia)
May 2021
Professional Volunteer Service Accreditation Programme 2019-2020
The Main Board Profit Requirement
HKEX Considers Introducing SPAC
GALLANT RECEIVES CHINA BUSINESS LAW AWARDS 2021
GALLANT RECOGNIZED BY BENCHMARK LITIGATION ASIA-PACIFIC 2021
April 2021
MERITAS RECERTIFICATION
Client Service Excellence Award 2021 to Gallant
New Initiative Launched To Expedite Lease Modifications - Involving Industrial Buildings
New Managing Partner
March 2021
15 Years Plus Caring Company Logo in 2020
February 2021
Filing Stamp Duty Refund Application: A Case Study
Deal or No Deal - Brexit and its Impact on Employers and Their Work Force
January 2021
OUR CO-MANAGING PARTNER AND HEAD OF COMMERCIAL DEPARTMENT, PHILIP WONG RECOGNIZED BY CHINA BUSINESS LAW JOURNAL 2020
December 2020
New Foreign Investment Regulatory System in China and Open-up of Financial Sector
Combating the second wave in COVID cases across Europe: Restrictions in place and new support measures for companies and employees
November 2020
HONG KONG COURT EXTENDS THE SCOPE OF JURISDICTIONAL GATEWAY FOR TORT COMMITTED OVERSEAS
October 2020
DEAL MAKING IN A PANDEMIC: AN UPDATE FROM ASIA
Fintech Development as a Result of the Pandemic and Regulation as the Driving Force of the Fintech Environment
GALLANT RECOGNIZED BY IFLR1000
September 2020
Global Legal Network Meritas Focuses On Quality Amid Market Turbulence
THE NEW LIMITED PARTNERSHIP FUND ORDINANCE IN HONG KONG
August 2020
SEMINAR ON COMPETITION LAW AS A DEFENCE IN CIVIL ACTIONS
July 2020
Hong Kong: Trade Marks (Amendment) Ordinance 2020 – changes to embrace and changes to beware of
Restructuring Insolvent Airlines in the Americas: A Look at LATAM and developments with AeroMexico and Avianca
ASIALAW REGIONAL AWARDS 2020
How to Protect Against Cybersecurity Threats in a Work-from-Home Environment
June 2020
Transactions in a COVID-19 Environment
WHETHER SERVICE AGREEMENTS ENTERED INTO BY DATA CENTRE OPERATORS MAY CREATE LANDLORD AND TENANT RELATIONSHIP
The Challenges of Data Protection and Privacy During and After the Covid-19 Pandemic
May 2020
Virtual Court Hearings: Practical Tips, Tricks and Takeaways for Lawyers Everywhere
GALLANT RECOGNIZED BY BENCHMARK LITIGATION ASIA-PACIFIC 2020
April 2020
Meeting or not? – Whether directors and shareholders of companies can be excused from physical meetings under the Companies Ordinance
How Covid-19 Will Trigger Global Supply Chain Realignment
Winning China Business Law Journal Awards 2020
March 2020
Gallant acted as the legal advisor to the Sole Sponsor and the Underwriters on the IPO of C-Link Squared Limited (1463) on the Main Board of HKEx
GLOBAL LAW FIRM NETWORK MERITAS NAMES NEW PRESIDENT
February 2020
Whether Payment Arising from Future Performance of Contract is Disposition of Property by the Company Requiring Validation Order
Winning China Business Law Journal Deals of the Year 2019
January 2020
WOULD TWO SEPARATE ASSIGNMENTS BE DEEMED AN EXCHANGE OF PROPERTY FOR STAMP DUTY PURPOSE?
December 2019
APPOINTMENT BY THE HONG KONG SOCIETY FOR THE AGED
THE LAW SOCIETY 2019 PRO BONO AND COMMUNITY WORK AWARD PRESENTATION CEREMONY
LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN INSURANCE LAW
November 2019
Dinner with Partners and Consultants
GALLANT ATTENDED THE MERITAS 2019 ASIA REGIONAL MEETING
Hongkong Land Golf Day
October 2019
WELCOME LUNCH WITH NEWLY ADMITTED SOLICITORS
Hong Kong Court of Appeal Revisits the Rules Concerning Removal of Directors
2019 NEWLY ADMITTED SOLICITORS STAYING WITH OUR FIRM
GALLANT RECOGNIZED BY IFLR1000 2020
September 2019
Tax Assessment for Land Redevelopment Arrangement Annulled by the Court of Final Appeal
GALLANT RECOGNIZED BY ASIALAW PROFILES 2020
PRESENTATION OF THE GALLANT PRIZE IN INTRODUCTION TO PRC LAW FOR 2018-2019 AT THE LAW FACULTY OPENING CEREMONY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG
August 2019
Gallant’s Real Estate Department Receives ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 14001:2015 Certification
Seminar to Bank of Communications Co., Ltd. Hong Kong Branch
Mainland China Tightens up Domestic Real Estate Developers' Access to Overseas Financing
July 2019
In what circumstances can sexual discrimination be inferred?
GALLANT ACHIEVES GLOBAL CYBERSECURITY STANDARD
June 2019
DELEGATION FROM SHANGHAI HUANGPU DISTRICT BUREAU OF JUSTICE AND ELITE YOUNG LAWYERS VISITED GALLANT
May 2019
LEGAL NEWS UPDATE : PRIORITY OF CHARGING ORDER ABSOLUTE AND EQUITABLE CHARGE ON FUTURE SALE PROCEEDS
GALLANT ATTENDED MERITAS ANNUAL MEETING 2019
April 2019
What’s So Significant about the Significant Controllers Register?
ASIALAW REGIONAL AWARDS 2019
March 2019
Hong Kong Court of Appeal Ruled on the Test of Recklessness and Negligence for Market Misconduct under SFO
February 2019
Is estate agent’s misrepresentation a ground for first-hand property purchaser’s rescission?
O-BANK VISITED GALLANT
FOUNDER OF LEXENCE VISITED GALLANT
January 2019
Competition Commission and the First Conduct Rule in Action
Implementation of HKEX’s consultation conclusions on corporate governance
THE LAW SOCIETY 2018 PRO BONO AND COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD PRESENTATION CEREMONY
December 2018
SEMINAR ON COMMERICAL FRAUD LITIGATION
Our former Managing Partner and Ex-Board Member of Meritas visited Arnecke Sibeth Dabelstein (“ASD”)
Our Partner and Head of Commercial Department, Philip Wong recognized by China Business Law Journal 2018
November 2018
GALLANT HOSTED THE MERITAS 2018 ASIA REGIONAL MEETING
The 13th Law & Order Cup
NEWLY ADMITTED SOLICITORS STAYING WITH OUR FIRM
HKEX’S CONSULTATION CONCLUSIONS ON REVIEW OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE CODE AND GUIDANCE FOR BOARDS AND DIRECTORS
BANK FOUND OWING NO DUTY TO ADVICE TO CUSTOMERS IN HIGH RISK INVESTMENTS
GALLANT RECOGNIZED by IFLR1000 2019
October 2018
Seminar on Compliance Issues in Banking and Finance Industry
LEGAL NEWS UPDATE: SHOULD REDEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL OF ADJOINING LOTS ON A MERGED SITE BASIS BE CONSIDERED IN DETERMINING COMPULSORY SALE APPLICATION?
GALLANT RECOGNIZED BY ASIALAW PROFILES 2019
September 2018
PARTNER OF HONE MAXWELL LLP VISITED GALLANT
THE LATEST MERITAS GUIDE -- A GLOBAL ROADMAP TO PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION: ASIA PACIFIC, EUROPE & USA
Meritas -- a Global Elite Network
August 2018
Seminar on Employment Related Responsibilities of NGO Boards
July 2018
Hiking at the Lion Rock (獅子山)
Our Consultant, Mr LO Wing-sang, Vincent, BBS, JP, has been awarded the Silver Bauhinia Star
May 2018
RTHK’S INTER-COLLEGIATE DEBATE COMPETITION 2018 SEMI-FINAL
GALLANT ATTENDED MERITAS ANNUAL MEETING 2018
April 2018
MERITAS RECERTIFICATION-2018
March 2018
DISCLOSURE OF INTERESTS OF SHARE CHARGE UNDER HK SECURITIES LAW
CARING COMPANY PARTNERSHIP EXPO 2018
SEMINAR TO BANK OF CHINA LIMITED, MACAU BRANCH
A Legal Guide for Business Investment and Expansion: Hong Kong
DIRECTOR OF FAIRFIELD AND WOODS VISITED GALLANT
CHINA BUSINESS LAW AWARD 2017-18
February 2018
Significant Controllers Registers -- Amendments to the Companies Ordinance
Final Appeal Allowed in Lo Siu Wa v. Employees Compensation Assistance Fund Board & Anor [2018] HKCFA 3
January 2018
THE LAW SOCIETY 2017 PRO BONO AND COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD PRESENTATION CEREMONY
December 2017
GALLANT 40TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
SEMINAR ON WILLS, PROBATE AND ENDURING POWER OF ATTORNEY
November 2017
PARTNER OF BUN & ASSOCIATES VISITED GALLANT
Does bank owe duty of care to applicant of injunction order?
SENIOR PARTNER OF PEPELIAEV GROUP VISITED GALLANT
Gallant 40th Anniversary
October 2017
GALLANT RECOGNIZED BY IFLR1000 2018
Newly admitted solicitors staying with our firm (2017)
Gallant recognized by Asialaw Profiles 2018
August 2017
Presentation of the Gallant Prize in Introduction to PRC Law for 2016-2017 at the Law Faculty Opening Ceremony of The University Of Hong Kong
Can banks still rely on non-reliance clauses in transactions without "suitability clause" ?
June 2017
GALLANT SPEAK AT BELT AND ROAD OUTBOUND INVESTMENT, HANGZHOU
MR. ELI BARASCH, HEAD OF CHINA DESK OF MERITAS FIRM IN ISRAEL, VISITED GALLANT
Seminar on SFC’s Code of Conduct
May 2017
The Law Society’s 110th Jubilee Celebration Dinner
April 2017
GALLANT ATTENDING ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF MERITAS 2017
March 2017
Seminar to Bank of China Limited, Macau Branch on documentation and execution requirement of Finance Documents and enforcement of security
Seminar to Bank of China Limited Guangdong Branch on Cross-border Banking and Enforcement of Security
February 2017
Mr. Hugo Cuesta Leaño, Vice Chair of the Board of Directors of Meritas, visited Gallant
Meritas Asia Regional Retreat and Board of Directors Meeting
December 2016
Law Society’s Pro Bono and Community Work Recognition Programme 2016 ("the Programme")
October 2016
News in October 2016: Listing of China Industrial Securities International Financial Group Limited
Four newly admitted solicitors staying with our firm
September 2016
Same Firm, Streamlined Name
August 2016
Presentation of the Gallant Y.T. Ho Prize in Introduction to PRC Law for 2015-2016 at the Law Faculty Opening Ceremony of The University Of Hong Kong
May 2016
Caring Company for 13 consecutive years
Greater China Legal Affairs Committee Annual Brainstorming Session
April 2016
Listing of Wang On Properties Limited
Hong Kong Chinese Civil Servants’ Association 21st Century Inauguration Ceremony of Council Members for the 6th Term (2015-2018) Cum 2016 Annual Member’s Banquet
January 2016
Meritas Asia Regional Group Retreat
Certificate of Appreciation awarded by The Hong Kong Society for the Aged
December 2015
Law Society’s Pro Bono and Community Work Recognition Programme 2015 ("the Programme")
November 2015
MTR HONG KONG Race Walking 2015
August 2015
Seminar to China Citic Bank on “How to Conduct Due Diligence on Foreign Companies and their Execution of Documents”
July 2015
Legal Training to Offshore Banking Department of Ping An Bank
June 2015
Talk on “Business Management” by Mr. Dennis Unkovic, Chairman of Meritas
Meritas Recertification 2015
Seminar to Nanyang Commercial Bank, Limited - bank security in relation to book debts
April 2015
Caring Company for 12 consecutive years
March 2015
Shanghai Bureau of Justice and Shanghai Bar Association Visited Gallant Y. T. Ho & Co.
January 2015
Law Society’s Pro Bono and Community Work Recognition Programme 2013 ("the Programme")
December 2014
Seminar to Ping An Bank Co., Ltd. Shanghai Pilot Free Trade Zone Branch
October 2014
An acquisition financing transaction
Our Firm has been retained as a Hong Kong legal counsel on a regular retainer basis by a new Japanese client
August 2014
Hong Kong Chinese Civil Servants’ Association 100th Anniversary Reception
June 2014
Seminar to The Society of Chinese Accountants & Auditors (SCAA) - Practical Impact of Companies Ordinance (Cap.622) on Commercial Practices
May 2014
Ms. Amanda Liu elected to Meritas Board of Directors
April 2014
Seminar on the new Companies Ordinance (Cap.622)
March 2014
Caring Company Partnership Expo 2014
February 2014
The 8th Law and Order Cup
December 2013
Seminar to Bank of China Limited Macau Branch2013
Our recent publication: Discrimination Law in Hong Kong, Lexis Practical Guidance
Law Society’s Pro Bono and Community Work Recognition Programme 2013 ("the Programme")
Meritas Asia and Australia
October 2013
MTR HONG KONG Race Walking 2013
New Retainer Agreement with the Ping An Bank Company Limited
June 2013
Visit Agricultural Bank of China Hong Kong Branch and seminar to the bank participants
May 2013
“Successful Strategies for Doing Business in Asia” published by Meritas
Annual Meeting of Meritas
April 2013
Formal retainer Legal Service Agreement with Standard Charted Bank (China) Limited
Hong Kong Chinese Civil Servants’ Association 21st century - 5th Inauguration of Executive Councillors cum Annual Gathering
February 2013
Caring Company Partnership Expo 2013
January 2013
SCOLAR and Law Society Volunteer Scheme (2012
Appointment of Member of the Environmental Campaign Committee
SCOLAR and Law Society Volunteer Scheme (2012
Law Society’s Pro Bono and Community Work Recognition Programme 2012 ("the Programme")
Certificate of Appreciation awarded by The Hong Kong Society for the Aged
December 2012
Bank Consent to Issue of Debt Securities
November 2012
HKAEE Sectoral Awards Adjudicating Panel
October 2012
MTR HONG KONG Race Walking 2012
September 2012
Visit to Ping An Bank
August 2012
2012 Commercial Conveyancing Law Firm of the Year in Hong Kong
Guangdong Justice Department visited our firm
July 2012
FDRC Mediator
May 2012
Caring Company for 9 consecutive years
April 2012
Meritas Recertification
March 2012
Consumer Council Certificate Presentation
Accreditation of Mediator
January 2012
Law Society’s PRO BONO AWARD PRESENTATION ON 15 APR 2011 The Law Society Pro Bono and Community Work Recognition Programme 2010
October 2011
MTR HONG KONG Race Walking 2011
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