EX-8.2 4 s001331x8_ex8-2.htm EXHIBIT 8.2

Exhibit 8.2

 

Han Kun Law Offices

 

9/F, Office Tower C1, Oriental Plaza, 1 East Chang An Avenue, Beijing 100738, P. R. China

 

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北京 Beijing 上海 Shanghai 深圳 Shenzhen 香港 Hong Kong

 

www.hankunlaw.com

 

 

February 7, 2017

 

To: BeyondSpring Inc.
  28 Liberty Street, 39th Floor
  New York, New York 10005
   

Re: Legal Opinion on Certain PRC Tax Matters

 

To Whom It May Concern,

 

We are qualified lawyers of the People’s Republic of China (the “PRC” or “China”, for the purpose of this opinion only, PRC shall not include the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the Macau Special Administrative Region and Taiwan) and as such are qualified to issue this opinion on the laws and regulations of the PRC effective as of the date hereof.

 

We act as the PRC counsel to BeyondSpring Inc. (the “Company”), a company incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands, in connection with (i) the Company’s Registration Statement on Form F-1, including all amendments and supplements thereto (the “Registration Statement”), filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 (as amended) in relation to the offering (the “Offering”) by the Company of its ordinary shares (“Ordinary Shares”), and (ii) the Company’s proposed listing of Ordinary Shares on the NASDAQ Global Market.

 

As used herein, (A) “PRC Laws” means all applicable laws, regulations, statutes, rules, decrees, notices, and supreme court’s judicial interpretations currently in force and publicly available as of the date of this opinion in the PRC; (B) “Governmental Agencies” means any competent government authorities, courts or regulatory bodies of the PRC; (C) “Governmental Authorizations” means all approvals, consents, permits, authorizations, filings, registrations, exemptions, endorsements, annual inspections, qualifications and licenses required by the applicable PRC Laws to be obtained from the competent Governmental Agencies.

 

CONFIDENTIALITY. This document contains confidential information which may also be privileged. Unless you are the addressee (or authorized to receive for the addressee), you may not copy, use, or distribute it. If you have received it in error, please advise Han Kun Law Offices immediately by telephone or facsimile and return it promptly by mail. Thanks.

 
Han Kun Law Offices

In so acting, we have examined the originals or copies, certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, provided to us by the Company, 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 certificates issued by the Governmental Agencies and officers of the Company.

 

Based on the foregoing and subject to the qualifications set out below, we are of the opinion that, as of the date of this opinion, so far as PRC Laws are concerned:

 

1.The statements made in the Registration Statement under the caption “Risk Factors”, “Taxation – People’s Republic of China Taxation” and “Regulations” with respect to the PRC tax laws and regulations or interpretations, constitute true and accurate descriptions of the matters described therein in all material aspects and such statements represent our opinion.

 

This opinion relates only to the PRC Laws and we express no opinion as to any laws other than the PRC Laws.

 

PRC Laws as used in this opinion refers to PRC Laws currently in force as of the date of this opinion and there is no guarantee that any of such PRC Laws will not be changed, amended or revoked in the immediate future or in the longer term with or without retroactive effect.

 

Our opinion is subject to the effects of (i) certain legal or statutory principles affecting the enforceability of contractual rights generally under the concepts of public interest, social ethics, national security, good faith, fair dealing, and applicable statutes of limitation; (ii) any circumstance in connection with formulation, execution or performance of any legal documents that would be deemed materially mistaken, clearly unconscionable, fraudulent, coercionary or concealing illegal intentions with a lawful form; (iii) judicial discretion with respect to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief, remedies or defenses, or calculation of damages; and (iv) the discretion of any competent PRC legislative, administrative or judicial bodies in exercising their authority in the PRC.

 

This opinion is issued based on our understanding of the current PRC Laws. For matters not explicitly provided under the current PRC Laws, the interpretation, implementation and application of the specific requirements under the PRC Laws are subject to the final discretion of competent PRC legislative, administrative and judicial authorities.

 

This opinion is intended to be used in the context which is specifically referred to herein and each paragraph should be looked at as a whole and no part should be extracted and referred to independently.

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Han Kun Law Offices

 

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 such Registration Statement under the captions of “Risk Factors”, “Taxation – People’s Republic of China Taxation” and “Regulations”.

 

Yours faithfully,
 
 
/s/ HAN KUN LAW OFFICES  
HAN KUN LAW OFFICES
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