Authors:
Andrew Tsang
FCG HKFCG, BBA (Hons), MBA, JD, MAPP
Andrew Tsang has over 30 years of experience in full-time compliance, corporate governance,
and company secretarial practice in listed companies, private companies, and professional firms.
Andrew is a fellow member of The Chartered Governance Institute (CGI) and The Hong Kong Chartered
Governance Institute (HKCGI). Andrew is a former part-time lecturer and tutor of several tertiary
institutions in Hong Kong for teaching company secretarial practice courses from diploma to postgraduate
degree level. Andrew holds both Bachelor (Honours) degree and Master degree in Business Administration.
Andrew obtained his Juris Doctor degree from The Chinese University of Hong Kong and Master of Arts degree
in Practical Philosophy from Lingnan University. Andrew is one of the authors of the books "Compliance and
Company Secretarial Practice of Hong Kong Listed Companies" and "Concise Guide: Compliance and Company
Secretarial Practice of Hong Kong Private Companies," both published by Sweet and Maxwell in 2014 and 2017
respectively.
Ricky Lai
FCG HKFCG(PE)
Mr. Ricky Lai is the named company secretary of a company listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange
who is responsible for handling company secretarial affairs, monitoring corporate compliance, and
participating in the development of the group's corporate affairs. Mr. Lai is also the visiting lecturer
of several tertiary institutions in Hong Kong. Mr. Lai obtained his Bachelor of Laws and Master of Laws
from The University of London. Mr. Lai is a fellow member of HKCGI and The Chartered Governance Institute
and a holder of the Practitioner's Endorsement Certificate issued by HKCGI.
Francis Cheng
ACG, HKACG, BAcc (Hons), PGDipCA
Francis Cheng has accumulated over 25 years of professional experience in the domains of corporate
governance, regulatory compliance, company secretaryship, and investor relations. He has served as the
designated company secretary for numerous Hong Kong-listed companies and provides consultancy services to
small and medium-sized enterprises, assisting them in achieving operational excellence and regulatory
compliance. His areas of expertise include a wide range of corporate transactions, corporate restructuring,
ESG reporting, and developing an effective investor relations strategy. He is an associate member of both
HKCGI and The Chartered Governance Institute (UK). Francis holds a Bachelor's (Honours) Degree in
Accounting and Finance and a Postgraduate Diploma in Corporate Administration.
Description:
Compliance and Company Secretarial Practice of Hong Kong Listed Companies, Second Edition
is fully updated with the latest rules, codes, ordinances, and regulations and is an invaluable reference
material for the company secretarial practitioners and corporate governance professionals. By setting a
fictitious listed company in a range of real-life scenarios, this publication demonstrates how company
secretarial practitioners perform all compliance functions for a Hong Kong listed company by applying the
respective laws, rules, and regulations. It ensures the seamless day-to-day operations of all Hong Kong
listed companies.
Subsequent to the first edition, the authors confidently introduce various updates on amendments and new
rules on the HKEx's Listing Rules (LR), SFC's Takeover Codes, Securities and Futures Ordinance, and Hong
Kong Companies Ordinance. These include, but are not limited to:
- The reforms on the delisting process;
- Amendments on backdoor listing and continuing listing criteria;
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Changes relating to disciplinary powers and sanctions, enhancements and streamlining of dual-primary
listings and secondary listings for overseas issuers with weighted voting rights (WVR) structures and
without WVR;
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The new structure (LR Chapters 19 and 19C), the implementation of a listing regime for Biotech Companies
(LR Chapter 18A), Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) (LR Chapter 18B) and Specialist Technology
Companies (LR Chapter 18C);
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The latest listing reforms and new requirements on share schemes, a paperless listing regime, treasury shares;
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Climate-related disclosures under the Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Framework and the reform of
Corporate Governance Code are also introduced and discussed.
