Investor Protection in Capital Markets – The Case of Hong Kong focuses on the regulatory protections available to public investors who have decided to invest their money and trust in Hong Kong listed companies. This book investigates and expands upon the procedures, regulations, and enforcement mechanisms put in place to ensure investors are given adequate protection for their monies invested, with the objective to provide the public with transparent and sufficient investment information.
This publication applies the investor protection benchmarks as set out in the: (new) Companies Ordinance (Cap.622), Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap.571), and Main Board (or General Enterprise Market (GEM) Listing Rules.
The publiaction not only analyzes regulation of issuers through the disclosure regime, regulation of intermediaries, and regulation of market misconducts but also the heatedly debated issues related to the Lehman Brothers’ minibonds saga and Alibaba’s controversial dual-share structure.
“[This publication] … is a full treatment of one of the world’s most important capital markets, the Hong Kong stock exchange, HKEx, and associated markets. It is a story of investor protection in incremental steps and over a fairly long period of time. In a single volume, the reader can find a wealth of information about the various regulatory bodies with authority over Hong Kong’s capital markets, the details of its disclosure strategies where issuers are concerned, and the treatment and regulation of intermediaries who occupy the space between issuers and investors – in this case often retail investors who constitute an unusually large fraction of the investor population. Special attention is paid to market misconduct under the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap.571) and to regulation of specialized markets. … [T]his book thus describes and documents one of the fastest growing industries, regulation itself.”
From the Foreword by Saul Levmore, William B. Graham Distinguished Service Professor of Law at the University of Chicago
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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.
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 Postgraduate diploma in Corporate Administration.
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.
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:
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Company Law in Hong Kong: Insolvency 2023 covers major aspects of corporate insolvency law in Hong Kong. This edition contains detailed coverage of the latest legal developments, including BTI 2014 LLC v Sequana SA [2022] UKSC 25, [2022] 3 WLR 709, in which the UK Supreme Court affirmed the existence of the common law duty of directors to take into account creditors’ interests when a company is insolvent.
There have also been important new decisions in Hong Kong dealing with cross-border insolvency, in particular Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings Ltd v Arjowiggins HKK 2 Ltd [2022] 25 HKCFAR 98, where the court discussed the nature of the three “core” requirements for exercise of the Hong Kong court’s discretion to wind up a foreign company. Re Global Brands Group Holding Ltd (In Liq) [2022] 3 HKLRD 316 discusses the court’s common law power to grant recognition and assistance to foreign insolvency office-holders.
On the legislative front, technical amendments relating to implementation of an “Electronic Submission System” for submission of documents, as well as streamlining of advertising and publishing requirements for insolvency notices are discussed.
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The company is a critical legal concept in all modern legal systems and an essential vehicle for investment and economic function. The Companies Ordinance (Cap.622) governs the incorporation, powers, authority and functions of companies in Hong Kong. It is a huge legislation comprising 921 Sections, 11 Schedules and 13 Subsidiary Legislations, including the new Non-Hong Kong Companies (Disclosure of Company Name, Place of Incorporation and Members’ Limited Liability) Regulation (Cap.622M, Sub.Leg.) which came into effect on 1 August 2019.
Now in its 7th edition, the Companies Ordinance (Cap.622): Commentary and Annotations 2021 continues to be the definitive practitioner guide to the understanding and operation of the Companies Ordinance. Kingsley Ong, Partner at Eversheds Sutherland and Alice Leung, Partner at Anthony Siu & Co continue as General Editors. Written by a team of leading company law specialists, this two-volume work is an essential text for all company law practitioners, academics and students.
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This new edition covers legislative developments since the previous edition, including:
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The company is a critical legal concept in all modern legal systems and an essential vehicle for investment and economic function. The Companies Ordinance (Cap.622) governs the incorporation, powers, authority and functions of companies in Hong Kong. It is a huge legislation comprising 921 Sections, 11 Schedules and 13 Subsidiary Legislations, including the new Non-Hong Kong Companies (Disclosure of Company Name, Place of Incorporation and Members’ Limited Liability) Regulation (Cap.622M, Sub.Leg.) which came into effect on 1 August 2019.
Now in its 7th edition, the Companies Ordinance (Cap.622): Commentary and Annotations 2021 continues to be the definitive practitioner guide to the understanding and operation of the Companies Ordinance. Kingsley Ong, Partner at Eversheds Sutherland and Alice Leung, Partner at Anthony Siu & Co continue as General Editors. Written by a team of leading company law specialists, this two-volume work is an essential text for all company law practitioners, academics and students.
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