The Hong Kong Stock Exchange concluded its consultation on the proposed expansion to the paperless listing regime. All of the proposals are adopted with minor modifications and clarifications. Summarized below are the key...more
The Hong Kong Stock Exchange concluded its consultation on proposed amendments to the Corporate Governance Code and related Listing Rules. All proposals were adopted with certain modifications and clarifications and will go...more
The Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEx) announced on March 24, 2023 that eligible specialist technology companies (STCs) at the pre-commercial or early commercial stage can apply for listing on the HKEx under the new Chapter 18C...more
The Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEx) has issued its much-anticipated consultation paper on creating a listing regime for Specialist Technology Companies (STCs) under proposed Chapter 18C of the HKEx listing rules, with a view...more
The Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEx) adopted the proposed amended Listing Rules as set out in its Consultation Paper with certain amendments, including changes to share schemes of subsidiaries of listed issuers, share schemes...more
The Securities and Futures Commission recently issued a consultation paper on proposed enforcement-related amendments to the Securities and Futures Ordinance, the principal legislation that regulates the securities and...more
The Hong Kong Stock Exchange recently published a consultation paper seeking market feedback on its proposed rule amendments relating to share schemes of Hong Kong–listed issuers and their subsidiaries. The consultation...more
Despite a strict prohibition on gatherings of more than two persons in any public place in Hong Kong through at least February 17, there is an exemption for shareholders’ meetings of companies listed on the Stock Exchange of...more
In light of the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis, the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China (HKSAR) introduced a new Prevention and Control of Disease (Prohibition on Group...more