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查看中文 In a consultation paper issued in June 2024, The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (HKEX) is proposing amendments to The Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on HKEX (the Listing Rules) to improve corporate...more
In Short - The Situation: Certain provisions of the current Codes on Takeovers and Mergers and Share Buybacks of Hong Kong (the "Codes") may cause confusion to companies and relevant stakeholders in complying with the...more
On 8 August 2023, almost a year after the public consultation ended, the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) published its long-awaited consultation conclusions on Proposed Amendments to Enforcement-related Provisions of...more
查看中文 This update provides an overview of key regulatory developments in the second quarter relevant to companies listed, or planning to list, on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (HKEx) and their advisers. It covers...more
On 8 August 2023, the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong ("SFC") published consultation conclusions on proposed amendments to enforcement-related provisions of the Securities and Futures Ordinance ("SFO")....more
In Short - The Situation: Certain provisions of the current Codes on Takeovers and Mergers and Share Buy-Backs of Hong Kong (the "Codes") may cause confusion to companies and relevant stakeholders in complying with the...more
The Hong Kong Listing Rule amendments relating to People's Republic of China ("PRC") issuers came into effect on August 1, 2023....more
The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (the SFC) launched a consultation on proposed amendments to the Codes on Takeovers and Mergers and Share Buy‑backs (the Codes)....more
The proposed amendments reflect changes in PRC regulations recently announced by the State Council and the CSRC. On 24 February 2023, The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the Stock Exchange) published a Consultation...more
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data of Hong Kong summarised enforcement trends and plans to further amend the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance. On 9 November 2022, the Office of the Privacy...more
This latest edition of the regulatory initiatives paper sets out at a high level the core regulatory issues that are likely to impact private fund managers in the coming months, including an overview of the key actions needed...more
The Hong Kong Government published a public consultation paper on 24 November 2021 on updating Hong Kong’s copyright law. The main purpose of this consultation is to revisit certain proposed amendments under the previous...more
Hong Kong’s personal data privacy law recently has been amended to introduce new provisions to combat doxxing acts which are intrusive to personal data privacy. This marks the first stage of the stream of proposed amendments...more
Very recently, various new personal data laws and substantial amendments to existing laws have been promulgated in the Greater China region. For example: - 10 June 2021: New data security laws were promulgated in China...more
In the upcoming round of amendments to the PDPO, Hong Kong likely will follow the footsteps of overseas regulatory authorities to introduce measures that regulate data processors directly. This post is the fourth in the...more
Amidst its continued regulatory focus on money laundering and terrorist financing risks, the SFC seeks to clarify and consolidate guidance for licensed firms. On 18 September 2020, the Hong Kong Securities and Futures...more
The Hong Kong Government currently is reviewing and putting forward possible amendments to the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (“PDPO”) with a view to strengthening the protection for personal data. One of the amendments...more
The Hong Kong Government currently is reviewing and putting forward possible amendments to the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (“PDPO”) with a view to strengthening the protection for personal data. Multiple areas of the...more
The Hong Kong government on 20 March 2020 published the Limited Partnership Fund Bill ("Bill") which provides for a new limited partnership regime for private funds ("LPF") in Hong Kong.1 As we see a greater number of fund...more
On Monday 20 January, the Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau (“CMAB”), jointly with the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (“PCPD”), presented a paper outlining topics for review of the PDPO to the members of the...more
In June 2017, Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited and its subsidiary The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “HKEx”) launched a consultation to seek public feedback on a set of proposals contained in two separate...more
This special report provides a summary of some of the significant changes and developments that occurred in the past year in the private equity and hedge funds space, as well as certain recommended practices that investment...more