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Yes. Under the Companies Ordinance (Cap. 622), every Hong Kong company – whether private or public – is required to appoint a company secretary.

The role of a company secretary is to ensure that the company complies with all statutory financial and legal requirements under applicable laws and regulations in Hong Kong.

As the conflict is a family matter, family members can be involved in various ways, either voluntarily or otherwise. So too can relevant corporations and trusts. If necessary, such parties can be joined as parties to the action.

As with the construction of Hong Kong's international airport in the 1990s, the round of new construction projects launched by the Hong Kong Government in the last few years seem destined to result in more grievances and, therefore, delays with some of these projects.

In an effort to close the gap with the U.S. and Mainland China in terms of the number and market capitalization of publicly listed companies in certain advanced or new technology industries,...

Given current financial conditions in the equity markets, opportunities for privatisations abound and schemes or arrangement are all the rage again.

The mechanism set out in "The Supreme People's Court's Opinion on Taking Forward a Pilot Measure in relation to the Recognition of and Assistance to Insolvency Proceedings in the Hong Kong Special...

Voluntary carbon markets (VCMs) could play a major role in the energy transition by helping difficult-to decarbonize industries meet their net-zero ambitions through investing in carbon credits.

No one is immune from cyberfrauds and cyberattacks. Individuals, businesses, professional firms and even government organisations often fall prey to such attacks and become victims of ...

On 13 March 2026, the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the "Exchange") published a consultation paperopens in a new tab ("Consultation") seeking market feedback on a set of proposals to enhance the competitiveness...

It is trite that agents owe fiduciary duties to their principals, and an agent means one who holds power to affect the legal relations of his principal.

On 3 September 2016, the National People's Congress Standing Committee approved the amendments to the Laws on Wholly Foreign-Owned Enterprises...

Beauty China Holdings Limited (the "Company") was incorporated in the Cayman Islands and its shares were listed on the main board of the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited.

The Hong Kong Court of Appeal has handed down its reasons in Re Grand Peace Group Holdings Ltd [2026] HKCA 795. The Court of Appeal allowed the appeals, set aside the lower court’s decisions, and ordered the winding-up of a Bermuda-incorporated company.

In recent months, there has been a noticeable surge in interest by controlling shareholders to privatise the companies of which they hold a controlling stake and to delist them from...

On 7 September 2012, Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) published its "Consultation Paper - Board Diversity" (Consultation Paper) to set out the proposed amendments about board diversity to Appendix 14 (Corporate Governance Code (Code) and Corporate Governance Report) to the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited.