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The topic of corporate governance is not new.

Offshore companies are frequently used to facilitate debt finance transactions for large PRC based corporate groups. In the context of a bond issue, the corporate group will often incorporate an offshore...

Hong Kong's Financial Secretary, Paul Chan, delivered the 2023-24 budget on 22 February 2023 with the promotion of a green economy, sustainable development and China's "3060 Dual Carbon Targets" at the forefront.

While the high profile collapses of US corporate giants Enron, Worldcom and Tyco dominated the business news internationally in recent years and caused a major shift in the way auditors conduct their business, Hong Kong’s largest liquidation, that of the former high flying Akai Holdings Limited ("Akai"), is also providing some interesting insights into the complex issues faced by professional advisers in the current climate of public interest increasingly overriding traditional rights

In the near future, Hong Kong will have a new insurance regulator which is financially and operationally independent from the government – the Independent Insurance Authority.

Premium financing (PF) is a financing arrangement whereby a customer takes out a loan to pay the premium for an insurance policy.

Premium financing is a popular way to fund the purchase of long term insurance, particularly in the Hong Kong insurance industry. On 1 April 2022, the Insurance Authority (IA) issued a...

At the same time as corporate governance reforms are requiring more independent non-executive directors to be appointed, there is a growing recognition that the companies who appoint them, their shareholders, the authorities and the general public are expecting higher and higher standards of care and skill.

In June 2003, the Supreme People's Court issued a new Judicial Interpretation regarding the law on contractual disputes over the sale and purchase of private housing in the PRC.

New laws that will come into effect on 11 December 2004 will significantly liberalise foreign participation in retail and wholesale activities in China. The new measures will significantly relax the requirements for establishing foreign invested enterprises ("FIEs") in wholesale, retail and related sectors, partially remove geographic restrictions and simplify approval procedures.

The Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) recently published a guidance letter (HKEx-GL19-10) to further outline HKEx’s requirement for land use right certificates and/or building ownership certificates for Mainland properties.

This series of articles explains the opportunities for business angel investment in Hong Kong. Part 1 Introduction – introduces angel investment in Hong Kong. Part 2 discusses the startup scene in Hong Kong, Part 3 outlines the profiles of business angels and networks, Part 4 describes financial infrastructure, Part 5 covers Government technology policies, Part 6 presents recent examples of success stories in the tech sector.

This series of articles explains the opportunities for business angel investment in Hong Kong. Part 1 Introduction – introduces angel investment in Hong Kong. Part 2 discusses the startup scene in Hong Kong, Part 3 outlines the profiles of business angels and networks, Part 4 describes financial infrastructure, Part 5 covers Government technology policies, Part 6 presents recent examples of success stories in the tech sector.

The Banking Policy Department of the HKMA published a circular 1 on 18 March 2019 in light of a newsletter by the BCBS on 13 March 2019, stating the BCBS' prudential expectations regarding banks' exposures to...

Hong Kong's new re-domiciliation regime aims to attract overseas companies and deepen the domestic financial services sector.

On 10 October 2025, the crypto market experienced one of its biggest crashes in its (short) history. While Bitcoin plummeted from USD122,000 to around USD104,000 (an approximate 16.5% decline) within hours, some...

Maples Group had the pleasure of acting for Xiaomi Corporation 小米集团 ("Xiaomi") in connection with Xiaomi's offering of US$800,000,000 2.875% Senior Bonds Due 2031...