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The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong (“SEHK”) recently announced that companies whose financial situation has been temporarily and adversely affected by the current economic downturn may nevertheless qualify for listing even though they do not strictly meet the minimum profit track record.

Real Estate Investment Trusts, commonly known as REITs, are closed-ended retail funds that invest primarily in real estate and seek to provide returns to investors in the form of dividends.

On 1 December 2020, the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX) launched the Sustainable and Green Exchange (STAGE)

In recent years, the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has increasingly focused on private equity funds' obligation to be licensed under the Securities and Futures Ordinance (SFO).

New guidelines propose to set minimum standards applicable to all persons licensed to deal in futures contracts.

On 21 November 2019, the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) published a circular to licensed corporations regarding dubious private fund and discretionary account arrangements and transactions.

The Hong Kong Exchange and Clearing Limited (HKEx) recently provided interim guidance on pre-IPO investments to clarify uncertainties among market practitioners in relation to pre-IPO investments. It is anticipated that HKEx will issue a consultation paper on possible amendments to the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (Listing Rules) in this regard.

As digital currencies continue to gain popularity worldwide, Hong Kong has enacted the Stablecoins Ordinance (Cap. 656) ("SCO"), ushering in a new era for digital asset regulation.

Dual listing refers to a situation where a company's shares are listed and traded on two different stock markets. A company seeking to raise funds from the capital markets

The Court of Final Appeal has confirmed the Securities and Futures Commission can obtain wide-ranging relief under section 213 of the Securities & Futures Ordinance.

On 25 June 2021, the Hong Kong Court of Appeal (CA) handed down its judgment in the Securities & Futures Commission (SFC)'s appeal against three former executive directors of EganaGoldpfiel (Holdings) Ltd, which is now in liquidation.

In August 2014, the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) published a Concept Paper '('the Concept Paper") inviting public comment on a "weighted voting rights" structure ("the WVR Structure").