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The SFC's case was that the Directors misapplied funds belonging to the Company and its subsidiaries which resulted in approximately HK$2.55 billion of receivables due to the Company which were irrecoverable.

Hong Kong is an attractive place for PRC and international companies to do fund raising. The Hong Kong Stock Exchange currently ranks 8th in the world by market capitalization while Shanghai, Singapore and Shenzhen are in 14th, 21st and 24th position respectively.

Amendments to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) Reporting Guide will take effect on 1 July 2020.

This edition of the Asia Tax Bulletin is filled with many tax developments, especially in the ASEAN countries and China.

Private markets have experienced strong demand and have grown considerably as an asset class in recent years.

Directors and officers liability insurance ("D&O insurance") can help to ensure that directors and other officers of companies listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Stock...

Carey Olsen Hong Kong partner Jeremy Lightfoot and counsel Kimberley Leng explore a recent court decision where the removal of a director was ordered ex parte and the impact the decision may have in

The most sophisticated sellers realise carve-outs can be a fantastic financial arbitrage play. The sum of the parts is often worth more than the whole, and every dollar of CarveCo EBITDA improvement can be worth 10–20x in deal value (the multiple), while the cost to implement it is often less than 1x.

On June 27, 2025, the Hong Kong Financial Services and Treasury Bureau and the Securities and Futures Commission jointly published two consultation papers on legislative proposals regulating virtual assets dealers and custodians.

After considering the comments received, the Stock Exchange decided not to proceed with the proposed amendment.

The Hong Kong Government has recently proposed to expand its AML laws. This is expected to assist Hong Kong in keeping pace with AML developments in other financial centers...

This article highlights the key provisions in this 2nd Interpretation and the distinction between this Interpretation and the relevant Hong Kong insolvency provisions.

In Re Lamtex Holdings Limited, the Hong Kong Companies Court recently ordered the winding-up of a Bermuda-incorporated Hong Kong-listed company. While the winding-up in Hong Kong...

This article compares the laws of five offshore jurisdictions – Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Jersey, Mauritius and the British Virgin Islands (BVI) – concerning the registration of charges created over assets of companies (not including charges over land within the offshore territories, ships or aircraft).

香港最近修订的《香港主板上市规则》引入了特殊目的收购公司 (SPAC) 制度，此举是香港在弥补吸引 SPAC 保荐人（尤其是来自占主导地位美国交易所௚

On 23 February 2022, the European Commission published its much-anticipated draft corporate sustainability and due diligence directive (the Draft Directive).

At the same time, these changes allow brokerage firms to act as custodians, thus allowing hedge funds to use their prime brokers as custodians.