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Welcome to Herbert Smith Freehills' monthly private wealth industry updates in Asia. Every month we survey ten Asian jurisdictions for legal developments concerning trust and estate planning...

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) published its "Consultation Paper on Trading Halts" (Consultation Paper) on 27 July 2012 to seek views from the public for implementing a trading halt regime that would allow publication of price sensitive information (PSI) announcements during trading hours subject to a short trading halt in the shares of the listed company.

On 4 October 2004, the Hong Kong High Court made Winding-up Orders against Zhuhai Municipal Government's "window company" Zhu Kuan Group Company Limited ("ZK Group") and its Hong Kong subsidiary Zhu Kuan (Hong Kong) Company Limited ("ZK HK")

Hong Kong lawyers Susanne Harris, Wei Na Sim, Alan Linning and Charlene Wong discuss key developments in the AML/CFT space in Hong Kong in 2021 in this bylined article.

According to the Legislative Council brief issued on 19 April 2017 by the Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau and the Provisional Insurance Authority, 26 June 2017 is the commencement date...

Hacking is increasingly sophiscated, and orchestrated by crime syndicates and money launderers.

In the Financial Secretary's 2020 – 2021 budget speech, the Hong Kong Government announced that it will consider extending the anti-money laundering/counter terrorist financing requirements to cover crypto currency service providers.

Welcome to Herbert Smith Freehills' monthly private wealth industry updates in Asia. Every month we survey ten Asian jurisdictions for legal developments concerning trust and estate planning...

Hong Kong now has attractive tax arrangements, coupled with modern and flexible fund structures.

The spectacular collapse of the Guangdong International Trust and Investment Corporation ("GITIC") in 1999 leaving over US$2 billion of irrevocable loans highlighted some of the deep-rooted problems of corporate governance in the PRC and the need for urgent reforms.

Hong Kong's new Banking Industry Integrity Charter (Integrity Charter)1 was launched on 9 October 2024 by the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) in collaboration with the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) and The Hong Kong Association of Banks (HKAB).

On 15 July 2021, Hong Kong's Green and Sustainable Finance Cross-Agency Steering Group, representing a critical mass of Hong Kong's financial regulatory bodies, announced next steps to advance green and sustainable finance in the Special Administrative Region.

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) published a new Frequently Asked Questions Series 14 (FAQ) on 31 May 2011 mainly to assist listed issuers to understand and comply with Appendix 10 of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, namely the Model Code for Securities Transactions by Directors of Listed Issuers (Model Code) and the corresponding relevant provisions under the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on the Growth Enterpris

On June 19, 2020, the long-awaited Inland Revenue (Amendment) (Ship Leasing Tax Concessions) Ordinance 2020 (the Ordinance), which introduces concessionary tax regimes for qualifying ship lessors...

The aviation finance industry continues to expand across Asia, driven by booming air travel in China, India and other regional markets, causing a growing number of aircraft lessors to look at setting up operations...

Hong Kong is one of the largest fund management hubs in Asia, with HKD34.9 trillion worth of assets under management by the end of 2020.