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

Hong Kong's private funds industry is on the verge of benefitting from further significant changes in local laws designed to make Hong Kong

Not surprisingly, cybercrimes come along with the development of technology. The Hong Kong courts have considered many cases of cybercrimes, in particular email scams, in which the fraudsters found ways ...

The Temporary Protection Measures for Business Tenants (COVID-19 Pandemic) Ordinance (Cap. 644) (the Ordinance) came into effect on 1 May 2022.

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) introduced significant reform of the global tax transparency framework in November 2023 through the introduction of a new Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (CARF) and an update of the Common Reporting Standard (CRS), the existing tax transparency standard for the exchange of financial account information.

As ESG momentum continues to grow, so does the complex regulatory landscape for asset managers.

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

Amended Hong Kong Securities and Futures Ordinance expands existing type 9 Regulated Activity (Asset Management) to cover management of OTC derivative products.

Following its proposal to introduce a concessionary tax rate for carried interest earned from Hong Kong private equity funds, on January 4, 2021...

The Hong Kong Stablecoins Ordinance establishes a regulatory framework for stablecoins administered by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority ("HKMA"). It came into operation on August 1, 2025.

The second half of 2008 saw revised advertising guidelines (Guidelines) and enhanced disclosure requirements (Enhanced Disclosure Requirements) being introduced by the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC).

After a year of preparation, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) launched Phase 1 of the Mandatory Reference Checking (MRC) Scheme on 2 May 2023 to tackle "rolling bad apples".

The State Administration of Foreign Exchange ("SAFE") recently issued a notice entitled "Notice of Relevant Issues for Perfecting the Management of Direct Foreign Exchange Investment by Foreign Investors" (the "Notice") which became effective on 1 April 2003.

The Companies (Amendment) Ordinance 2004 in Hong Kong ("Amendment Ordinance") was enacted in July 2004 to improve the prospectus regime for facilitating market development (Schedule 1), modernize the registration regime for oversea companies (Schedule 2) and enhance the corporate governance regime by strengthening remedies for shareholders (Schedule 3).

Important implications for the Hong Kong insurance industry as well as non-insurance entities collaborating with insurers arise from the latest explanatory note (Explanatory Note)...