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On 19 February 2025, the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) published ASPIRe, its regulatory roadmap for Hong Kong's virtual asset market.

The Hong Kong Code on Takeovers and Mergers (the "Takeovers Code") regulates takeovers and mergers in Hong Kong and applies to public companies and companies with a primary listing of their equity securities in Hong Kong.

Since the outbreak of COVID-19, the hoarding and price gouging of daily necessities and personal or medical protective goods has become a common issue in many countries due to supply...

On March 24, 2023, the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the "Exchange") issued the long-awaited consultation conclusions (the "Consultation Conclusions") on the listing regime for Specialist...

Following the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and the Asia/Pacific Group on Money Laundering's inspection of Hong Kong in October and November 2018, their much anticipated

Accounting for investments in a fund’s financial statements has historically been relatively straightforward – almost always at fair value.

This paper sets out a brief overview of corporate insolvency law in Hong Kong and compares and contrasts the insolvency laws in Hong Kong with those of other jurisdictions discussed at the Insolvency Session of the IATA Legal Symposium 2006. The principal legislation in Hong Kong relating to corporate insolvencies is the Companies Ordinance (Cap 32), which is supplemented by the Companies (Winding Up) Rules (Cap 32H). Some provisions of the Bankruptcy Ordinance (Cap 6) also apply to corporate in

Investigations ("SFC investigations") by the Securities and Futures ("SFC") Enforcement Division are formal enquiries into possible wrongdoing

The Hong Kong Stock Exchange announced on 19 November 2004 certain amendments to the Listing Rules of both the Main Board and the GEM Board to introduce a revised Code on Corporate Governance Practices (the "Code") and Rules on the Corporate Governance Report (the "Rules").

This year has seen significant developments in Hong Kong as detailed regulatory guidance has been issued to enable institutions to navigate the evolving crypto-asset landscape...

This article provides an overview of the rights and positions of creditors and security holders under Hong Kong law in relation to an entity that has been wound-up (the Wound-up Entity) and its related China company(ies) or person(s) (each a Related Entity) following a Court winding-up order.

On 25 March 2009, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) issued a circular setting out implementation measures and timeframes in relation to recommendations regarding the offering and distribution of structured products in Hong Kong.

Upon the implementation of the New Disclosure Regime, the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) will take up the primary responsibility to enforce its requirements.

In an investigation ("SFC investigation") by the Securities and Futures Commission ("SFC") Enforcement Division, the SFC has the power to obtain a search warrant.