Companies Ordinance (CAP 622)

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In 2014 the New Companies Ordinance will come into force and will impact upon Hong Kong’s business community.

Key Principles of the New Companies Ordinance include:

• Catering for SMEs – “think small first
• Modernising and clarifying the Law
• Enhancing corporate governance
• Enhancing shareholder engagement in the decision-making process
• Complementing Hong Kong’s role as international business centre
• Encourage the use of information technology
• Plain drafting and improved layout
• Providing flexibility for future updating: use of schedules and subsidiary legislation
• Not seeking to compete with BVI etc and benchmark HK against jurisdictions such as UK, Australia, Singapore.