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Company Law in Hong Kong: Practice and Procedure 2016

By The Hon. Madam Justice Susan Kwan
Sweet & Maxwell Hong Kong December 2015

Specifications

ISBN-13
9789626617458
Publisher
Sweet & Maxwell Hong Kong
Publication
December 2015
Format
Hardback , 883 pages
Jurisdiction
Hong Kong ? Countri(es) for reference only

Details

The Company Law in Hong Kong – Practice and Procedure 2016 continues to highlight the operation of the new Companies Ordinance (Cap 622) a year after it has been enacted here in Hong Kong. This 2016 Edition provides further and updated analysis of the modernized legal framework for the incorporation and operation of companies in Hong Kong. Attention is paid to the progress of the four main objectives of this new Ordinance: (i) enhancing corporate governance; (ii) ensuring better regulations; (iii) facilitating business in Hong Kong; and (iv) modernizing the law, a year after its full and complete enactment.

This publication is comprehensive and up-to-date covering all new developments and aspects of the new Companies Ordinance more than a year after its inception in March 2014.

Highlights of the Company Law in Hong Kong – Practice and Procedure 2016:

  • Updated with all transitional aspects and new legal content relating to the new Companies Ordinance such as:
    • Constitution of the Company – new & simplified procedures;
    • Share Capital – revised aspects;
    • Transfer of Share Capital;
    • New and Revised Duties of Directors; and
    • New requirement for all companies (unless exempted) here in Hong Kong to prepare a business review as part of the required director’s report
  • Provides updates on new cases that have been heard during the first year of this new companies law enactment
  • Focuses on all matters relating to the new company regime in Hong Kong focusing on the formation and operation of live companies existing and doing business in Hong Kong

About the Author

Editor-in-Chief:

The Hon. Madam Justice Susan Kwan, High Court

General Editors:
John Scott SC, Des Voeux Chambers
Brian Gilchrist, Clifford Chance
Thomas Vaizey, Dragon Capital

Contributing Authors:
Stefan Lo, Department of Justice, Co-Author of the new Companies Ordinance
Ted Tyler, Department of Justice, Co-Author of the new Companies Ordinance
Alice Leung, Main Annotator of the New Companies Ordinance
Dr. Will Shen, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Law
Dr. Charles Qu, City University of Hong Kong, Faculty of Law

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