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Hong Kong Directors' Manual, 2nd Edition

Hong Kong Directors' Manual, 2nd Edition

Author: Judith Sihombing
Publisher: CCH Hong Kong
ISBN: 9789881552488
Published In: December 2012
Format: Paperback , 849 pages
Jurisdiction: Hong Kong ? Disclaimer:
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Written specially for corporate entities in Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Directors' Manual is designed to help you deal effectively with the corporate governance issues facing company directors and boards. The Hong Kong Directors' Manual covers a wide range of topics that concern directors, including your personal liabilities under the law.

The Hong Kong Directors' Manual provides a comprehensive mix of commentary as well as full reproduction of prescribed forms, and selected guidelines and codes to help the company directors or those in a compliance role understand and apply the requirements under company and securities law in fulfilling their obligations to their company and its offices.

Key Features

Highlights the duties and responsibilities imposed on corporate directors by law especially those of public listed companies in Hong Kong.
Provides you with non-legalistic, practical explanations of your obligations and the steps you must take to meet them.
Contains specimen documents and prescribed forms to provide a better picture of the requirements.
Simple style enables you to find the information you need quickly.
Covers your personal liabilities under the Hong Kong Companies Act (Cap. 32) and the Securities and Futures Ordinance.
Explains the numerous other areas of the law which impose civil and criminal liability on directors.
Checklists and case examples help you apply the information to practical situations.
Reduces time wastage and increases productivity by serving as a step by step guide to your obligations. The Hong Kong Directors' Manual will raise awareness in directors, compliance personnel and/or would-be directors so that they are better equipped with the knowledge to play the role of a corporate leader.
Provides concise commentary on the law to aid readers in determining the best approach to adopt in line with their business needs
Specimen forms, documents and Codes for easy adaptation, easing the role of the compliance person in their day to day workflow
Acts as a step-by-step guide in the completion of corporate secretarial forms, including Forms, ARI, AR2 AR3, S1, S2, S3 and S4 and many comprehensive checklists, along with the Code on Takeovers and Mergers and Share Repurchases.
Latest update includes references to Companies Act (Cap. 32) and the Securities and Futures Ordinance, and other related legislation such as:

the Employment Ordinance
the Factories and Industrial Undertakings Ordinance
the Employees’ Compensation Ordinance the Minimum Wage Ordinance
the Minimum Wage Ordinance
the Sex Discrimination Ordinance
the Family Status Discrimination Ordinance
the Disability Discrimination Ordinance
the Race Discrimination Ordinance