Hong Kong Directors' Manual

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 & Benefits:

• 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