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Law of Companies in Hong Kong

Law of Companies in Hong Kong

Author: Stefan Lo; Charles Qu
Publisher: Sweet & Maxwell Hong Kong
ISBN: 9789626615829
Published In: December 2013
Format: Hardback , 996 pages
Jurisdiction: Hong Kong ? Disclaimer:
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The New Companies Ordinance is expected to come into effect next February/March 2014. The new law is a total re-write of the old law as most of the sections of the former Cap. 32 have been rendered null and void except for the winding-up and insolvency provisions in Cap. 32. These provisions have been re-titled as the new insolvency laws. Law of Companies in Hong Kong is the first substantive text on company law providing the necessary answers to all questions about the law for anyone who is interested in it.

The first substantive text on Company Law and the new Companies Ordinance
• Reviews the major proposals and new initiatives developed and brought forth in the new Companies Ordinance (Cap. 622)
• Comprehensive case law and new Company Law from Hong Kong and abroad
• Includes extensive analysis of all aspects of the Company Law and how the new regime will operate

Part 1: Introductory
Ch 1: Company law and regulation in Hong Kong
Ch 2: Establishment of companies

Part 2: Corporate personality
Ch 3: Separate entity doctrine
Ch 4: Pre-incorporation contracts

Part 3: Corporate governance and internal administration
Ch 5: Corporate constitution and shareholder agreements
Ch 6: Corporate organs and division of powers
Ch 7: Board of directors
Ch 8: Directors’ duties
Ch 9: General meetings
Ch 10: Members’ remedies
Ch 11: Accounts and audit

Part 4: Liabilities of the company
Ch 12: Corporate contracting and corporate liability

Part 5: Corporate finance
Ch 13: Equity and debt financing
Ch 14: Share capital
Ch 15: Capital maintenance doctrine
Ch 16: Fundraising by public issue
Ch 17: Debentures and company charges

Part 6: External administration
Ch 18: Receivership
Ch 19: Corporate rescue
Ch 20: Liquidation

Written by experts in the field:
• Stefan Lo, Senior Government Counsel, Department of Justice - Member of the team drafting the New Companies Ordinance
• Dr. Charles Gu, Associate Professor, Department of Accounting, Finance and Economics, Griffith Business School