The Hong Kong Company Secretary's Handbook: Practice and Procedure (10th Edition)

Name: The Hong Kong Company Secretary's Handbook: Practice and Procedure (10th Edition)
Brand: Pearson Hong Kong
SKU: 9789882330276
Price: 452.99 HKD
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Author: Cheng Po Wah; Sum Heung Suet, Anna; Yuen Kam Tim, Francis
ISBN: 9789882330276

Edited by Cheng Po Wah · Sum Heung Suet, Anna · Yuen Kam Tim, Francis

Pearson Hong Kong May 2016

Specifications

ISBN-13: 9789882330276
Publisher: Pearson Hong Kong
Publication: May 2016
Format: Paperback , 715 pages
Jurisdiction: Hong Kong ? Countri(es) for reference only

Details

This 10th edition of The Hong Kong Company Secretary’s Handbook provides a comprehensive guide to company secretarial procedures in Hong Kong. It is written for practicing company secretaries, corporate lawyers, and students taking examinations in company law and company secretarial practice.

This edition includes substantial updates to the chapters on:

Formation of a Company
Share Capital and Financial Assistance for Purchase of Shares
Methods of Raising Share Capital
Alternation of Share Capital and Variation of Class Rights
Company Meetings
Company Directors
Auditors
Registration of Charges
Notifiable Transactions and Connected Transactions
Company Accounts, Directors’ Report, and Business Review
Annual General Meeting
Redemption of Redeemable Shares and Share Buy0back
Reduction of Share Capital
Schemes of Arrangement
Takeovers and Mergers, and Amalgamation of Group Companies
Non-Hong Kong Companies
British Virgin Islands Business Companies – Companies Limited by Shares
PRC Companies
Listing of Securities on the Singapore Exchange – Catalist Board
Corporate Governance Matters
Cayman Island Companies – Exempted Companies

To facilitate understanding and drafting of notices, announcements, circulars, etc., for companies listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, a new Appendix 5 has been added. It contains useful information and reference to sample documents available on the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited website that are arranged by chapter and topic.

The book features checklists of procedures encountered in practice, sample documents, and a list of prescribed forms in appendices. The step-by-step guide is an invaluable reference source for the busy company secretary and corporate lawyer.

Introduction
Formation of a Company
Post-incorporation Formalities
Share Capital and Financial Assistance for Purchase of Shares
Methods of Raising Share Capital
Partly Paid Shares
Alteration of Share Capital and Variation of Class Rights
Company Meetings
Company Directors
Company Secretary
Auditors
Change of Company’s Name, Objects Clauses, Articles of Association, and Registered Office
Bank Accounts
Common Seals, Securities Seal, and Official Seal
Transfer of Shares
Transmission of Shares
Share Certificates
Registration of Documents
Loan Capital / Debentures
Registration of Charges
Notifiable Transactions and Connected Transactions
Securities and Futures Ordinance – Part XV: Disclosure of Interests
Dividends
Company Accounts, Directors’ Reports, and Business Reviews
Annual General Meeting
Redemption of Redeemable Shares and Share Buy-back
Reduction of Share Capital
Schemes of Arrangement
Takeovers and Mergers, and Amalgamation of Group Companies
Dissolution of a Company
Non-Hong Kong Companies
Liberian Companies
Panamanian Companies
British Virgin Islands Business Companies – Companies Limited by Shares
Bermuda Companies – Exempted Companies
PRC Companies
Listing of Securities on the Singapore Stock Exchange – Catalist Board
Corporate Governance Matters
Listing of Securities on the Growth Enterprise Market / Second Board of the Stock Exchange
Cayman Islands Companies – Exempted Companies

Appendices

Company Secretary’s Checklist for Holding a Board Meeting
Company Secretary’s Checklist for Holding and Annual General Meeting of a Listed Company
Sample Documents
List of Prescribed Forms
Useful Information Available on the Website of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange

Index

About the Author

Cheng Po Wah, LLB (Hons) (London), PCLL (HKU), LLM (London), LLM (Wolverhampton), LLM (CityU), Barrister. Head, Company Secretarial Services Department of a law firm which specializes in corporate finance and initial public offerings. Former university lecturer who has substantial experience in teaching subjects which include “Hong Kong Company Law”, “Hong Kong business Law”, “Hong Kong Securities Law” and “Hong Kong Taxation” at four Hong Kong universities.

Sum Heung Suet, Anna, FCIS, FCS, MA, Senior lecturer, Lee Shau Kee School of Business and Administration, The Open University of Hong Kong. Former lecturer of the School of Accounting and Finance at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

Yuen Kam Tim, Francis, FCIS, FCS, Director of a consultancy company. Prior to this he founded a share registration company with some investors and acted as its Managing Director for 10 years until he sold his shares.