Archived Post for "Hong Kong Law"

HKEX publishes the consultation conclusions on amendments to the Listing Rules on Corporate Governance with enhanced disclosure requirements for Hong Kong-listed companies to take effect on 1 July 2025

HKMA launched the Hong Kong Digital Bond Grant Scheme on 28 November 2024 offering grants of up to HK$2.5 million for eligible digital bond issues.

HKEX published the results of 8 disciplinary actions against listed issuers and/or their directors between September and November 2024 involving, among others, loans granted without proper due diligence

The Hong Kong District Court has granted a default judgment against the operators of unlicensed crypto exchange, JPEX, in the first civil action against the JPEX platform brought by two plaintiffs

The Hong Kong Market Sounding Guidelines will take effect on 2 May 2025 which means that SFC-licensed and registered intermediaries that engage in market sounding need to comply with them by that date

In August 2024, the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) issued a Consultation Paper on further expanding its paperless listing regime to improve operational efficiencies and reduce the use of paper

In his speech “Charting a Regulatory Roadmap for Hong Kong’s Virtual Asset Market”, the SFC’s Dr. Eric Yip outlined key initiatives to grow and regulate Hong Kong’s Fintech ecosystem and virtual asset market

The FSTB and HKMA are proposing to introduce a stand-alone new piece of Hong Kong legislation to establish the Hong Kong regulatory regime for fiat-referenced stablecoin issuers in Hong Kong