HKMA to Adopt Licensing Regime for Stablecoins in 2023/24
On 31 January 2023, the HKMA published its Consultation Conclusions on proposals to regulate payment-related...
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FSTB Consults on Expanding Hong Kong Crowdfunding Regulation
All fundraising activities, online or offline, that raise funds publicly from individuals or entities of...
Hong Kong and Mainland China to Expand Stock Connect
The scope of stocks eligible for Southbound trading will be expanded to include the stocks...
HKEX Consults on Expanding the Paperless Listing Regime
The HKEX has published a Consultation Paper on proposals to expand the paperless listing regime....
Hong Kong’s foreign source income exemption regime for passive income effective 1 January 2023
Inland Revenue (Amendment) (Taxation on Specified Foreign-sourced Income) Ordinance 2022 gazetted on 23 December 2022...
Hong Kong Legislative Council delays the Implementation Timetable of the Hong Kong Virtual Asset Service Provider Regime and the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission Statement on Virtual Assets
HK Legco delays the Implementation Timetable of the Hong Kong VASP Regime and the SFC...
SFC and CSRC Hold High-Level Enforcement Cooperation Meeting
The SFC and CSRC held its 13th high-level meeting on enforcement cooperation. It included a...
HKEx and SFC Disciplinary Actions of October 2022
The SFC actions included an order under s214 SFO for Sound Global’s chairman to purchase...
SFC Practice Note 24: Receivers, Liquidators and Commencement of Offer Periods
The SFC issued Practice Note 24 regarding receivers, liquidators and when to commence offer period(s)...
SFC Circular on Virtual Asset Futures Exchange Traded Funds
The SFC issued its Circular on Virtual Asset Futures Exchange Traded Funds setting out the...