On 18 December 2014, the Legislative Council passed the Employment (Amendment) Bill 2014, introducing statutory paternity leave for male employees in Hong Kong under new Part IIIA of the Hong Kong Employment…
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Reporting and Record-keeping Obligations re OTC Derivative Transactions
In July 2014, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) and the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) published a consultation paper setting out the detailed proposals for the mandatory reporting and record…
Document Execution at Virtual Signings and Closings
A recent Hong Kong case acts as a reminder of the importance of following the correct formalities for the execution of documents, and raises important issues in relation to the effectiveness of virtual signing…
China Consults on 2014 Draft of Foreign Investment Catalogue
On 4th November 2014, China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) released a revised draft of the Catalogue for Guidance on Foreign Investment in Industries (Catalogue), in conjunction with the Ministry…
Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect to Commence Monday
The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) and the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) announced on 10 November 2014 that Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect, the pilot programme to allow mutual…
HK Exchange Updates Listing Rule Guidance
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing limited (HKEx) has updated Guidance Letter GL58-13 and Frequently Asked Question Series 23 (FAQ 23) to refer to Hong Kong Standard on Investment Circular Reporting…
Exchange Listing Rule Amendments re Financial Information Disclosure under Companies Ordinance
The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong (the Exchange) has published a consultation paper (see archive) on proposed amendments to the Listing Rules to reflect changes in the requirements for disclosure of financial…
Natural Resources Issue 15
Download the PDF Download the Word HKEx Group and China Merchants Group signed MOU Vale closes to becoming world’s largest nickel producer Statoil takes on offshore operatorship in Australia BP sets to develop Indonesian LNG project as imports set to surge Eni signs...
SFC Publishes Consultation Conclusions on Amendments to the Professional Investor Regime and Further Consultation on Client Agreement Requirements
The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has published its consultation conclusions (Consultation Conclusions) on proposed amendments to intermediaries’ obligations in relation to professional investors…
SFC Takeovers Update – Takeovers Bulletin No 30
The latest issue of the SFC’s Takeovers Bulletin (the Bulletin) published on 30 September: clarifies that where an offer is unconditional from the outset, associates who are not concert parties of the offeror need…