Companies Ordinance of Hong Kong (for listing requirements)

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The Companies Ordinance of Hong Kong (for listing requirements) is the principal corporate law framework that sets out key legal, disclosure, and governance standards companies must meet to list and maintain a listing on Hong Kong’s stock exchange.

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instanceOf corporate law statute ⓘ
primary company law of Hong Kong ⓘ
aimsTo enhance corporate transparency ⓘ
promote good corporate governance ⓘ
protect investors ⓘ
support the integrity of Hong Kong’s capital markets ⓘ
appliesTo guarantee companies incorporated in Hong Kong ⓘ
listed companies incorporated in Hong Kong ⓘ
private companies incorporated in Hong Kong ⓘ
public companies incorporated in Hong Kong ⓘ
contains provisions on auditors and audit requirements ⓘ
provisions on directors’ duty of care, skill and diligence ⓘ
provisions on directors’ fiduciary duties ⓘ
provisions on financial statements and reports ⓘ
provisions on prospectuses for share offerings ⓘ
provisions on share capital and distributions ⓘ
provisions on shareholder meetings and resolutions ⓘ
country Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China ⓘ
linked to: Hong Kong, China
enforcedBy Companies Registry of Hong Kong ⓘ
Hong Kong courts ⓘ
jurisdiction Hong Kong ⓘ
linked to: Hong Kong, China
language Chinese ⓘ
English ⓘ
legalBasisFor statutory derivative actions by shareholders ⓘ
unfair prejudice remedies for shareholders ⓘ
providesFrameworkFor corporate disclosure standards relevant to listing ⓘ
corporate governance standards relevant to listing ⓘ
listing-related corporate law requirements in Hong Kong ⓘ
maintenance of a company’s listing status from a corporate law perspective ⓘ
regulates company meetings ⓘ
corporate governance of Hong Kong companies ⓘ
directors’ duties ⓘ
disclosure obligations of companies ⓘ
financial reporting of companies ⓘ
formation of companies in Hong Kong ⓘ
prospectus requirements for public offerings ⓘ
share capital ⓘ
shareholder rights ⓘ
relatedTo Listing Rules of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited ⓘ
Securities and Futures Ordinance (Hong Kong) ⓘ
relevantFor companies seeking listing on GEM of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange ⓘ
companies seeking listing on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange ⓘ
requires annual general meetings for most companies ⓘ
disclosure of directors and company secretaries ⓘ
disclosure of share capital and shareholdings ⓘ
filing of annual returns with the Companies Registry ⓘ
keeping of proper accounting records ⓘ
preparation of true and fair financial statements ⓘ
supports regulatory framework for listed companies in Hong Kong ⓘ

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