Hong Kong corporate governance code (for listed companies)

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The Hong Kong corporate governance code (for listed companies) is a regulatory framework that sets out principles and best practice provisions to promote high standards of corporate governance, accountability, and transparency among companies listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

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instanceOf corporate governance code ⓘ
regulatory framework ⓘ
aimsTo enhance accountability of listed issuers ⓘ
enhance transparency of listed issuers ⓘ
promote high standards of corporate governance ⓘ
appliesTo companies listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange ⓘ
basedOn principles of good corporate governance ⓘ
covers board composition and diversity ⓘ
communication with shareholders ⓘ
company secretary responsibilities ⓘ
directors’ responsibilities ⓘ
directors’ training and continuous professional development ⓘ
financial reporting and internal controls ⓘ
independence of non-executive directors ⓘ
remuneration policies and procedures ⓘ
risk management systems ⓘ
separation of roles of chairman and chief executive ⓘ
shareholder rights ⓘ
enforcedThrough listing compliance and disclosure requirements ⓘ
includes code provisions ⓘ
recommended best practices ⓘ
influencedBy OECD Principles of Corporate Governance ⓘ
international corporate governance best practices ⓘ
issuedBy Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited ⓘ
The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited ⓘ
jurisdiction Hong Kong ⓘ
linked to: Hong Kong, China
language Chinese ⓘ
English ⓘ
legalStatus non-statutory code under the Listing Rules ⓘ
partOf Listing Rules of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong ⓘ
regulates audit committee arrangements of listed companies ⓘ
board practices of listed companies ⓘ
nomination committee arrangements of listed companies ⓘ
remuneration committee arrangements of listed companies ⓘ
risk management and internal control of listed companies ⓘ
shareholder communication practices of listed companies ⓘ
requires disclosure of corporate governance practices in annual reports ⓘ
disclosure of deviations from code provisions ⓘ
explanations for deviations from code provisions ⓘ
subjectTo periodic review by the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong ⓘ
targetAudience boards of directors of listed companies ⓘ
company secretaries of listed companies ⓘ
investors in Hong Kong listed companies ⓘ
usesApproach comply or explain ⓘ

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