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Cybersecurity governance
CGj looks at the roles of directors and governance professionals in building a good cybersecurity governance framework. Cybersecurity governance is one of the key challenges confronting entities, commercial and non-commercial, these days. With the push into digital...

Tech risks and opportunities: the roles of governance professionals
2023 has been a busy year for the Institute’s Technology Interest Group (TIG). This article reviews the latest guidance notes issued by the TIG looking at the roles of governance professionals in handling a range of tech risks and opportunities. In July 2016, the...

Rethinking the retirement age
In the context of an ageing population, both here in Hong Kong and around the world, Mohan Datwani FCG HKFCG(PE), Institute Deputy Chief Executive, explores the governance, ethical and ESG considerations relevant to retirement arrangements. The World Health...

Staying on target
Authors at the Research Centre for Sustainable Hong Kong, City University of Hong Kong, make some policy suggestions to help Hong Kong achieve its greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets. This article compares the emissions reduction policies in Singapore and Hong...

Sponsors beware
As the SFC imposes another heavy fine for sponsor failures, authors at Mayer Brown highlight the key lessons sponsors need to learn about the expected standards for sponsor work in Hong Kong. The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) in Hong Kong has reprimanded and...

CGj September 2023 (pdf version)
Special technology edition Click here or on the cover image below to view or download a pdf of the full...

The new ISSB standards – implications for Hong Kong
CGj assesses whether the much-anticipated sustainability disclosure standards issued by the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) in June this year will be the game- changer they aim to be, and what impact their launch will have on companies in Hong...