8 June, 2022
CGj finds that changes to both recruitment practices and corporate culture will be required if companies hope to adapt to the new higher expectations regarding diversity and inclusion performance. Companies’ diversity and inclusion (D&I) policies and practices...
8 June, 2022
CGj reviews a recent Institute webinar that offered practical recommendations for organisations on how to address the complex and urgent issues surrounding climate change. Globally, developments relating to climate change and sustainability reporting have been coming...
8 June, 2022
Companies are under mounting pressure to achieve net-zero carbon emissions. Angus Chan, Vice-President, Head of ESG Solutions for Greater China, Alliance Advisors, gives some guidance on how the net-zero transition can be achieved. Escalating and ubiquitous...
8 June, 2022
Gabriela Kennedy, Partner, and Joshua Woo, Registered Foreign Lawyer (Singapore), Mayer Brown, summarise the CAC’s recent draft regulations, which are aimed at strengthening government control over the news, protecting the rights and interests of internet users –...
8 June, 2022
This article highlights key features of the proposed sustainability disclosure standards issued by the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) for consultation in March this year. On 3 November 2021, the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)...
8 June, 2022
Diversity and inclusion – A strategic perspective Click here or on the cover image below to view or download a pdf of the full...
13 May, 2022
Building an effective whistleblower framework is a little more complex than setting up a complaint hotline for employees. CGj takes a look at a critical component of such frameworks that has received too little attention in Hong Kong – whistleblower protection. The...
13 May, 2022
In the second and final part of their article, ESG consultants Theodora Thunder and Dr Glenn Frommer look at the specific application of ESG strategies to portfolio development. In the first part of this article, published in last month’s CGj, we explored the business...
13 May, 2022
David Cheng, Partner, Hong Kong Office, Winston & Strawn, overviews the latest guidance for intermediaries dealing in VA-related products and services, and clarifies the new measures and requirements pertaining to Hong Kong’s virtual asset market. The VA...
13 May, 2022
CGj reviews four recent additions to the guidance note series of the Institute, two of which give advice on issues pertaining to merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions, notably those involving share transfers, while two spotlight the ethical themes relating to...
13 May, 2022
Wynne Mok, Partner, and Jason Cheng, Associate, Slaughter and May, examine the background and precedents to the latest attempt by a company to challenge a delisting decision in the High Court, and explain the factors considered by the courts in such cases. In the past...
13 May, 2022
Wynne Mok, Partner, and Jason Cheng, Associate, Slaughter and May, discuss a recent court ruling that reconfirms an employer’s right to terminate an employment contract without cause, and why the duty of mutual trust and confidence between employer and employee cannot...
13 May, 2022
Whistleblower protection in Hong Kong Click here or on the cover image below to view or download a pdf of the full...
25 April, 2022
On the 30th anniversary of the launch of the UK’s Cadbury Code, which pioneered the ‘comply or explain’ approach to principles-based regulation, CGj looks at the effectiveness and appropriate role of this approach in Hong Kong. The UK’s Report of the Committee on the...
25 April, 2022
In 2018, Hong Kong brought in changes to its listing regime. CGj interviews Paul Lau, Head of Capital Markets and Professional Practice, KPMG China, on whether the governance safeguards built into the new regime are proving to be effective. Many thanks for giving us...
25 April, 2022
In a two-part article, ESG consultants Theodora Thunder and Dr Glenn Frommer examine current ESG developments and practices in the global venture capital industry. In this first part of our article, we explore the business case for adopting environmental, social and...
25 April, 2022
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data provides new guidance on ensuring data security and personal data privacy when implementing work-from-home arrangements. The Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (PCPD) has published a guidance...
25 April, 2022
This second and final part of the Best Paper of the latest Corporate Governance Paper Competition, held by the Institute, identifies the challenges involved in taking the stakeholder approach, and provides solutions for corporations to identify, implement and disclose...
25 April, 2022
Principles-based regulation – Is it working? Click here or on the cover image below to view or download a pdf of the full...
21 March, 2022
This first part of CGj’s review of the Climate Change Conference 2022, held by The Hong Kong Chartered Governance Institute (the Institute) in January this year, focuses on the latest developments relating to the governance of climate-related risks and opportunities....
21 March, 2022
This second part of CGj’s review of the Institute’s Climate Change Conference 2022 focuses on what company secretaries can do to facilitate effective board oversight of climate-related issues. The Institute’s conferences and CPD services have long had a practical...
21 March, 2022
Sharan Gill, writer, lawyer and CGj contributor, reviews a new report highlighting the relatively neglected connection between money laundering and environmental crime. The reality put forward in a new report by Finance for Biodiversity (F4B) – Breaking the...
21 March, 2022
Nana Li, Research and Project Director, China, the Asian Corporate Governance Association (ACGA), answers some important questions about variable interest entities (VIEs) and discusses the future implications for Mainland companies using this structure. A listing...
21 March, 2022
CGj shares some practical tips for responding to a dawn raid in the context of competition law enforcement in Hong Kong, derived from the latest guidance note issued by the Competition Law Interest Group of The Hong Kong Chartered Governance Institute (the Institute)....
21 March, 2022
Natalie Yeung, Partner, and Katie Cheung, Associate, Slaughter and May, discuss the first case involving alleged obstruction of investigation by the Competition Commission and the attendant implications for competition law enforcement in Hong Kong. On 14 December 2021...
21 March, 2022
The Best Paper of the latest Corporate Governance Paper Competition held by The Hong Kong Chartered Governance Institute (the Institute) looks at the challenges involved in tying governance to a sense of corporate purpose that takes into account multiple stakeholder...
21 March, 2022
Climate change Click here or on the cover image below to view or download a pdf of the full...
23 February, 2022
The new brand of The Hong Kong Chartered Governance Institute (the Institute) went live last month. Your journal, redesigned and relaunched as CGj, introduces the new brand and looks at what it will mean for the Institute and its members in the years ahead. The...
23 February, 2022
CGj talks to Ellie Pang FCG HKFCG, Institute Chief Executive, about her own journey, and that of the Institute and profession, to the new home of governance. Could we start by discussing your personal and professional background? ‘I was born in Beijing and came to...
23 February, 2022
Michelle Chow, Consultant, Withers, offers some key recommendations on fundraising best practice for charities. Do you know the cost of running a charity? Depending on what the charity does, the monthly costs will vary. For instance, at Hong Kong Dog Rescue (HKDR),...
23 February, 2022
Glenn Haley, Partner, and Sharon Chan, Associate, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, summarise key highlights from the recent guidance issued by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (PCPD) on the use of artificial intelligence (AI). Hong Kong now has its...
23 February, 2022
Michael Chan, Managing Director, Mona Liu, Senior Manager, and Isaac Tang, Senior Manager, Restructuring, Kroll, explain the key features and benefits of the framework for mutual recognition of and assistance to insolvency proceedings between Hong Kong and the...
23 February, 2022
Billy KM Au, Bonnie KY Yung and Jason X Wang, Partners in the Corporate & Securities practice of Mayer Brown, Hong Kong, explain some key changes to Hong Kong’s listing requirements designed to attract more Greater China Issuers. The Hong Kong Stock Exchange...
23 February, 2022
How can state-controlled listed companies make better use of equity incentive plans? Sui Li, Board Secretary, Guangzhou Automobile Group, shares her experience. Equity incentive plans allow employees to obtain company equity and enjoy economic rights to a certain...
23 February, 2022
The new HKCGI brand Click here or on the cover image below to view or download a pdf of the full...
19 January, 2022
Ricky Cheng, Director and Head of Risk Advisory, BDO Risk Advisory Services Ltd, looks at the roles company secretaries can play in climate governance and in implementing the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD). In August...
19 January, 2022
Authors from City University of Hong Kong highlight the advantages of developing industry-specific reporting guidance to improve the quality of environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting in Hong Kong. With the deepening of various global crises – climate...
19 January, 2022
This month CSj talks to Ernest Lee FCG HKFCG(PE), Technical Partner, Deloitte China, about the future development of the governance professional role and about his aspirations as the new President of The Hong Kong Chartered Governance Institute (the Institute). Could...
19 January, 2022
CSj highlights the key takeaways of the annual forum organised by The Hong Kong Chartered Governance Institute (the Institute), updating practitioners on all the latest developments in anti–money laundering and counter–terrorist financing (AML/CTF). The Institute’s...
19 January, 2022
CSj highlights the latest additions to the guidance note series of The Hong Kong Chartered Governance Institute (the Institute), providing guidance on the new inspection regime for Hong Kong’s Companies Register. The Companies Ordinance rewrite exercise, which...
19 January, 2022
Climate change – A governance perspective Click here or on the cover image below to view or download a pdf of the full edition....
