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Skills for sustainability – part 2
CGj interviews Edith Shih FCG(CS, CGP) HKFCG(CS, CGP)(PE), Past International President and Institute Past President, and Executive Director and Company Secretary, CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd, on the key insights her company has gained in the process of developing its...

Director training – a focus on INEDs; Session 2, part 1 – the risks and rewards
The second session of the new director training series launched by the Institute, in collaboration with Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd (HKEX), highlighted the risks and rewards of the independent non-executive director (INED) role. As members of the board who...

Director training – a focus on INEDs; Session 2, part 2 – lessons from monitoring compliance
Directors have a unique role to play in promoting a culture of compliance in the companies they work for. At the second session of the Institute’s new directors’ training series, speakers from Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd (HKEX) highlighted the regulator’s...

Does better governance lead to a better future for organisations? Corporate Governance Paper Competition 2022 – Best Paper
In this second and final extract from the Best Paper of the Institute’s latest Corporate Governance Paper Competition, the authors consider how better governance can lead to a better future and how tensions within that process can be resolved. The Institute’s annual...

The Mainland releases new rules on overseas issuances and listing activities
In this second and final part of their article on the Mainland’s new Overseas Listing Regime, Benran Huang, Managing Associate, Moge Chen, Associate, and Alex Guo, Associate, Zhao Sheng Law Firm (Linklaters’ joint operation partner in the Mainland), discuss the...

CGj April 2023 (pdf version)
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Board succession
Succession planning is a core part of good board governance. Neil Waters, Office Leader and Partner, Egon Zehnder Hong Kong, offers some tips on how to get it right. Succession is a complex and tricky issue, but it is one that boards simply cannot ignore. It is...