Financial Services Regulatory Update 2024/12/20

  • Hong Kong Government Publishes Stablecoins Bill to Establish Regulatory Framework for Stablecoins
  • The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited Concludes Consultation on Review of the Corporate Governance Code and Related Listing Rules, with Changes Applicable to Corporate Governance Reports and Annual Reports for Financial Years Commencing on or after July 1, 2025, and Updates its New ESG Regulatory Focuses
  • The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited Presents Results of Review of Issuers’ 2023 Annual Reports and Publishes New Comprehensive Guidance
  • The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited Releases the 2024 Analysis of ESG Practice Disclosure
  • Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission Publishes Quarterly Report on Greater Connectivity Driving Hong Kong’s Capital Markets Forward
  • Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited Introduces New Post-Trade Services on Orion Cash Platform – Technically Ready to Support T+1 Settlement by End of 2025
  • Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited Introduces Fund Repository on Integrated Fund Platform, enhancing transparency of fund information
  • Hong Kong Court Verdict on Conspiracy to Defraud Listed Issuer, its Board and Shareholders over Secret Backdoor Listing
  • Hong Kong Market Misconduct Tribunal Sanctions Former Chairman and CEO of China Forestry Holdings Company Limited for Market Misconduct, Ordering the Former CEO to Disgorge a Substantial Sum of HKD 353,430,000
  • Hong Kong Government Launches Roadmap on Sustainability Disclosure in Hong Kong
  • Hong Kong Government Welcomes Passage of Stamp Duty Legislation (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill 2024
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