Leading Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba, which has a primary listing on the New York Stock Exchange, made its long-awaited Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEx) debut in November 2019. This marked the first secondary listing in...more
1/23/2020
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Emerging Technology Companies ,
Foreign Issuers ,
Hong Kong ,
Hong Kong Stock Exchange ,
Innovative Technology ,
Listing Rules ,
New Rules ,
Popular ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Secondary Listings ,
Securities ,
Shanghai Stock Exchange ,
Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE) ,
Stock Connect ,
Weighted Voting Rights (WVR)
This update provides an overview of key regulatory developments in the past three months relevant to companies listed, or planning to list, on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (HKEx), and their advisers. In particular,...more
10/8/2019
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Censures ,
Consultation Periods ,
Corporate Issuers ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Fines ,
Foreign Issuers ,
HKEx ,
Hong Kong ,
Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (HKSFC) ,
Hong Kong Stock Exchange ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Listing Rules ,
Public Consultations ,
Security Token Offering (STOs) ,
Stock Connect ,
Takeovers
This Hong Kong regulatory update provides an overview of key regulatory developments in the past three months relevant to companies listed (or planning to list) on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (HKEx) and their...more
4/5/2019
/ Accounting Standards ,
Annual Reports ,
Best Practices ,
Censures ,
Corporate Governance ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Due Diligence ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Failure to Comply ,
HKEx ,
Hong Kong ,
Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (HKSFC) ,
Hong Kong Stock Exchange ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Leases ,
Listing Rules ,
Material Misrepresentation ,
New Guidance ,
Omissions ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Securities ,
Shareholder Approval ,
Stock Connect ,
Weighted Voting Rights (WVR)
In April 2018, the Hong Kong Stock Exchange’s (HKEx) rule amendments permitting the listing of innovative, high-growth companies with dual-class share structures and pre-revenue biotech companies went into effect. The...more
1/23/2019
/ Biotechnology ,
Capital Markets ,
Capital Raising ,
China ,
Dual Class Share Structures ,
Hong Kong ,
Hong Kong Stock Exchange ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Shanghai Stock Exchange ,
Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE) ,
Stock Connect ,
Technology Sector ,
Trade Relations
In an important development for the Hong Kong securities market, the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEx) announced that it has reached an agreement with the Shanghai and Shenzhen Stock Exchanges to permit companies with...more