HONG KONG COMPANY AND SECURITIES LAW

LAW5HKC

Not currently offered

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

Following an introduction to the regulatory framework of company law in Hong Kong, students in this subject will examine the various amendments to the Companies Ordinance (Cap. 32) since its handover to China in 1997. Students will examine the proposals for the rewrite of the Companies Ordinance (Cap. 32), which is expected to culminate with a more user friendly legislation by 2010 and provide an overview of the regulation of listed companies in Hong Kong.

Faculty: Faculty of Business, Economics and Law

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Gordon Walker

Available to Study Abroad Students: Yes

Subject year level: Year Level 5 - Masters

Exchange Students: Yes

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: N/A

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: N/A

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Special conditions: N/A

Learning resources

Readings

Resource TypeTitleResource RequirementAuthor and YearPublisher
ReadingsCompany Law: Powers and AccountabilityRecommendedCheang & WongLEXIS NEXIS 2003
ReadingsCorporate Law in Hong KongRecommendedKwan, PLEXIS NEXIS (2006)
ReadingsFinancial Markets in Hong KongRecommendedHsu et alOXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, 2006
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