Welcome to the Companies Ordinance Rewrite homepage.
In mid-2006, the Government launched a major and comprehensive exercise to rewrite the Companies Ordinance ("CO"). By updating and modernizing the CO, we aim to make it more user-friendly and facilitate the conduct of business to enhance Hong Kong's competitiveness and attractiveness as a major international business and financial centre.
Some key milestones of the rewrite exercise include:
- Topical public consultations on key and complex subjects in
2007 and 2008;
- Public consultation on the draft
clauses of the Companies Bill in two phases, with the first phase
commenced in December 2009.
- Introduction of the new Companies Bill into the Legislative Council, tentatively, by the end of 2010.
This homepage provides general information and latest news on the CO rewrite. Hope you find it useful. |