Consultation Papers

Latest Consultation Documents 

• Third Public Consultation on Companies Ordinance Rewrite (issued on 26 June 2008)
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  Executive Summary
  Chapter 1 Introduction
  Chapter 2 Share Capital
  Chapter 3 The Capital Maintenance Regime
  Chapter 4 Statutory Amalgamation Procedure
  List of Questions for Consultation (Word format)
  Appendix I List of Members of the Standing Committee on Company Law Reform and Advisory Group 1
  Appendix II Reform in Overseas Jurisdictions Concerning Capital Maintenance Rules

• Second Public Consultation on Companies Ordinance Rewrite (issued on 2 April 2008)
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  Executive Summary
  Chapter 1 Introduction
  Chapter 2 Company Names
  Chapter 3 Directors' Duties
  Chapter 4 Corporate Directorship
  Chapter 5 Registration of Charges
  List of Questions for Consultation
  Appendix I List of Members of the Standing Committee on Company Law Reform and Advisory Groups
  Appendix II Non-statutory Guidelines on Directors' Duties
  Appendix III Extract of the United Kingdom Companies Act 2006
  Appendix IV A Brief Summary of Arguments for and Against a Statutory Statement of Directors' Duties
  Appendix V Possible Changes to the Registration Regime of Charges That Have Been Considered but Rejected
  
  
• Consultation paper on Companies Ordinance (Cap. 32) Accounting and Auditing Provisions
  (issued on 29 March 2007) (PDF format)