Companies Ordinance

Rethink on disclosure rules for company directors prudent

3 Apr 2013

In a welcome change, officials have decided to shelve a contentious law restricting public access to personal details of company directors, amid growing concerns that such a provision may have...

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Government tries to bury embarrassing climbdown

29 Mar 2013

We see that the government has adopted the time-honoured approach to dealing with bad news. We are referring to its embarrassing climbdown on the issue of the publication of directors' identity...

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Right to privacy and information is balancing act

26 Mar 2013

Recently, I have been asked repeatedly about the Law Society’s views on amendments made to the Companies Ordinance, specifically on one issue relating to the availability of directors’ residential...

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Keep data on national company registries open and searchable

7 Mar 2013

As one of the most efficient e-services provided by the Hong Kong government, the Companies Registry regularly receives awards and recognitions. The e-Registry service in particular is popular,...

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Letters to the Editor, February 21, 2013

21 Feb 2013

Without a law to protect homosexuals from discrimination, it is believed this minority group will suffer emotionally, especially in the workplace.

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Rule on disclosure of company directors' data seeks balance

17 Feb 2013

Ever since the news broke last month that changes would be made to the Companies Ordinance that would make it harder for the media to obtain the personal data of company directors, the liberal...

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Opinion

Hari Kumar

Workers pay the price for our bargains

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Howard Winn

Barry Cheung makes waves in Moscow

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Letters to the Editor, February 14, 2013

Government proposals to implement the new Companies Ordinance and reinforce the privacy company directors already enjoy have aroused a lot of opposition from the media.

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Open access to directors' names, but not their home addresses

The recent debate about the government proposals to restrict access to the personal information of company directors has been one-sided, so it is useful to re-examine the arguments carefully to...

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The ducks are not talking to the chickens, says Steve Vickers

The row over the Hong Kong government's changes to the Companies Ordinance and the non-disclosure of directors' Hong Kong identity card numbers rumbles on.

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Lawmakers lax on scrutinising legislation

The Leung administration has had to weather quite a few political storms for which it has mostly itself to blame. But in a few cases, the legislative branch should also share responsibility, yet...

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Hong Kong must retain open access to company data

The government's attempt to shield the identity of company directors under the guise of protecting privacy is not merely an invitation to fraud and corruption; it reveals a basic misunderstanding...

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PRIVACY

Journalists back petition against privacy law

The Hong Kong Journalists Association says it has received a "record-breaking" response to an industry-wide petition against the proposed change to the Companies Ordinance, with hundreds of...

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