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Chinese Mainland And Hong Kong IPO Markets: 2025 Q3 Review

Hong Kong is poised to regain the top spot in global IPO market rankings by the end of 2025, fuelled by an unprecedented wave of IPO applications.

Hong Kong Finance

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KPMG

Concurrent Share Buyback With Convertible Bonds Offering

On 20 June 2025, The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the "Stock Exchange") published a listing decision LD139-2025 (the "Listing Decision").

Hong Kong Finance

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ONC Lawyers

Streamlined Hong Kong Registration Process Now Available For Certain Irish UCITS

On 14 May 2025, the Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) and the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) entered into a Memorandum of Understanding on Mutual Recognition of Funds (MoU).

Hong Kong Finance

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Dillon Eustace

Single-Investment Funds In The British Virgin Islands – A Solution For Time-sensitive Deals?

When investment managers identify a time-sensitive opportunity such as a specific project, or deal with limited availability or an investment requiring swift execution...

Hong Kong Finance

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Conyers

Chabra Injunctions – Freezing Orders To Recover Assets Held By Third Parties

Hong Kong Finance

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Timothy Loh LLP

Hong Kong Stablecoins Ordinance – New Regulatory Framework For Fiat-Referenced Stablecoins

Hong Kong Finance

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Timothy Loh LLP

Hong Kong's Licensing And Regulatory Framework For Stablecoins Is Now In Effect

Hong Kong Finance

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Davis Polk & Wardwell

"Finfluencers" Beware! SFC Suspends Finfluencer For 16 Months Following His Criminal Conviction For Providing Investment Advice Without A License

Hong Kong Finance

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Tanner De Witt

The Surge In Secondary Listings On The Hong Kong Stock Exchange

Hong Kong Finance

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Conyers

New Public Fund Depositaries Regime

Hong Kong Finance

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Timothy Loh LLP

Hong Kong FSTB And SFC Consult On Regulatory Regimes For Virtual Asset Dealers And Custodians

Hong Kong Finance

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Davis Polk & Wardwell

Creditors' And Security Holders' Rights In China Companies Subject To Winding-up Under Hong Kong Law

Hong Kong Finance

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

The Hong Kong Stablecoins Bill And Its Impact On The Crypto Landscape

Hong Kong Finance

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Mayer Brown

RE Avanti Communications Limited (In Administration) – Characterisation Of Security As Fixed/Floating

Hong Kong Finance

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Clifford Chance

AI Governance: Practical Guidance From Hong Kong Privacy Commissioner For Personal Data

Hong Kong Technology

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Mayer Brown

Chiikawa 在香港：一个萌系角色如何成就庞大商机

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Rouse

Who Can Sue On Behalf Of A Deceased Person? Key Lessons From A Recent Hong Kong Court Case

Hong Kong Commercial

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Haldanes

The M&A Dance: Orchestrating Synergies And Value Creation In Public Company Acquisitions

Hong Kong Commercial

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KPMG

Shaping Hong Kong's AI Future: Striking The Right Balance With Generative AI

Hong Kong Technology

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ONC Lawyers

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Secured Lending

Alternative Investment Funds

Project Finance

Capital Adequacy/BASEL

Hong Kong Convention On Ship Recycling To Enter Into Force In 2025

The International Maritime Organisation Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships was adopted in 2009.

Hong Kong Finance

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Quadrant Chambers

A New Listing Regime For Specialist Technology Companies Has Arrived

On March 24, 2023, the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the "Exchange") issued the long-awaited consultation conclusions (the "Consultation Conclusions") on the listing regime for Specialist...

Hong Kong Technology

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Morrison & Foerster LLP

Hong Kong, Can You Handle This? The HKMA Proposes New Standards For Operational Resilience

Following the HKMA's 21 April 2021 circular highlighting the additional guidance issued by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) on 31 March 2021...

Hong Kong Finance

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

HKMA Publishes Report On First Climate Risk Stress Test Of The Hong Kong Banking Sector

Hong Kong Finance

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Mayer Brown

Ship Recycling In India – Hong Kong Convention

Hong Kong Environment

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ZBA

COVID-19 Related Circulars Or Guidance (Non-Exhaustive) Published By Financial Services Regulators Of Hong Kong (Last Updated: 3 April 2020)

Hong Kong Finance

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Mayer Brown

SFC Issues Guidance To Private Equity Firms And Family Offices On Licensing Issues

Hong Kong Finance

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

HKMA's Expectations In Light Of BCBS' Statement On Crypto-Assets

Hong Kong Technology

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Mayer Brown

Hong Kong's Funding Code Published

Hong Kong Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

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Debt Capital Markets

Chabra Injunctions – Freezing Orders To Recover Assets Held By Third Parties

Chabra injunctions are freezing orders against assets held by a person "A", against whom a claimant has no cause of action, on the basis that such assets may be ultimately available through court process to satisfy a judgment which the claimant may obtain against a defendant.

Hong Kong Finance

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Timothy Loh LLP

Ultimate Bondholders Ineligible For Membership On The Committee Of Inspection In Liquidation

In the recent case of Re China Evergrande Group (in liquidation) [2025] HKCFI 1638, the Court of First Instance addresses the issue of whether a person holding merely an economic interest (as opposed to a legal right) in a note or bond ...

Hong Kong Commercial

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ONC Lawyers

Hong Kong's Licensing And Regulatory Framework For Stablecoins Is Now In Effect

Hong Kong's licensing and regulatory framework for fiat-referenced stablecoins came into effect on 1 August 2025, regulating the issuance, offering and marketing of fiat-referenced stablecoins in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong Finance

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Davis Polk & Wardwell

What's Next For Hong Kong In The Boundary Between Insolvency And Arbitration Following The Recent BVI Sian Participation Judgment?

Hong Kong Insolvency

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O’Melveny

Creditors' And Security Holders' Rights In China Companies Subject To Winding-up Under Hong Kong Law

Hong Kong Finance

HS

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

The Hong Kong Stablecoins Bill And Its Impact On The Crypto Landscape

Hong Kong Finance

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Mayer Brown

Examining The Effectiveness Of Keepwell Agreements In Cross-Border Financing: Insights From The Latest Judgment Of The Hong Kong Court Of Final Appeal

Hong Kong Insolvency

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Beijing Jincheng Tongda & Neal Law Firm

RE Avanti Communications Limited (In Administration) – Characterisation Of Security As Fixed/Floating

Hong Kong Finance

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Clifford Chance

Hong Kong's Highest Court Issues Ruling On Keepwell Deeds

Hong Kong Finance

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Jones Day

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Charges, Mortgages, Indemnities

Hong Kong Court Grants Declaratory Relief For Unclaimed Vehicles At Car Park

Hong Kong's District Court recently granted a car park operator default judgment in ATL Logistics Centre Hong Kong Ltd v. Wellfit Chun Yip Logistics Ltd DCCJ 3840/2023 for unpaid parking charges...

Hong Kong Finance

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Mayer Brown

Concealed Risks And Legal Exposures For Unauthorised Building Works And Illegal Structures

Hong Kong has been struck by typhoons and heavy rainstorms before, but never by both within the space of two short weeks, nor with such severity.

Hong Kong Real Estate

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Mayer Brown

Clarification On Land Registrar's Right To Withhold Registration

This Legal Update outlines a recent Hong Kong Court of First Instance (HKCFI) decision regarding powers of the Land Registrar to withhold registration of instruments.

Hong Kong Real Estate

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Mayer Brown

Lending & Secured Finance

Hong Kong Finance

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Mayer Brown

Expensive Lessons Learnt? Recent Court Cases On Missteps By Money Lenders In Hong Kong

Hong Kong Finance

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Withers LLP

Lending & Secured Finance

Hong Kong Finance

MB

Mayer Brown

Lending & Secured Finance Country Comparative Guide 2021

Hong Kong Finance

MB

Mayer Brown

Insider Dealing For Hedge Fund And Private Equity Managers

Hong Kong Finance

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Timothy Loh LLP

Structured Credit In The PRC And Hong Kong

Hong Kong Finance

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Appleby

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Financial Services

Chinese Mainland And Hong Kong IPO Markets: 2025 Q3 Review

Hong Kong is poised to regain the top spot in global IPO market rankings by the end of 2025, fuelled by an unprecedented wave of IPO applications.

Hong Kong Finance

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KPMG

Hong Kong Bonds Tokenization Support – How Can Hong Kong Subsidize Your Bond Tokenization Expenses?

On 28 November 2024, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority ("HKMA") launched the Digital Bond Grant Scheme ("DBGS") and began accepting applications.

Hong Kong Technology

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Hauzen

Managing Cryptocurrencies In Hong Kong: Do You Need A Licence Uplift?

As virtual assets (VAs) — including cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin ("BTC") and Ethereum ("ETH") — become more integrated into traditional financial services, Hong Kong regulators...

Hong Kong Technology

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Hauzen

New Cybersecurity Obligations For Critical Infrastructure In Hong Kong SAR

Hong Kong Technology

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Pinsent Masons

Concurrent Share Buyback With Convertible Bonds Offering

Hong Kong Finance

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ONC Lawyers

Streamlined Hong Kong Registration Process Now Available For Certain Irish UCITS

Hong Kong Finance

DE

Dillon Eustace

Single-Investment Funds In The British Virgin Islands – A Solution For Time-sensitive Deals?

Hong Kong Finance

C

Conyers

Chabra Injunctions – Freezing Orders To Recover Assets Held By Third Parties

Hong Kong Finance

TL

Timothy Loh LLP

Hong Kong Stablecoins Ordinance – New Regulatory Framework For Fiat-Referenced Stablecoins

Hong Kong Finance

TL

Timothy Loh LLP

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Latest Videos

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The Invisible Shield: How RBI's Nodal Account Protects Your Money In Every Online Transaction (Video)

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IndiaLaw LLP

26 Ind AS 2025 Amendments: Supplier Finance, Liability Shifts & Global Tax Rules (Podcast)

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AK & Partners

A Distinct Approach To Capital Investment: Alternative Investment Funds (AIF) (Video)

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Corporate Professionals

JSA Mint Video & Podcast Series | Episode 3: Financing India's Growth Story

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JSA

Navigating The Funding Frontier: Insights For Startup Founders (Video)

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