Drawing on the experience of the first 15 years, it then analyses the content of the hong kong basic law, especially in relation to hong kongs political system, the. Hong kong contract law introduction free download as pdf file. The hong kong commercial law notes are formatted into a stepbystep guide, which you can use as a checklist in your exams to ensure that every element of the exam question is answered. Hk llb pcll conversion law notes february 10, 2015 as you may know, the faculty of law of the university of hong kong has recently come under a series of criticisms aimed principally at professor johannes chan and his tenure as dean of the faculty of law.
This new edition provides readers with updated ordinances and cases, and is divided into six parts, covering key topics for business law such as. Course overview into to law legal environment in hong kong hong kong legal system1 immigration policies2 antidiscrimination3 business organizations doing business in hk and china4 business organizations international architectures of corruption5 ethics training students to be ethical6 ethics, heuristics and biases pdf on moodle. An introduction to hong kong business law by vanessa stott. Pcll conversion notes hong kong commercial law notes. The current hong kong company law, the companies ordinance 1932, cap 32, came into operation on 1 july 1933. Corporation law china hong kong business law china hong kong. An introduction to the hong kong legal system wesleysmith, peter on. Vanessa stott is the author of an introduction to hong kong business law 4. The nonhong kong company is a form of incorporated body exclusive to the oversea companies incorporated outside hong kong to solely owning a company in hong kong for engaging in intended profitmaking business without separate source of fund. The official business language in hong kong is english and all corporate documents are written in chinese and english. An introduction to hong kong business law provides a comprehensive guide to the legal aspects of business and commerce in hong kong.
It also provides a general framework on various aspects of commercial law, in particular the law of contract, the law of tort and the law governing different types of business organizations. Contract law in hong kong hong kong university press. Hong kong common law hong kong is a major international business and financial centre. Download free pdf sample pcll conversion notes and model exams to help you pass your pcll conversion examinations.
Business law hong kong monday 9 june 2014 the association of chartered certified accountants. Hong kong is one of the major international financial and commercial centres whose unique position within mainland chinas one country two systems has seen it develop as the gateway to china for international capital seeking to share in chinas extraordinary growth story, and more recently, as the gateway to the rest of the world for chinese capital. An introduction to hong kong business law, 5th edition. The handbook of international business law offers a solid knowledge basis for the. Introduction to the hong kong basic law 1st edition by. Hong kong company registration guide healy consultants. Hong kong subsidiary to provide information and explanation reasonably required in auditors performance of duties. The legal system of the hong kong special administrative region hksar is separate from. Particular emphasis is placed on what makes hong kong law different from other common law jurisdictions. The legal system of the hong kong special administrative. It includes the subjects that are examined in business law courses.
It briefly examines the history of chinas corporate law development, the structure of the. The withholding income tax rate on dividends under chinas domestic tax law is 10%. Introduction to international civil law principles of private international law and. This makes it easy for foreigners to conduct business in hong kong. Hong kong is vested with executive, legislative and independent judicial powers including that of final jurisdiction.
Introduction and comparison of business entities in hong kong. An officer means a director, manager or company secretary ensuring accuracy of information on the public register. The rights and freedoms of hong kong people and others living here are founded on. Business law hong kong monday 8 december 2014 the association of chartered certified accountants. Clarifying and enhancing the powers of the registrar of companies the. Practice areas include business sale, mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, securities and regulatory compliance, employment, intellectual. The faculty of law of the chinese university of hong kong recognizes the regional and international demand for first rate practiceoriented legal training in light of globalization of the worlds markets. What i found in this book is an inheritance of unclear and unexhaustive coverage of law that i saw in ms stotts an introduction to hong kong business law another book i have to read for the course in hong kong business law. The rule of law hong kong has a wellestablished and trusted legal system based on the common law. The laws previously in force in hong kong, that is, the common law, rules of equity, ordinances, subordinate legislation and customary law shall be maintained, except for any that contravene this law, and subject to any amendment by the legislature of the hong kong special administrative region. The 16 chapters of the book cover all basic contract concepts in a readerfriendly style, which makes ample use of case illustration. The basic law ensures that the legal system in the hksar will continue to give effect to the rule of law by providing that the laws previously in force in hong kong shall be maintained, save for any that contravene the basic law and subject to any subsequent amendment by the hksar legislature. Hong kong retains her status as an international financial centre. An introduction to hong kong business law, 5th edition best.
The recent debate about interpretation of article 46 of the basic law has caused great concern among members of the hong kong law society. As to improve hong kongs competitiveness and attractiveness therefore the government launched a major and comprehensive exercise to rewrite the companies ordinance co in mid2006. Chapter 1 main features of contract law in hong kong 1. She received her ba and ma at cambridge and is admitted as a solicitor in hong. Introduction 8 why set up a business in hong kong 14. No responsibility for any loss occasioned to any person acting or refrain from acting as a. Paper 6 hong kong business law aim this paper aims at providing students with an awareness of the overall legal framework in which business in hong kong operates and at enabling them to apply the relevant legal rules and practices to business problems and. Rule of law the rule of law is fundamental to hong kong s success. Sources of contract law open textbooks for hong kong.
Her free market in foreign exchange, gold, securities and futures. It introduces the development of hong kong law and its present legal system. An introduction to the conflict of laws in hong kong second edition. Pdf an overview of chinas corporate law regime researchgate. An introduction to hong kong business law vanessa stott. Anne carver is a senior lecturer in the department of professional legal education at the university of hong kong, where she lectures in business law to bba and mba students in the school of business. Business crime 2020 laws and regulations hong kong iclg. Contract law in hong kong is the first comprehensive textbook on this topic for more than ten years. Before the society could make those changes it had to be confident that students had appropriate textbooks from which to study hong kong law, and so it. The hong kong polytechnic university hong kong community. Foreign investment resident companies can invest in any industry without government restrictions regardless of the nationalities of their owners.
All information and application details relating to dbiz programme announced by hkpc on its official website shall prevail. This course focuses on the general concepts and principles of. Pkf doing business in hong kong 4 the basic law further provides, inter alia, that. Top 4 llm programs in hong kong prc 2020 llm guide. This new edition of law and justice in hong kong continues to offer readers a comprehensive account of the legal system of hong kong the only common law jurisdiction in east asia. Hong kong corporate law the hong kong institute of.
In most jurisdictions, contract law is not codified, with the notable exception of india. Hong kong book catalogue lexisnexis hong kong store. All ten questions are compulsory and must be attempted 1 in relation to the sources of law in the hong kong special administrative region, explain the common law rules adopted by the courts in statutory interpretation. Hong kong legal system 2nd edition constitutional and. This is a onesemester, fivecredit compulsory course for ouhk students studying for the bachelor of business administration bba and bba hons degrees in various business areas. This book provides an introduction to the legal system in hong kong. You may find the table of contents to be a quick and useful overview of the law to be applied. Nigel davis and melanie mitchell, hong kong listed companies.
Cfreds third company law colloquium perspectives on. When can a party to a contract legally escape from its obligations under that contract. Get the best commercial law notes for the pcll conversion exams. The hong kong productivity council hkpc is the secretariat of the distance business programme dbiz programme launched by the government recently. This introduction traces the origins of the hong kong basic law and the concepts and legal issues that surround it. Iclg business crime laws and regulations hong kong covers common issues in business crime including criminal law enforcement, organisation of courts, corporate criminal liability, statutes of limitations, initiation of investigations, procedures of gathering information in 28 jurisdictions. Before cap 32 there had been the companies ordinance 1865 based on the uk act 1862 and the companies ordinance 1911. Vanessa stott author of an introduction to hong kong.
Hong kong is an international financial, trade, and investment center on the doorstep of china. All the law parts of the professional examinations now require the student to know the law in hong kong rather than england. In the realm of sale of goods, the laws in many common law jurisdictions are codified, e. Stott, v 2010, an introduction to hong kong business law, 4th edn, prentice hall. Hong kong contract law introduction offer and acceptance.
Section a all 45 questions are compulsory and must be attempted please use the space provided on the inside cover of the candidate answer booklet to indicate your chosen answer to. Vanessa stott author of an introduction to hong kong business law. The law of hong kong is unique, being a common law system preserved, after the handover to china in 1997, within the civil law system of the peoples republic of china prc, under the principle of one country, two systems. Since the handover, the constitutional framework is provided by the hong kong basic law, which is a national law of the prc and has constitutional status in hong kong. Cybersecurity in hong kong a legal perspective dominic wai, partner, onc lawyers this presentation is not an exhaustive treatment of the area of law discussed and cannot be relied upon as legal advice. As mentioned above, a contract is a legallybinding agreement. We should appreciate that company law is such a technical area among the many different areas of law. Our commercial law pcll conversion notes are the leading online study resource for hong kong pcll conversion examinations.
Subject description form school of accounting and finance. The progressive lawyers group is a group of hong kong lawyers dedicated to promoting core values of rule of law, judicial independence, democracy, human rights, freedom, and justice. The linked exchange rate system was introduced in october 1983. The legal system in hong kong from the hong kong department of justice open access. The sources of both areas of land law is the tenurial from latintenere meaning to hold principle that all land is held of, or from, another. According to the basic law, hong kong has retained all the fundamental strengths such as independent judiciary, the rule of law and free flow of information and capital that fortifies our success as a highly efficient business city and enhances its attractiveness of access to opportunities in mainland china. Land law in hong kong has been closely linked to land law in england. My reading of article 46 is that it is clear and unambiguous. The hong kong institute of chartered secretaries, hong kong corporate law study pack 2. It also contains bibliographies of useful secondary sources books and articles on these topics. The hong kong polytechnic university hong kong community college subject description form subject code ccn2108 subject title business law level 2 credit value 3 medium of instruction english prerequisite corequisite exclusion exclusion ccn27 business law and the regulation of financial services objectives issues that arise from day.
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