Speaker(s)

• Ms Kelly Lee, Senior Vice President, Policy and Secretariat Services, Listing, HKEX
• Mr Frank Yuen FCG HKFCG, Group General Counsel and Head of Compliance at CK Hutchison Holdings Limited
• Ms Wendy Ho FCG HKFCG(PE), Council Member and Chairman of Professional Development Committee, The Hong Kong Chartered Governance Institute; Executive Director, Company Secretarial Services, Vistra
• Ms Ellie Pang FCG HKFCG (PE), Chief Executive, The Hong Kong Chartered Governance Institute

Description

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) published the ‘Consultation Conclusions on the Review of Corporate Governance Code and Related Listing Rules’ on 19 December 2024.  Most of the changes will be effective on 1 July 2025. The review is aimed at addressing corporate governance issues in the areas of (a) board effectiveness (including annual director training), (b) board independence, (c) diversity, (d) risk management & internal control, and (e) capital management.

As a trusted governance adviser, it is imperative for the governance professional to be knowledgeable on the practical impacts of the changes.

In this seminar, Ms Kelly Lee, Senior Vice President, Policy and Secretariat Services, Listing, HKEX will provide an in-depth overview of the consultation conclusions, highlighting the key changes and the rationale behind them.

A panel discussion will follow, featuring Ms Kelly Lee, Mr Frank Yuen FCG HKFCG, Member of the HKEX Listing Committee; Group General Counsel and Head of Compliance at CK Hutchison Holdings Limited, and Ms Wendy Ho FCG HKFCG(PE), Council Member of the Institute and Executive Director of Company Secretarial Services at Vistra.

Ms Ellie Pang FCG HKFCG(PE), Chief Executive of the Institute, will introduce the Institute’s Director Training Package designed to enable directors to fulfill HKEX’s new mandatory director training requirements.

Participants will gain a clear understanding of the regulators’ expectations on the new corporate governance measures, as well as valuable insights from experienced practitioners’ on how best to align with the new rules.

Remarks on this Physical Session:

• This is the physical session and physical attendance is required for CPD counting purpose. If you wish to join online, please click HERE for the online session.
• Physical seats are limited and shall be taken on first-come first served basis. Registration will be closed on 25 February 2025 at 2.00pm.
• Once enrolment in the physical session is confirmed by the Institute, requests to change to online session will NOT be entertained.
• Physical attendance is subject to the weather condition at the time of the seminar. The Institute reserves the right to convert enrolment in the physical session into online session.

Level: Intermediate

Speakers' bios:
Ms Kelly Lee
Mr Frank Yuen
Ms Wendy Ho
Ms Ellie Pang

Seat guarantee will only be given to HKCGI Fellows and/or Practitioner’s Endorsement (PE) holders if registered 10 clear working days with payment prior to the date of the seminar.