The Government announced today (January 24) that the Financial Secretary has reappointed Mr Johnny Mok Shiu-luen, SC, as the Chairman of the Standing Committee on Company Law Reform (SCCLR), as well as Ms Ivy Cheung Wing-han, Mr Dennis Ho Chiu-ping, Mr Geoffrey Edward Kao, and Mr David John Simmonds as members. At the same time, Dr Stefan Lo Huoy-cheng, Ms Flora Wang Fang and Mr Yeo Boon-ann are appointed as new members. All appointments will be effective from February 1, 2025, to January 31, 2027, for a term of two years.
A spokesman for the Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau said, "With the professional knowledge of its members, the SCCLR has provided valuable advice on continuously enhancing our company law, thereby strengthening Hong Kong's status as an international commercial and financial centre. We would like to express gratitude to the outgoing members, Ms Christine Chung Wai-yin, Mr Low Chee-keong and Ms Jacqueline Walsh, for their contribution to the SCCLR."
The SCCLR was set up in 1984. It advises the Financial Secretary on amendments to the Companies Ordinance and the Companies (Winding Up and Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance, as well as amendments to the Securities and Futures Ordinance on matters relating to corporate governance and shareholders' protection, as and when necessary.
As from February 1, 2025, the membership list of the SCCLR will be as follows:
Mr Johnny Mok Shiu-luen, SC (Chairman)
Mr Jack Chan Hoi
Ms Ivy Cheung Wing-han
Mr Paul Chow Koon-ying
Ms Julianne Pearl Doe
Mr Dennis Ho Chiu-ping
Ms Sabrina Ho Shuk-ying
Ms Wendy Kam Mei-ha
Mr Geoffrey Edward Kao
Mr Jason Karas
Mr Ernest Lee Chun-ho
Dr Stefan Lo Huoy-cheng
Mr David John Simmonds
Ms Flora Wang Fang
Ms Tiffany Wong Wing-sze
Mr Yeo Boon-ann
Ex-officio members
———————
Ms Katherine Ng Kit-shuen
Head of Listing
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited
Ms Karen Deborah Kemp
General Counsel
Hong Kong Monetary Authority
Ms Annabel Lee Tung-mei
Deputy Chief Counsel, Legal Services Division
Securities and Futures Commission
Registrar of Companies
Official Receiver
Deputy Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury (Financial Services)
Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau
Assistant Law Officer (Civil Law)
Department of Justice
Follow this news feed: East Asia