Hong Kong Corporate & Regulatory Insights – October 2021

The topics covered in the newsletter of this month provide an overview of key developments in equity capital markets, financial services regulation, and data protection which include, amongst others:

• SEHK publishes consultation paper on proposed amendments to Listing Rules relating to share schemes of listed issuers.
• HKMA publishes technical whitepaper on retail Central Bank digital currency.
• Passage of the Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes (Amendment) Bill 2021.
• Signing of the Memorandum of Understanding on Fintech Innovation Supervisory Cooperation in the Guangdong - Hong Kong - Macao Greater Bay Area and
• The Personal Data (Privacy) (Amendment) Ordinance 2021 takes effect to criminalize Doxxing acts.

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Author by the Hong Kong Corporate and Regulatory team.