Category: Wealth

The importance of supervisors in corporate governance: high trust and understanding

Under Company Law of the People’s Republic of China (revised 2018), the corporate governance of a limited liability company shall include shareholders, a board of directors and senior officers. Previously, we reflected on the corporate governance structure and responsibilities. Here, we focus on the importance of the board of supervisors or supervisor in a limited…

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China’s first e-commerce law to go into effect from 1 January 2019

In recent years, e-commerce has boomed in China. And with the upcoming Singles’ Day, promoted annually by Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba and held on 11 November, we’re going to once again witness the power of e-commerce spending. The event, billed as ‘anti-Valentine's Day’ where Chinese singletons go on a global online shopping spree, last year rung…

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Carrying more than HK$120,000 (currency or CNBIs) in or out of Hong Kong must now be declared to customs

From 16 July 2018, travellers to and from Hong Kong are now required to declare cash sums larger than HK$120,000. The Hong Kong Security Bureau announced the Cross-boundary Movement of Physical Currency and Bear Negotiable Instruments Ordinance in 2017 to tackle funds arriving in Hong Kong from illegal sources such as money laundering and terrorist…

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