ASIA REGULATORY ROUND UP – HK REGULATORS HELP COMPANIES SURVIVE CORONAVIRUS CRISIS
March 2nd, 2020
HONG Kong listed companies have been given an additional 60 days to file annual reports because of the Coronavirus pandemic, with the HK Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) and the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX) saying additional delays maybe approved on a case-by-case basis. See https://www.sfc.hk/web/EN/news-and-announcements/policy-statements-and-announcements/further-guidance-joint-statement-covid-19-pandemic.html
*Meanwhile, Hong Kong’s central bank, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, has loosened controls on lending by the territory’s ...
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