Our Partner Mr Michael Szeto has contributed to updates of “Securities Law: Hong Kong SAR and People's Republic of China” (issue 72) published by LexisNexis in December 2024. Contents include:

1.      New public fund depositaries regulated activity regime effective from 2 October 2024.

2.      Temporary modifications to listing rules for Specialist Technology Companies and De-SPAC transactions.

3.      Proposed amendments to the Corporate Governance Code, effective from 1 January 2025.

4.      Enhanced timeframe for New Listing applications announced on 18 October 2024.

5.      SFC guidelines on the disciplinary process under the licensing regime for virtual asset trading platforms (VATPs).

6.      Recent GEM listing update with UBoT Holding Limited's successful listing on 3 June 2024.

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