Written specially for corporate entities in Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Directors' Manual is designed to help you deal effectively with the corporate governance issues facing company directors and boards. The Hong Kong Directors' Manual provides an extensive coverage of both legal and practical issues associated with directors’ role, duties and responsibilities in day-to-day corporate operation including but not milted to incorporation and share capital, management and administration, commercial transaction and business expansion, takeover and merger, share transfer, capital investment, taxation, winding up, receivership and dissolution. This fully updated version of Hong Kong Directors' Manual contains more in-depth commentary and new case law highlighting the legislative changes brought by the Companies Ordinance (Cap 622), the Companies (Winding-Up and Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance (Cap 32) and the Code on Corporate Governance Practices and related subsidiary legislation, Schedules and Codes, which will enhance corporate governance. New changes include, but not limited to, directors’ statutory duty of reasonable care, skill and diligence, the exemption of certain directors’ from making an annual report, and the addition in the directors’ annual report of external factors including the environment, suppliers and other stakeholders. With an emphasis on practical aspects, this book offers strategic solutions to help minimise a director’s risk exposure. Readers can benefit from the expert insight on how to achieve regulatory compliance and deal with various corporate governance issues under new company law arena. This book contains a comprehensive mix of insightful commentary of recent developments, analysis of regional and international landmark cases, real-life case studies, as well as full reproduction of prescribed forms and selected guidelines and codes.