Suspected red tide sighted at Silverstrand Beach
Attention TV/radio announcers: Please broadcast the following as soon as possible: Here is an item of interest to swimmers. The Leisure and Cultural Services Department announced today (Ja… read more
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Proper use of 999 hotline urged
Police today (January 31) appealed to members of the public to use the 999 hotline service only for emergencies. In 2018, the Police Regional Command and Control Centres received 2,187,619 … read more
Public reminded not to bring in endangered species without required licence (with photos)
The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) and Hong Kong Customs today (January 31) reminded travellers not to bring endangered species into Hong Kong without a required licence when returning from visits to … read more
Appointments to Standing Committee on Company Law Reform
The Financial Secretary has appointed two new members, Professor Low Chee-keong and Ms Christine Chung Wai-yin, to the Standing Committee on Company Law Reform (SCCLR). The Chairman of the SCCLR, Mr John Scott, SC, and eight incumbent members, namely Mr Bruno Arboit, Ms Linda Chan Ching-fan, SC, Mr Clement Chan Kam-wing, Ms Bonnie Chan Yiting, Mr David Fu Yat-hung, Ms Gillian Meller, Mr Keith Pogson and Mr Bernie Ting Wai-cheung, have been re-appointed.
The appointments and re-appointments are for a term of two years starting from February 1, 2019.
A government spokesman said today (January 31), “With the professional background and expertise of its members, the SCCLR has provided valuable advice on the improvement and modernisation of our company law to be commensurate with Hong Kong’s status as an international commercial and financial centre.
“We are grateful to the outgoing members, Professor David Donald and Ms Wendy Yung Wen-yee, for their valuable contributions to the SCCLR over the past six years,” the spokesman added.
The SCCLR was set up in 1984. It advises the Financial Secretary on amendments to the Companies Ordinance and the Companies (Winding Up and Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance, as well as amendments to the Securities and Futures Ordinance on matters relating to corporate governance and shareholders’ protection, as and when necessary.
As from February 1, 2019, the membership list of the SCCLR will be as follows:
Mr John Scott, SC (Chairman)
Mr Bruno Arboit
Ms Linda Chan Ching-fan, SC
Mr Clement Chan Kam-wing
Ms Bonnie Chan Yiting
Ms Christine Chung Wai-yin
Mr David Fu Yat-hung
Mr David Kidd
Mr Robert Lee Wai-wang
Professor Low Chee-keong
Dr Lewis Luk Tei
Ms Gillian Meller
Mr Albert Ng
Mr Keith Pogson
Mrs Natalia Seng Sze Ka-mee
Ms Cynthia Tang Yuen-shun
Mr Bernie Ting Wai-cheung
Ex-officio Members
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Mr David Graham
Chief Regulatory Officer
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited
Mr Stefan Gannon
Commissioner, Resolution Office
Hong Kong Monetary Authority
Mr Andrew Young
Chief Counsel
Securities and Futures Commission
Ms Ada Chung Lai-ling
Registrar of Companies
Ms Phyllis McKenna
Official Receiver
Ms Winnie Ng Ching-ching
Deputy Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury (Financial Services)
Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau
Dr Stefan Lo Huoy-cheng
Senior Assistant Law Officer (Civil Law)
Department of Justice read more
Schedule for issuing press releases on statistical data
Following is a reminder of the press releases on statistical data to be issued between February and April 2019. The schedule for issuing press releases on statistical data in 2019 was provided to the media in September 2018. No change has been made to the original schedule.
| February 2019 | |||
| ========== | |||
| Date | Press Release | ||
| —– | —————— | ||
| 1 | Restaurant receipts and purchases statistics for fourth quarter 2018 | ||
| 19 | Year-end population for 2018 | ||
| 19 | Volume and price statistics of external merchandise trade for December 2018 | ||
| 21 | Unemployment and underemployment statistics for November 2018 – January 2019 | ||
| 22 | Consumer Price Index for January 2019 | ||
| 26 | External merchandise trade statistics for January 2019 | ||
| 27 | Gross Domestic Product for fourth quarter 2018 and whole year of 2018 : data contained in the Budget supporting documents (Note) | ||
| March 2019 | |||
| ========== | |||
| Date | Press Release | ||
| —– | —————— | ||
| 5 | Retail sales statistics for January 2019 | ||
| 5 | Statistics on vessels, port cargo and containers for fourth quarter 2018 | ||
| 11 | Quarterly business receipts indices for service industries for fourth quarter 2018 | ||
| 12 | Construction output statistics for fourth quarter 2018 | ||
| 12 | Statistics on trade involving outward processing in the mainland of China for fourth quarter 2018 | ||
| 14 | Index of industrial production and producer price index for industrial sector for fourth quarter 2018 | ||
| 15 | Gross National Income and external primary income flows for fourth quarter 2018 | ||
| 18 | Volume and price statistics of external merchandise trade for January 2019 | ||
| 19 | Unemployment and underemployment statistics for December 2018 – February 2019 | ||
| 19 | Chain volume measures of Gross Domestic Product by economic activity for fourth quarter 2018 | ||
| 21 | Consumer Price Index for February 2019 | ||
| 22 | Employment and vacancies statistics for December 2018 | ||
| 22 | Balance of Payments and International Investment Position statistics for fourth quarter 2018 | ||
| 26 | External merchandise trade statistics for February 2019 | ||
| 28 | Wage and payroll statistics for December 2018 | ||
| April 2019 | |||
| ========== | |||
| Date | Press Release | ||
| —– | —————— | ||
| 1 | Retail sales statistics for February 2019 | ||
| 16 | Volume and price statistics of external merchandise trade for February 2019 | ||
| 18 | Unemployment and underemployment statistics for January – March 2019 | ||
| 23 | Consumer Price Index for March 2019 | ||
| 26 | Business expectations for second quarter 2019 | ||
| 29 | External merchandise trade statistics for March 2019 | ||
Note: The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the fourth quarter of 2018 and the whole year of 2018 together with other supporting materials will be released along with the Financial Secretary’s “Budget Speech”. According to the Financial Secretary’s Office, the Budget is scheduled to be delivered on 27 February 2019. No separate press release on the GDP for the fourth quarter of 2018 and the whole year of 2018 will be issued by the Census and Statistics Department (C&SD) on that day.
The schedule for regular press releases in the other months of 2019 can be downloaded from the website of the Census and Statistics Department (www.censtatd.gov.hk/press_release/index.jsp). read more