The Appointment, Powers, Vacation of Office and Release of Provisional Liquidators And

The Appointment, Powers, Vacation of Office and Release of Provisional Liquidators And

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Level: / Tuesday, 21 May 2013
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
1.5 CPD points
Free
Elementary level, for delegates who do not have prior knowledge of the subject matter / Language:
Venue : / English
Auditorium, Duke of WindsorSocialServiceBuilding, No. 15 Hennessy Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong
About the course:
On 16 April 2013, the Government launched a three-month public consultation on 46 legislative proposals to improve the corporate insolvency and winding-up provisions of the Companies Ordinance Cap.32.
The proposals cover the following five aspects of the winding-up process, namely:
  1. the commencement of winding-up;
  2. the appointment, powers, vacation of office and release of provisional liquidators and liquidators;
  3. the conduct of the winding-up process;
  4. voidable transactions; and
  5. the investigation during winding-up, offences antecedent to or in the course of winding-up and powers of the court.

About the presenters:
Mr. Maurice Loo,Principal Assistant Secretary (Financial Services),
Financial Services and Treasury Bureau
Mr. Alan Fong, Assistant Official Receiver (Legal Services),
OfficialReceiver's Office
Ms. Ophelia Lok, Assistant Principal Solicitor (Legal Services),
Official Receiver’s Office
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