Course Description
Environmental, social and governance (ESG) has become an important factor in IPO. With the rich experience of Mr. Gordon Tsang and Mr. Kingsley Cheng, their expertise would help to shed light on this matter. This CPD course would begin by highlighting the latest updates on the rules and regulations on IPOs, followed by the requirements of ESG in the process of IPO.
Course Outline
Part 1: Rules and Regulations on IPOs
- Listing Requirements
- Issues To Consider and Relevant Listing Decisions
- New Regimes
- Reorganisation
- Timetable & Professional Parties Involved
- Other Popular Listings and Comparison
Part 2: ESG Integration: A Step-By-Step Journey
- Listing Rules Requirements
- ESG Expectations for IPOs
- Market Update
- HKEX Consultation Highlights
Course Schedule
Date: Thursday, 12 October 2023 | Time: 2:30pm - 5:45pm HKT
Location: Online
Accreditation(s): 3 CPD Points (Law Society CPD points being applied for)
Level: Intermediate | Language: English
Fee: HKD1800**
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Speakers
Gordan Tsang
Partner,
Stevenson, Wong & Co.
Gordon is a Partner of Stevenson, Wong & Co. He was admitted to practise as a solicitor in Australia in 2012 and in Hong Kong in 2013.
Gordon has experience in handling a wide range of corporate and commercial matters, including pre-IPO restructuring and financing, Hong Kong and U.S. IPOs, mergers and acquisitions, loan and financing transactions, corporate governance and general compliance for listed companies as well as private enterprises.
Gordon is the Non-Executive Director of CROSSTEC Group Holdings Limited (Stock Code: 3893) and China Regenerative Medicine International Ltd (Stock Code: 8158) and the Independent Non-Executive Director of Sterling Group Holdings Limited (Stock Code: 1825), Skymission Group Holdings Limited (Stock Code: 1924) and Zijing International Financial Holdings Limited (Stock Code: 8340). He is also the Company Secretary of 1957 & Co. (Hospitality) Limited (Stock Code: 8495), Sunshine 100 China Holdings Ltd (Stock Code: 2608), Mabpharm Limited-B (Stock Code: 2181) and Sundy Service Group Co. Ltd (Stock Code: 9608).
Gordon recently assisted Prestige Wealth Inc. (NASDAQ:PWM), Millennium Group International Holdings Limited (NASDAQ: MGIH), CBL International Limited (NASDAQ: BANL), Magic Empire Global Limited (NASDAQ: MEGL), Intelligent Living Application Group Inc. (NASDAQ: ILAG), Zhong Yang Financial Group Limited (NASDAQ: TOP), Hywin Holdings Ltd. (NASDAQ: HYW) and Oriental Culture Holding LTD (NASDAQ: OCG) in their successful listings on NASDAQ.
Kingsley Cheng
Partner and Director and Head of Risk & ESG Advisory
Prism Advisory Limited
Kingsley is a Partner of Prism Advisory Limited. He has more than twelve years of professional experience in providing services related to sustainability advisor and auditing, corporate governance advisor and internal controls assessment. He has obtained professional qualifications including Certified Public Accountant, Certified ESG Analyst and Certified Information Systems Auditor. He is also a member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants ("HKICPA") Sustainability Committee for the Year 2022 and 2023 and the Young Member Committee in 2023. He was also the member of the ISSB Working Group (2022), Sustainability Advocacy Working Group (2023), Sustainability Advisory Panel (2023) and Sustainability Assurance Advisory Panel (2023) under the Auditing and Assurance Standards Committee of the HKICPA.
Prior to joining the Company, Kingsley gained his professional experience from big 4 firms (risk advisory and financial audit) and internal audit experience from a multinational corporation listed in Hong Kong, with a market cap of more than HK$200 billion. With his experience from the risk advisory function in one of the big 4 firms and a listed consultancy company, he has led various sustainability advisory and assurance projects for listed companies in HK, including but not limited to:
- ESG assurance for a multinational railway transportation corporation with HK, China, Australia, Sweden and UK operations as well as a famous local theme park
- Supply chain and social compliance advisory for a well-known European apparel group
- Sustainability reporting and advisory services for a blue-chip multinational property development corporation which covers property development and investment, hotel and serviced suite operation, property management, etc.
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Besides sustainability, Kingsley has solid experience in corporate governance-related projects, in the areas of board effectiveness, enterprise risk management, process optimization, whistleblowing investigation and value-for-money internal control assessment. He is also a frequent public speaker and trainer for ESG and governance related seminars and workshops.
Rules for Online Attendance:
- Early departure or late attendance may lead to a deduction of CPD points.
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