Corporate governance report

Hong Kong losing its edge as governance standards slip

A new report from the Asian Corporate Governance Association and CLSA reveals weakening commitment to reform.
<div style="text-align: left;"> Amar Gill, CLSA, and Jamie Allen, ACGA, share the findings of their report </div>
<div style="text-align: left;"> Amar Gill, CLSA, and Jamie Allen, ACGA, share the findings of their report </div>
September 20, 2012

Donald Tsang once pledged to make Hong Kong a “paragon of corporate governance”. But, more than a decade later, some critics say the city is in danger of losing its competitive advantage as the improvement in standards has failed to live up to the promise.

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