The (re)introduction of dual-class share structures in Hong Kong: a historical and comparative analysis

• Main Authors: HUANG, Hui Robin, ZHANG, Wei, LEE, Siu Cheung Kelvin
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2019
• Subjects: Dual-class share structure; weighted voting rights; Hong Kong securities markets; corporate governance; shareholder protection; Asian Studies; Comparative and Foreign Law
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/2984; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sol_research/article/4942/viewcontent/The_re_introduction_of_dual_class_share_structures_in_Hong_Kong_a_historical_and_comparative_analysis.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

In April 2018, Hong Kong issued new listing rules to introduce the dual-class share structure, also known as weighted voting rights (WVR), under which a special class of shareholders’ voting rights are conferred disproportionately with respect to their equity interest. The WVR was used in Hong Kong...