香港高等法院定于周一就恒大清盘人针对普华永道（PwC）审计问题提出的索赔要求举行一场公开聆讯。
此次聆讯由法官冯柏栋主理，涉及清盘人就该房地产开发商的审计问题向普华永道寻求赔偿的事宜。此前，监管机构已对该公司采取了相关行动。
上个月，香港证券及期货事务监察委员会与普华永道香港达成协议，要求其就严重的专业审计失当行为向少数股东支付10亿港元的赔偿。会计及财务汇报局则分别对普华永道处以3亿港元罚款，并对其施加了为期六个月的业务限制。
会计及财务汇报局同时发现，普华永道在恒大2019年及2020年账目审计工作中存在多项严重审计缺陷。两名前合伙人因涉及此事各被罚款500万港元。
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Residents of Hong Kong's Wang Fuk Court have returned to the fire-ravaged ruins in recent days, climbing stairs to retrieve jewellery, cash, photo albums and keepsakes before bidding farewell to their homes. The fire services chief acknowledged at a hearing that departments need better communication while insisting on clear divisions of responsibility. The blaze killed 168 people.
Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission is pursuing compensation for victims of securities misconduct instead of focusing on fines. The regulator has secured HK$2.5 billion in settlements over recent months. This follows practices in the US, UK and Europe.
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Hong Kong's Law Society has ordered the immediate closure of Raymond Lam & Associates, a firm under investigation for its alleged role in crash-for-cash scams. The council appointed Robertsons as the intervention agent to protect clients and the public, citing prima facie evidence of dishonest acts and accounting violations by employees.
Hong Kong’s Court of Appeal dismissed appeals by 12 opposition activists on Monday, who sought to overturn their convictions or reduce sentences in the city’s largest national security trial to date. The court also upheld the acquittal of one of the 47 defendants, barrister Lawrence Lau, in the high-profile conspiracy to subvert state power case. The ruling came amid tight security at the West Kowloon Court.
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Hong Kong's independent committee inquiring into the deadly Wang Fuk Court fire—the city's worst since 1948—heard that government surveyors followed outdated guidelines during renovations, forgoing in-person checks and overlooking risks like illegal alterations to emergency passages in the HK$336 million project.
Victims of Hong Kong's deadly Wang Fuk Court fire will keep receiving HK$150,000 annual rental subsidies until rehoused—even if it takes 2½ years—Deputy Financial Secretary Michael Wong Wai-lun confirmed, as the HK$6.8 billion buyback plan faces concerns over flat allocation fairness.
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Three High Court judges in Hong Kong ruled Friday that former Tiananmen vigil leaders Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung have a case to answer on subversion charges, finding evidence they incited others to overthrow Communist Party leadership. This follows January pleas where co-defendant Albert Ho admitted guilt while the pair denied charges. The judges rejected a prosecution claim about unchanging party leadership as superficial.