홍콩 고등법원은 에버그란데 청산인들이 감사 문제와 관련해 PwC 인터내셔널을 상대로 제기한 소송을 다루기 위한 하루 일정의 공개 심리를 월요일에 개최할 예정이다.
패트릭 펑 박퉁 부판사가 주재하는 이번 심리는 부동산 개발업체인 에버그란데의 회계감사와 관련해 청산인들이 PwC를 상대로 손해배상을 청구하려는 시도와 관련된 것이다. 이는 최근 해당 회계법인에 대한 규제 당국의 조치 이후에 이루어졌다. 지난달 홍콩 증권선물위원회는 PwC 홍콩이 감사인의 전문적 의무를 심각하게 위반했다며 소액주주들에게 10억 홍콩달러를 배상하기로 합의했다. 회계재무보고위원회(AFRC)는 별도로 PwC에 3억 홍콩달러의 과징금을 부과하고 6개월간 영업 정지 처분을 내렸다. AFRC는 또한 PwC가 수행한 에버그란데의 2019년 및 2020년 회계감사에서 다수의 심각한 감사 부실을 발견했다. 이 문제와 관련해 전직 파트너 2명은 각각 500만 홍콩달러의 벌금을 부과받았다.
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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inquiring into the deadly Wang Fuk Court fire—the city's worst since 1948—heard that government surveyors followed outdated guidelines during renovations, forgoing in-person checks and overlooking risks like illegal alterations to emergency passages in the HK$336 million project.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.