This course examines Chinese company law and securities regulation through the revised PRC Company Law, effective from 1 July 2024, and selected comparative materials. It follows ten linked units from business forms and corporate personality through formation and articles, capital contributions and finance, corporate organs, duties, shareholder remedies, veil piercing and creditor protection, listed companies and disclosure, state-owned/private/foreign-invested companies, and fundamental corporate change. Students work with statutes, regulations, judicial interpretations, cases, policy materials, scholarship, comparative company and securities law, and source-linked company documents. A student-first course companion supports preparation by moving from core law to cases, comparative context, and guided exercises. The course develops the ability to read Chinese legal authorities with citation and translation-status awareness, compare institutional choices across jurisdictions, analyse practical problems, and formulate legally grounded advice or reform proposals within China's changing legal, economic, political, and business environment.

Exam: The use of Generative AI tools is not allowed.

Applicable to students admitted before Semester A 2022/23 and in Semester A 2024/25 & thereafter

Students must obtain a minimum mark of 40% in both continuous assessment and examination and an overall mark of 40% in order to pass the course.

When University facilities and resources are available, students are required to take a computer-based examination in computer labs. During the examination, students are blocked from access to files, programmes and the Internet.

Applicable to students admitted from Semester A 2022/23 to Summer Term 2024

Students must obtain a minimum mark of 50% in both continuous assessment and examination and an overall mark of 50% in order to pass the course.

When University facilities and resources are available, students are required to take a computer-based examination in computer labs. During the examination, students are blocked from access to files, programmes and the Internet.