On 16 April, Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) published a consultation paper and is seeking comments on proposals to enhance Corporate Governance Code, and one of the key proposals is about “board independence, refreshment and succession planning”. How important is the role of an Independent Non-executive Director (INED) when it comes to upholding corporate governance of a listed company? 

Click here to read the full article (Chinese only) written by Dr. Kenny Siu, Senior Advisor of AEC Group, on Sing Pao today (7 June 2021).