Despite the highest annual percentage increase recorded in the number of women sitting on corporate boards so far this year, the pace of change and results of Hong Kong companies are still well below those of their global counterparts, according to a report...

Hong Kong's status as a world financial center is being threatened by local companies' non-compliance of corporate governance. The trend, if anything, is worrying. The Securities and Futures Commission is well-advised to play a more active role in urging local firms to extend more protection to minority shareholders...