What Does It Take to Be a Modern Secretary in Hong Kong? A corporate secretary is a major and inseparable employee of a company. Their line of functions varies from preparing agendas for meetings to assisting directors in making crucial business decisions. Although a corporate secretary is very helpful, to become a modern secretary in…
5 Ways to Run an Interactive Business Meeting Business meetings are not the most enjoyable activity to do in the workplace. Workers would prefer to do anything other than to sit down to another meeting. Meetings are only effective if its objectives are achieved, and staff are still relaxed while indulging themselves. In other words,…
Salient Features of E-sign Laws in Hong Kong Working from home has become the new normal since imposing existing limits on socialization to fight the COVID-19 outbreak. Consequently, it is not convenient to sign copies of paper documents, and many companies consider the use of e-signatures. But what are e-signatures, and what are the laws…
Certificate of Continuing Registration: What is It and How to Apply? A Certificate of Continuing Registration confirms a company’s continued registration in Hong Kong. Further, the certificate declares that a company fulfils all organizational standards in compliance with Companies Ordinances. Accordingly, this official document bears the authorized registrar’s signature from the Hong Kong Registrar of…
Step by Step Guide on How to Video Conference a Board Meeting For most board members, in-person meetings are the favoured and preferred way of doing board meetings. They are often disappointed by the idea of online meetings because video conferencing is often considered as a ‘Plan B.’ However, the issue lies in the fact…
How to Change Your Company Secretary in Hong Kong: the Easy Guide Company secretaries have become an integral part of the modern corporate structure. They can ease the dealings with the government as well as in international business operations. They understand the working of your company and advise you whether or not your operations comply…
Time Management for Secretaries: Things You Must Know As a secretary, you must be able to carry out works of different priorities in a timely fashion. Proper time management will make you more productive and efficient. Your productivity is directly responsible for the growth of the company because your work will affect other’s work too.…
Writing Minutes of a Meeting in Hong Kong: Why and How? Writing minutes of a meeting is one of the most basic tasks for a company secretary. The minutes of a meeting consists of all the essential information about the conference. In Hong Kong, there are certain regulations for companies to keep a record of…