This is an induction course on “Company Secretarial Practices” specially organized for those secretarial/audit junior professional staff working in smaller practitioners. The course is to strengthen their knowledge on company secretarial practices with reference to the Companies Ordinance Chapter 622. The contents of the course are summarized as follows:

1. Incorporation, Meetings
   Business organizations, types of companies, incorporation, post-incorporation formalities, meeting of directors and shareholders, record of resolutions and registers

1. Directors and Secretaries
   Appointment, resignation and removal of directors, loans to a director, appointment and resignation of secretaries

1. Share Capital, Debenture
   Type of shares, increase of share capital and other variations of share capital, allotment, debenture and charges

1. Transfer of Shares
   Different scenarios for share transfer, share certificate and seal

1. Accounts and Audit
   Reporting exemption, changes in the requirements for financial statements and reports, auditors

1. Annual General Meeting, Annual Return, Dormant Company
   Annual general meeting, annual return, dormant company procedures and filing requirements

1. Deregistration, Non-Hong Kong Company
   Deregistration, registration of non-Hong Kong companies and reporting requirements