{"id":6863,"date":"2021-10-31T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-31T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ccli.ubc.ca\/resource\/legal-opinion-on-directors-duties-and-disclosure-obligations-hong-kong-climate-change\/"},"modified":"2025-08-06T16:30:36","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T20:30:36","slug":"legal-opinion-on-directors-duties-and-disclosure-obligations-hong-kong-climate-change","status":"publish","type":"resource","link":"https:\/\/ccli.ubc.ca\/fr\/resource\/legal-opinion-on-directors-duties-and-disclosure-obligations-hong-kong-climate-change\/","title":{"rendered":"Legal Opinion on Directors&rsquo; Duties and Disclosure Obligations under Hong Kong Law in the Context of Climate Change Risks and Considerations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La Commonwealth Climate and Law Initiative nous a demand\u00e9 de fournir une opinion commune sur: (i) la mesure dans laquelle les administrateurs de soci\u00e9t\u00e9 \u00e0 but lucratif sont autoris\u00e9s ou tenus, dans l&rsquo;exercise de leurs fonctions en vertu de la loi de Hong Kong, de prendre en compte du changement climatique et de ses risques; 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