John Poon Cho Ming v Commissioner of Inland Revenue | Resignation announcement
HK Court of First Instance, 24-Mar-2016
Mr Poon loses his appeal. The judge writes "On 20 July 2008, apparently due to disagreements within the Company's board of directors, the Taxpayer's employment and offices with the Company came to an abrupt end." That's not what Esprit told the market the next day: "Mr Poon has confirmed that he has no disagreement with the Board...". We call on the SFC to investigate whether this statement was false or misleading. Mr Poon is Chairman of the Financial Reporting Council.

• Orgs
  • HKSAR Inland Revenue Board of Review Panel
• People
  • Poon, John Cho Ming 潘祖明

FRC probably investigating Esprit
The Government has appointed a standby Chairman and two temporary members of the Financial Reporting Council, to deal with potential conflicts of interest for its Chairman, John Poon Cho Ming, and other members. We connect the dots. (20-Sep-2015)

• Orgs
  • Accounting and Financial Reporting Council
  • CHINA FORESTRY HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
  • Link Asset Management Limited (HK)
  • Link Real Estate Investment Trust
• People
  • Chew, Fook Aun 周福安
  • Duhamel, Vincent 杜漢文
  • Poon, John Cho Ming 潘祖明
  • Sallnow-Smith, Nicholas Robert 蘇兆明
  • Wong, Kai Man (1950) 黃啓民
  • Wong, Tak Jun 黃德尊

Esprit voting advice
We urge investors to vote against the general issue mandate in Esprit Holdings Ltd, which does not comply with the recommendations of Project Vampire, at the meeting on 26-Nov-03. Voting closes this week, so VOTE NOW. (16-Nov-2003)