HONG KONG COMPANY REGISTRATION
We could assist our clients to incorporate Hong Kong companies and will try to fulfill any specific requirements. Clients may purchase a shelf company from us or chose company name(s) to check if the name(s) is available for a special incorporation. As incorporation of a Hong Kong company takes approximately 5 working days, we suggest to acquire a shelf company from us in case when there is a need for immediate business operations.
In order to conduct any name search or special incorporation of a Hong Kong company, please complete our Company Order Form and return to us for our further handling.
Features of a Hong Kong company:
Company Name | A Hong Kong company name must ended with “Limited”, and cannot be the same or too similar to an existing company. |
Certain names can be registered only with the consent of the Chief Executive, such as ‘Savings’, ‘Trust’, ‘Trustee’, etc |
Company Law | Based on Common Law. All Hong Kong companies are governed by Companies Ordinance (Chapter 32 of the Laws of Hong Kong) |
Capital Requirement | No minimum capital, but shall maintain a nominal share capital if a limited company having shares |
Director | Minimum 1. Individual of any nationality or corporate entity |
Shareholder | Minimum 1. Individual of any nationality or corporate entity (Director and Shareholder can be the same person or the same corporate entity |
Company Secretary | Minimum 1. Hong Kong resident or Hong Kong corporate entity |
Registered Office | Must be a physical address in Hong Kong, not a PO Box address |
Taxation | 16.5% |
Exchange Controls | No |
Maintenance of a Hong Kong company:
Annual Fees to Government Authority | Business Registration Fee to the Hong Kong Inland Revenue Department |
Filing Fee of Annual Return to the Hong Kong Companies Registry |
Annual Meeting | Hold an Annual General Meeting within 18 months of incorporation, and at least once every calendar year thereafter, with not more than 15 months elapsing between the date of one Annual General Meeting and the next |
Annual Audit | A local registered independent Auditors to perform annual audit within 18 months of incorporation and annually thereafter |
Fling to Government Authority | Annual Return must be filed within 42 days of each anniversary of the date of the Company’s incorporation |
Profit Tax Return with Financial Statements must be filed with the Hong Kong Inland Revenue Department |
Employer’s Return must be filed with the Hong Kong Inland Revenue Department |
