Incorporating a Hong Kong limited company

Registration

• A private company limited by shares is incorporated with the Companies Registry; the business registration with the Inland Revenue Department is applied for at the same time through the one-stop service.
• You need at least one director who is a natural person, a company secretary (a Hong Kong resident or a Hong Kong company), and a registered office address in Hong Kong.

Who may provide these services

• Forming companies, acting as company secretary and providing a registered address as a business are licensed activities under the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing Ordinance (TCSP licence). Ask any provider for their licence number.

Ongoing duties

• Keep a significant controllers register, file an annual return each year, renew the business registration, keep accounting records and have annual accounts audited.

A note on this guide

This is general administrative information, not legal or immigration advice. Rules, fees and timelines change; the official sources listed below are authoritative. FastHK is not a government body and cannot influence any decision or appointment.

Sources

• Companies Registry
• Inland Revenue Department (IRD)