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Hong Kong Company Formation

Over 30,000 cases of company formation Hong Kong have been successfully handled by us since 2000. Except clients’ appreciation, we are honored to be awarded by different banks including HSBC and Hang Seng Bank.

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To do business in Hong Kong, you have to setup Hong Kong company by applying a business registration certificate.

Hong Kong companies can be generally divided into two categories:

  • Sole proprietorship or partnership company. The setup procedure is simple but the liabilities are unlimited;

  • Limited company, which liabilities of shareholders and directors are limited. While personal property is protected, the company needs to comply with relevant regulations such as hiring an independent certified public accountant to conduct an audit each year and submitting annual returns to the company registry.

To setup a new Hong Kong Limited company (private limited by shares) usually takes about 5 working days.

If urgent, you can choose our Express Service (about 1-2 working days) or buy a ready-made one (about 2-3 working days). To set up a new one, you need to provide a company name; if buying a ready-made company, you can choose one from our company list.

Trust or Company Service Provider Licensees: TC003609

24-7 Online Application Credit Card Payment
7 Offices in Hong Kong
20 Years Registration Experience
Over 30,000+ Successful Registration Cases
Team of 100+ at Your Service

Trust or Company Service Provider Licensees: TC003609

24-7 Online Application Credit Card Payment
7 Offices in Hong Kong
20 Years Registration Experience
Over 30,000+ Successful Registration Cases
Team of 100+ at Your Service

Company Formation Services and Fees

Add-on Service Option

Include 1 set of Company Seal, Extra 7 copies of Articles of Association (AA), Share Certificate and Statutory Book

Instant Formation Service
+HK$500

BR & CI Issued in 1 working day (Company Green Box & Company Stamps (Signature & Round) need 2-3 working days for process)

Points for Attention during HK Company Formation

Ready for start a business in Hong Kong?

If you learn more the following details, you could speed up the process of incorporation.

Before Incorporation

After Incorporation

– A person aged 18-year-old or above acting as the director and shareholder;

– Company Secretary acting by a HK resident or a Company Secretary company with the Trust and Company Service Provider License;

– A business address for company registration.

The Companies Ordinance has not prescribed any requirement for the number of shares proposed to be issued.

The articles of a company with a share capital may state the maximum number of shares that the company may issue (section 85(2)).

A local company limited by shares shall be formed by at least one founder member.

Non-Hong Kong residents may incorporate a local limited company in Hong Kong.

No limitation apply on nationality nor residential address.

Company name should be unique and not duplicated with any registered company, also it requires to be ended with the term “Limited” or “Company Limited”.

Any company name with sensitive words or government related is forbidden.

No, it is required to appoint Hong Kong resident or a Hong Kong registered company.

You have to submit your application to Company Registry, and apply the BR certificate in Inland Revenue Department within 1 month for hong kong company registration.

After Incorporation

A: A private company must have a company secretary and at least one director who is a natural person (i.e. an individual). 

  • the company secretary is a natural person, he or she must ordinarily reside in Hong Kong.
  • the company secretary is a body corporate, the address of its registered or principal office should be in Hong Kong.

All directors and shareholders go to the bank in person and bring the relevant documents are required from the bank.

#open a company in hong kong 

Banks generally require companies to provide the following company formation document:

  1. The original of the minutes of the meeting approving account opening
  2. A certified copy of the company registration certificate
  3. A certified copy of the business registration certificate
  4. Certified copy of the notice of appointment of directors and secretary
  5. A certified copy of the company’s articles of incorporation
  6. Photocopy of each director’s ID card/passport (original copy is required)
  7. Proof of residential address of each director

A business registration payment notice will be issued one month before the effective month of the business registration renewal certificate.

After company incorporation about 18 months, it will receive the first tax return issued by the Inland Revenue Department.
While you received the second profit tax return, there is only one month to complete the form.
The audit is generally completed within 3 to 6 months after the year-end.

The company does not have any liability and all documents are up-to-date, it usually takes about 45 days. For more complex situations, this process may take up to a year.

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Service process of Hong Kong limited company Formation

Service process of Hong Kong limited company Formation

Other Professional Services

Other Professional Services

Sole proprietor and
Partnership Company Formation

PROFESSIONAL PACKAGE HK$700

Additional Government Business Registrar Fee HK$2,200
Prepare and submit relevant documents Custom Small Signature Printed Application for a bank account certification document Estimate take a week

Company Secretary Service

Including Annual Return, Change of Director or Shareholders, Change of Company Name, and Deregistration etc.

Virtual Office Service

Including Registered Address, Mail Receiving, and Telephone Handling Services

Serviced Office Services

Provide Different Size of READY-TO-USE Office Services in 7 Districts across Hong Kong

Trademark Registration Service

Identify the Logo of your Products and Services and Protect your Brand

Sole proprietor and Partnership Company Formation

PROFESSIONAL PACKAGE HK$700

Additional Government Business Registrar Fee HK$250 Prepare and submit relevant documents Custom Small Signature Printed Application for a bank account certification document Estimate take a week

Company Secretary Service

Including Annual Return, Change of Director or Shareholders, Change of Company Name, and Deregistration etc.

Virtual Office Service

Including Registered Address, Mail Receiving, and Telephone Handling Services

Serviced Office Services

Provide Different Size of READY-TO-USE Office Services in 7 Districts across Hong Kong

Trademark Registration

Identify the Logo of your Products and Services and Protect your Brand

People also ask

People also ask

  • 1. How long does it take to set up a company?

    5 working days. If urgent, you can choose our Express Service (about 1-2 working days)

  • 2. What is the difference of director, shareholders and company secretary?

    Every limited company must have at least one director as a natural person and one company secretary. If a company has only one director, that director cannot concurrently serve as the company secretary of the company; and shareholders are also an indispensable part of a Hong Kong company, and they often serve as directors or secretary at the same time.

  • 3. What is the role of designated representative?

    A company must designate at least one person as its representative to provide assistance to a law enforcement officer. A company’s designated representative must be either a shareholder, director or an employee of the company who is a natural person resident in Hong Kong or, alternatively, an accounting professional, a legal professional or a person licensed to carry on a business as trust or company service licensee.

  • 4. What is company statutory book?

     Register of Member (Shareholders), Register of Directors, Register of Company Secretaries, Register of Significant Controllers.

    Hong Kong Laws Chapter 622 Companies Ordinance, a limited company must keep the above four statutory book at its registered address or a separately declared address for inspection by law enforcement officers. If any of the above-mentioned registers is not kept, every responsible person (such as a director) may be fined.

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