Overseas Company Registration
What are the general information and procedures for registering a Hong Kong company?
作者:ycadmin   时间:2020-09-17   浏览197 次

Hong Kong is an international metropolis with highly developed information technology. Many mainlanders value the advantage of Hong Kong as an international free trade port, where general goods are imported and exported without tariffs. Additionally, registered companies in Hong Kong have free access to capital, and various foreign currencies can be exchanged and adjusted at any time. In recent years, more and more people have chosen to register their companies in Hong Kong. So what information and registration process are generally required for registering a Hong Kong company? Below, Hongyuan International Consulting will explain in detail.

1. What documents are generally required for registering a Hong Kong company?

(1) Company Name

Chinese name+English name (English name is mandatory, Chinese name is optional, English name must end with "limited", Chinese name must end with "limited company").

(2) Registered capital

The standard registered capital for Hong Kong companies is 1 Hong Kong dollar, with no upper limit and no need for capital verification.

(3) Shareholders

At least one or more shareholders of a Hong Kong company are required, without any nationality restrictions, and can be natural persons or legal persons. Natural person applications must be at least 18 years old, while legal person applications require proof of enterprise registration.

(4) Director

At least one director of a Hong Kong company is required, and the company's shareholders and directors can be the same person. The company's directors can be natural persons or legal persons, and natural persons must be at least 18 years old without any nationality restrictions.

(5) Secretary

Applying for registration of a related company requires a company secretary, who can be appointed as the legal secretary of the company by a Hong Kong resident or a related company.

(6) Registered office address

One of the essential requirements for applying to register a Hong Kong company is that the registered address of the company must be a Hong Kong address, which is convenient for receiving government letters and related notices. The applicant does not need to rent or purchase special properties, but cannot use only a post office box as the registered address of the company.

(7) Business scope of the company

The business scope of the Hong Kong company to be registered can be displayed in either Chinese or English, whichever is chosen.

2. What are the general procedures for registering a Hong Kong company?

1. Choose an experienced secretarial service company and sign a power of attorney and agreement for registering a Hong Kong company with the secretarial service company.

2. Determine the Chinese and English names, registered capital, selection of directors and shareholders, and share distribution ratio of the registered company, and submit materials as required by the secretarial service company;

3. Conduct a search of the company name by a secretarial service agency to determine whether the company name can be registered;

4. The entire process will be handled by the secretarial service agency within 2-3 working days;

5. Mail out the complete set of green box materials for the Hong Kong company;

For more information and procedures regarding Hong Kong company registration, please consult Hongyuan International.

 
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