How do I register a Hong Kong company?
Q1. What are the different types of business entities in Hong Kong?
The common types of business entities in Hong Kong are company limited by shares, partnerships and sole proprietorship.
Q2. How do I form and register a local limited company in Hong Kong?
There are two methods to register a local limited company in Hong Kong.
- Ready-made company
There are lists of companies that have already been incorporated and the Certificate of Incorporation and Business Registration Certificate are available. It normally takes 2-3 to complete the procedure of the changes. (Please contact us to collect the lists of companies, if any)
- Tailor-made company
If there is preference to the company name, amount of authorised capital, clauses of Memorandum and Articles of ssociation, a company according to your requirement can be incorporated. It will take about 2-3 weeks to have the Certificate of Incorporation.
Please note that the registrability of a company name can only be confirmed after the application for incorporation has been processed by the Companies Registry and the application must meet all the requirements of the Companies Ordinance before the company can be successfully incorporated.
