Hong Kong

Hong Kong



Hong Kong

Why incorporate in Hong Kong?

  • Common legal system
  • Clean government
  • Gain credit to your business from Hong Kong’s financial reputation
  • Versatile financing channels
  • Absence of foreign exchange controls
  • Stable currency
    • solid currency peg USD7.75~7.85 to HKD1
  • Minimal restriction to enter market
  • Low taxation rate
    • only 3 direct income tax on profits, salaries and real estate’s income
    • No VAT/GST, capital gain tax
    • only income sourced in / derived from territory of Hong Kong is tax assessable
    • Profits Tax rate is flat 16.5% of the assessable profits of business
  • Simple tax declaration
    • Annual tax return, annual audit of accounts
  • Low cost company registration and maintenance
    • Registered capital of a “private company” is “on-paper”
The type of company for general business in Hong Kong:
  • Private Company Limited by Shares
General Requirement:

  • At least one shareholder and at least one natural person director who aged 18 years old or above, regardless of their residency and nationals.
  • At least one statutory company secretary taken by a Hong Kong company.
  • One physical address in Hong Kong as registered office address
Formation methods (Government lead time):

  • incorporation of a new company via electronic submission (1 day)
  • incorporation of a new company via hard copy submission (5 days)
  • purchasing of a shelf company (2 days)
Required Information:

  • Company Name: a pair of English names, or single English name
  • Copies of ID cards or passports of shareholders and directors
  • Registered office address of the company


FACT SHEET

BASIC
Based on British Laws System Yes
Type of Company Private Company Limited by Shares (Limited Company / Limited / Ltd.)
Migration of Domicile Permitted? No
Tax on Offshore Profits No
Corporate
Minimum Number of Shareholders 1
Minimum Number of Directors 1 (at least one natural person director)
Corporate Shareholder & Directors Allowed? Yes
Company Secretary Required? Yes
Statutory minimum authorized capital / shares Nil
Bearer Shares Allowed? No
LOCALITY
Registered Office Address required? Yes
Registered Agent required? No
Local Directors? No
Local statutory board meetings? No
PUBLIC DISCLOSURE
Due Diligence required? No
Beneficial Owner disclosed? No
Directors disclosed? Yes
Shareholders disclosed? Yes
ANNUAL COMPLIANCE
Annual Return Yes
Audited Accounts Yes
LANGUAGE
M&A in English available? Yes
 

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