5. Fee Schedule (Hong Kong Company Setup Cost)
Value-added:
Express Service
- Incorporation in 1 business day
- Full set of documents ready in 2 business days
- No need to be present in Hong Kong
Value-added:
Significant controllers - representative services
- Acting as a representative of the company
- Providing assistance relating to the SCR of the company to law enforcement officers
- Reporting to the significant controllers of the company if law enforcement officers visit
Company Incorporation:
Valued package
- Free name search to ensure the company name is available
- Draft and review Articles of Association
- Preparation of documents and Forms for the company formation
- Submission of the documents to the Companies Registry and Inland Revenue Department
- Monitoring the progress to ensure smooth processing
- Collection of Business Registration Certificate and Certificate of Incorporation
- Preparation of 1 copy of Articles of Association
- Preparation of first minute of appointing first director(s) and secretary
- Preparation of one set of certified true copy of all company incorporation documents for bank account opening
- Freely appoint as corporate secretary for the first year
- Consultation of company compliance for the first year
Value-added:
Green Box
- One authorized signature stamp
- One company stamp
- Two printed articles of association
- One legal seal chop
- One share certificate
Value-added:
Bank appointment assistance
- Prepare a set of certified true copy documents based on the bank's requirements
- Provide you a tailor-made document checklist
- Collect the documents from you
- Review the documents and provide advice for amendments
- Approach and liaise with the preferred bank to arrange a bank account appointment for you
This circular announces that the Companies (Amendment) Ordinance 2018 ("the
Amendment Ordinance") will come into operation on 1 March 2018. The Amendment
Ordinance introduces new requirements on the keeping of significant controllers
registers by companies with effect from 1 March 2018.
Here are the key points under the Amendment Ordinance 2018 for your reference:
All companies incorporated in Hong Kong (except listed companies) are required to
identify a person/persons who has/have significant control over the company;
A significant controller includes:
- a registrable person who is a natural person
- a registrable legal entity which is a shareholder of the company
All companies incorporated in Hong Kong (except listed companies) are required to
maintain a significant controllers register (hereinafter
"SCR")
which will be accessible by
law enforcement officers upon demand. The SCR can be kept at the registered office or a
place in Hong Kong.
The significant controllers register includes but not limit to the followings:
- updating information in the register
- identifying significant controllers
- giving notices to significant controllers & others
- entering particulars in the register
- allowing inspection by law enforcement officer
The SCR should be updated within 7 days after the required particulars have all been
confirmed.
All companies incorporated in Hong Kong (except listed companies) must also designate at
least one person as its representative to provide assistance relating to the significant
controllers register of the company to law enforcement officers. The designated
representative must be either a shareholder, director or an employee of the company who
is a natural person resident in Hong Kong or an accounting professional, a legal
professional or a person licensed to carry on a business as trust or company service
provider.
Every Hong Kong company must have a registered office in Hong Kong. The registered address
must
be a local
physical
address and cannot be a PO Box. The registered office address will be needed starting from the company
incorporation
process. We provide different Virtual Office package to meet the requirements of Registered Office address.
| Scope of Service | Package A HK$1,000/year (US$135) | Package B HK$2,000/year (US$270) | Package C HK$5,000/year (US$670) | Package D HK$8,000/year (US$1,070) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providing registered office address and correspondence address for Government posts | V | V | V | V |
| Providing registered office address and correspondence address for Government posts AND monthly bank statements | V | V | V | |
| Providing registered office address and correspondence address for ALL mails | V | V | ||
| Handling mails and parcels and notifying by email/phone as instructed | V | |||
| Courier arrangement | V | |||
| Providing dedicated telephone number and phone line | V | |||
| Answering incoming calls in client's company name | V | |||
| Notifying all incoming calls and messages by email/phone as instructed | V | |||
| Call forwarding/voice mail service after office hours/upon request | V | |||
| Use of conference room at discount rate | V |
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