Hong Kong company formation

We help companies decide whether they need a Hong Kong company, and organise shareholding, directors, the company name, business purpose and post-incorporation maintenance.

What we do

Hong Kong company formation

We help companies decide whether they need a Hong Kong company, and organise shareholding, directors, the company name, business purpose and post-incorporation maintenance.

  • Suited to cross-border e-commerce, trading factories, technology services, brand owners and consulting services.
  • Supports contract signing, platform listing, overseas payment collection and IP-holding scenarios.
  • After incorporation, company secretary, annual review, tax and banking data are planned in parallel.
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Who it suits

Companies wanting to use Hong Kong as a node for overseas operations, payment collection, signing or Asian business.

What to prepare

Director and shareholder details, the company name, a business description, the shareholding ratio and the purpose of incorporation.

Post-incorporation maintenance

Annual returns, business registration, statutory records, accounting/tax and banking data all need ongoing management.

Advisory value

Not just handing over documents — we first understand the company's target markets and transaction model.

Scope

Scope and concrete deliverables.

Items are adjusted to each company's situation, incorporation status and transaction model, so that company documents, compliance checkpoints and operating records line up with one another.

  • Company-name search.
  • Preparation of the incorporation form (NNC1) and the articles of association.
  • Collection of the Certificate of Incorporation (CI) and Business Registration Certificate (BR).
  • Organising first director and shareholder documents.
  • Establishing statutory registers, including the register of members, register of directors and Significant Controllers Register.
  • Organising the company chop and incorporation document kit.
  • Guidance on preparing bank-account-opening materials.
  • A post-incorporation compliance calendar, covering annual returns, business-registration renewal and company-secretary maintenance checkpoints.
Process

How we work.

We first confirm the business background and document gaps, then handle setup, maintenance, filing, payment readiness or content delivery checkpoint by checkpoint.

01

Needs confirmation and name search

Confirm the company's purpose, shareholding split, director/shareholder details, business nature and the proposed company name.

02

Document preparation and signing

Prepare the incorporation form (NNC1), the articles of association and director/shareholder identity and address documents.

03

Submission to the Companies Registry

Submit the application based on document status; electronic submissions are generally issued within one working day and paper submissions generally take about four working days.

04

Collect CI, BR and post-incorporation documents

Organise the Certificate of Incorporation, Business Registration Certificate, incorporation document kit and statutory registers.

05

Connect company secretary and compliance maintenance

Set up checkpoints for annual returns, business-registration renewal, statutory records and bank-data preparation.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about this service.

Incorporation involves a company-name search, preparing the incorporation form (NNC1) and articles of association, submitting to the Companies Registry, and receiving the CI and BR. Electronic submissions are generally issued within one working day; paper submissions generally take about four working days.
Generally yes, with remote arrangements subject to document, identity-verification and signing requirements; the actual process depends on where directors/shareholders are located, document completeness and the individual case.
Usually the proposed company name, identity and address proof for directors and shareholders, the shareholding split, a Hong Kong registered address, company-secretary details and a description of the business nature.
Maintain the company secretary, statutory registers, business registration, accounting and banking data, and note that a private company must file the annual return (NAR1) within 42 days of the anniversary of incorporation.
Next step

Want to assess whether this is the right time to act?

An advisor first reviews your current situation, target markets and the most pressing bottleneck, then proposes a suitable combination of services.

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