Registration

1. Under section 776 of the Companies Ordinance, a non-Hong Kong company is required to register as a registered non-Hong Kong company within one month after the establishment of the place of business in Hong Kong. The following documents have to be delivered to the Registrar of Companies for registration:
   1. a Form NN1 reporting the company's name, the address of the principal place of business, particulars of directors, company secretary and authorized representative in Hong Kong , etc.;
   2. a certified copy of the instrument defining the company's constitution e.g. charter, statutes or memorandum and articles of association;
   3. a certified copy of the company's certificate of incorporation (or its equivalent);
   4. a certified copy of the company's latest published accounts; and
2. a Notice to Business Registration Office (IRBR2).

With effect from 1 October 2020, the fees (excluding Business Registration Fee and Levy) payable for an application for registration of a non-Hong Kong company delivered in electronic form will be reduced by 10%.  The reduction does not apply to application delivered to the Registry in hard copy form.  The details of application fees are as follows:

Applicable for application delivered in electronic form

The application fee is HK$1,545 (which includes the non-refundable lodgment fee of HK$265).  If the non-Hong Kong company has not yet registered its business under the Business Registration Ordinance, the prescribed business registration fee and levy must also be paid upon delivery of the IRBR2.  Please refer to the Business Registration Fee and Levy Table for the relevant fee.

Applicable for application delivered in hard copy form

The application fee is HK$1,720 (which includes the non-refundable lodgment fee of HK$295).  If the non-Hong Kong company has not yet registered its business under the Business Registration Ordinance, the prescribed business registration fee and levy must also be paid upon delivery of the IRBR2.  Please refer to the Business Registration Fee and Levy Table for the relevant fee.

If the constitution and the accounts are not in English or Chinese, you only need to deliver a certified translation thereof in English or Chinese. If the certificate of incorporation or its equivalent is not in English or Chinese, you have to deliver a certified copy of the certificate in the original language and its certified translation in English or Chinese for registration.

Copies of documents should be certified pursuant to section 775 of the Companies Ordinance. You can read the text of the provision at www.elegislation.gov.hk.

The translations of documents should be certified pursuant to section 4 of the Companies Ordinance. You can read the text of the provision at www.elegislation.gov.hk.

1. a natural person resident in Hong Kong;
2. a solicitor corporation as defined by section 2(1) of the Legal Practitioners Ordinance (Cap. 159);
3. a corporate practice as defined by section 2(1) of the Accounting and Financial Reporting Council Ordinance (Cap. 588);
4. a firm of solicitors; or
5. a CPA firm as defined by section 2(1) of the Accounting and Financial Reporting Council Ordinance (Cap. 588)