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Important Note:

 

All bilingual forms (denoted with an asterisk *) should be completed consistently either in English or in Chinese. For forms in either English or Chinese, please complete all items in the same language of the form. Traditional Chinese characters should be used if the form is completed in Chinese.

Specified forms must be submitted in complete format including all pages of inapplicable items (except Notes for Completion and unused continuation sheets).

If the fee is paid by cheque, the cheque should be crossed and made in Hong Kong Dollars payable to 'Companies Registry'. Please do not send cash.

Before you submit the specified forms, please refer to Information on Presenting Documents to the Companies Registry (pdf format) and the filing tips for reference.

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  Form Number Nature of Forms Word pdf Fillable pdf Fee
HK$
Annual Return/Accounts
1. AC1* Statement of particulars of subsidiaries MS Chinese Word pdf - -
2. AC2* Statement of particulars of shareholdings in non-subsidiary companies MS Chinese Word pdf - -
3. AC3* Statement of revision of accounts or reports MS Chinese Word pdf - -
4. AR1* Annual Return
(Sample - For company having a share capital)
(Sample - For company NOT having a share capital)
MS Chinese Word pdf fillable pdf format Details
5. AR2* Annual Return - Certificate of no change (Company having a share capital and not being a private company) (Sample) MS Chinese Word pdf - Details
6. AR3* Annual Return - Certificate of no change (Private company having a share capital) (Sample) MS Chinese Word pdf fillable pdf format Details
Auditor
7. A1* Notification of removal of auditor MS Chinese Word pdf - -
Change of Company Name
8. NC2* Notification of change of company name (Sample) MS Chinese Word pdf - 295
9. NC4* Notification of Court Order Restraining Company from Use of Name MS Chinese Word pdf - -
Deregistration
10. DR1* Application for deregistration of a defunct private company (Sample) MS Chinese Word pdf - 420
Director and Secretary
11. D2A* Notification of change of secretary and director (Appointment/Cessation) (Sample) MS Chinese Word pdf fillable pdf format -
12. D2B* Notification of change of particulars of secretary and director(Sample) MS Chinese Word pdf fillable pdf format -
13. D4* Notification of resignation of secretary and director(Sample) MS Chinese Word pdf fillable pdf format -
14. D5* Notification of reserve director (Nomination/Cessation) MS Chinese Word pdf - -
15. D6* Acceptance of nomination as reserve director MS Chinese Word pdf - -
16. D7* Notification of change of particulars of reserve director MS Chinese Word pdf - -
17. D8* Notification of resignation of reserve director MS Chinese Word pdf - -
Incorporation of Local Companies
18.
 
NC1*
 
IRBR1*
 
Incorporation Form (Company limited by shares) (Sample)
(This Form must be submitted with IRBR1 ¡V See Explanatory Note)
 
Notice to Business Registration Office
(Notice specified by the Commissioner of Inland Revenue)
(This Notice must be submitted with Form NC1 ¡V See Explanatory Note)

Note: Please refer to the website of the Inland Revenue Department for details of renewal of business registration.
 
MS Chinese Word
(NC1)
 
MS Chinese Word
(IRBR1)
 
pdf
(NC1)
 
pdf
(IRBR1)
 
fillable pdf format
 
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19.
 
NC1G*
 
IRBR1*
 
Incorporation Form (Company not limited by shares) (Sample)
(This Form must be submitted with IRBR1 ¡V See Explanatory Note)
 
Notice to Business Registration Office
(Notice specified by the Commissioner of Inland Revenue)
(This Notice must be submitted with Form NC1G ¡V See Explanatory Note)

Note: Please refer to the website of the Inland Revenue Department for details of renewal of business registration.
 
MS Chinese Word
(NC1G)
 
MS Chinese Word
(IRBR1)
 
pdf
(NC1G)
 
pdf
(IRBR1)
 
fillable pdf format
 
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20. NC3* Consent to Act as First Director MS Chinese Word pdf - -
Inspection
21. IN1* Notification of appointment of inspector MS Chinese Word pdf - -
22. IN2* Notification of submission of final report of inspector MS Chinese Word pdf - -
Location of Registered Office and Registers
23. R1* Notification of change of address of registered office(Sample) MS Chinese Word pdf fillable pdf format -
24. R2* Notification of location of registers MS Chinese Word pdf - -
Mortgage & Charges
(also applicable to Non-Hong Kong Companies)
25. M1* Mortgage or charge details
(Sample - Charge on landed property)
(Sample - Charge on deposits)
MS Chinese Word pdf - 340
26. M2* Memorandum of satisfaction or release of property from charge MS Chinese Word pdf - 190
27. M3* Notification of mortgagee entering into possession of property MS Chinese Word pdf - 40
28. M4* Notification of mortgagee going out of possession of property MS Chinese Word pdf - -
29. M5* Notification of appointment of receiver or manager MS Chinese Word pdf - 40
30. M6* Notification of receiver or manager ceasing to act MS Chinese Word pdf - -
31. M7* Notification of change of particulars of receiver, manager or mortgagee in possession of property MS Chinese Word pdf - -
Non-Hong Kong Companies
(Forms M1, M2, M3, M4, M5, M6 and M7 are also applicable to Non-Hong Kong Companies)
32.
 
N1*
 
IRBR2*
 
Particulars of a non-Hong Kong company registered in Hong Kong (Sample)
(A Supplementary Note is added to the Notes for Completion of this Form)
(This form must be submitted with IRBR2 ¡V See Explanatory Note)
 
Notice to Business Registration Office
(Notice specified by the Commissioner of Inland Revenue)
(This Notice must be submitted with Form N1 ¡V See Explanatory Note)

Note: Please refer to the website of the Inland Revenue Department for details of renewal of business registration.
 
MS Chinese Word
(N1)
 
MS Chinese Word
(IRBR2)
 
pdf
(N1)
 
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(IRBR2)
 
fillable pdf format
 
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33. N2* Termination of registration of authorized representative of a non-Hong Kong company MS Chinese Word pdf - -
34. N3* Annual Return of a non-Hong Kong company(Sample) MS Chinese Word pdf - Details
35. N4* Annual Return of a non-Hong Kong company - Certificate of no change(Sample) MS Chinese Word pdf - Details
36. N5* Notification of alteration in the charter, statutes etc. of a non-Hong Kong company MS Chinese Word pdf - -
37. N6* Notification of change of secretary and director of a non-Hong Kong company (Appointment ¢¬Cessation)(Sample) MS Chinese Word pdf - -
38. N7* Notification of change of particulars of secretary and director of a non-Hong Kong company(Sample) MS Chinese Word pdf - -
39. N8* Notification of change of authorized representative of a non-Hong Kong company(Sample) MS Chinese Word pdf - -
40. N9* Notification of change of address of a non-Hong Kong company(Sample) MS Chinese Word pdf - -
41. N10* Notification of change in the corporate name of a non-Hong Kong company (Sample) MS Chinese Word pdf - 1,425
42. N11* Notification of commencement of liquidation and particulars of liquidator of a non-Hong Kong company MS Chinese Word pdf - -
43. N12* Statement of approved name for carrying on business in Hong Kong by a non-Hong Kong company MS Chinese Word pdf - -
44. N13* Notification of cessation of having a place of business in Hong Kong of a non-Hong Kong company MS Chinese Word pdf - -
45. N14* Notification of dissolution of a non-Hong Kong company MS Chinese Word pdf - -
46. N15* Statement of revision of accounts of a non-Hong Kong company MS Chinese Word pdf - -
Receivership
47. RC1 Notice to company of appointment of receiver or manager MS Chinese Word(Eng)
MS Chinese Word(Chi)
pdf(Eng)
pdf(Chi)
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48. RC2 Statement of affairs MS Chinese Word(Eng)
MS Chinese Word(Chi)
pdf(Eng)
pdf(Chi)
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49. RC3* Receiver or manager's abstract of receipts and payments MS Chinese Word pdf - -
Reconstruction
50. RE1 Notice to dissenting shareholders
(Right of company to buy out minority shareholders)
MS Chinese Word(Eng)
MS Chinese Word(Chi)
pdf(Eng)
pdf(Chi)
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51. RE2 Notice to dissenting shareholders
(Right of minority shareholders to be bought out by company)
MS Chinese Word(Eng)
MS Chinese Word(Chi)
pdf(Eng)
pdf(Chi)
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Re-registration
52. U1* Application for re-registration as a limited company MS Chinese Word pdf - -
Share Capital
53. SC1* Return of allotments MS Chinese Word pdf - -
54. SC2* Return by a company purchasing its own shares MS Chinese Word pdf - -
55. SC3* Notification of application to the court for the cancellation of a special resolution (regarding redemption or purchase of shares out of capital) MS Chinese Word pdf - -
56. SC4* Notification of increase in nominal share capital MS Chinese Word pdf - -
57. SC5* Return of particulars of a contract relating to share allotment MS Chinese Word pdf - -
58. SC6* Statement of payable share commission MS Chinese Word pdf - -
59. SC7* Statement of financial assistance for the acquisition of shares MS Chinese Word pdf - -
60. SC8* Statement of financial assistance for the acquisition of shares (By a majority of directors of a holding company) MS Chinese Word pdf - -
61. SC9* Notification of application to the court for the cancellation of a special resolution (Regarding financial assistance for the acquisition of shares) MS Chinese Word pdf - -
62. SC10* Statement of redemption or purchase of shares out of capital MS Chinese Word pdf - -
63. SC11* Notification of change of share capital structure MS Chinese Word pdf - -
64. SC12* Statement of compliance on reduction of share capital MS Chinese Word pdf - -
Share Certificates
65. S1 Application for the issue of a new share certificate MS Chinese Word(Eng)
MS Chinese Word(Chi)
pdf(Eng)
pdf(Chi)
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66. S2 Notice of intention to issue new share certificate (Newspaper notice) MS Chinese Word(Eng)
MS Chinese Word(Chi)
pdf(Eng)
pdf(Chi)
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67. S3 Notice of intention to issue new share certificate (Gazette notice) MS Chinese Word(Eng)
MS Chinese Word(Chi)
pdf(Eng)
pdf(Chi)
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68. S4 Notice of cancellation of original share certificate and issue of new certificate MS Chinese Word(Eng)
MS Chinese Word(Chi)
pdf(Eng)
pdf(Chi)
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Winding Up
69. W1* Certificate of solvency MS Chinese Word pdf - -
70. W2* Statement of voluntary winding up in case of inability to continue business MS Chinese Word pdf - -
71. W3* Notification of appointment of liquidator or provisional liquidator MS Chinese Word pdf - -
72. W4* Notification of change of particulars of liquidator or provisional liquidator MS Chinese Word pdf - -
73. W5* Notification of liquidator or provisional liquidator ceasing to act MS Chinese Word pdf - -
74. W6* Certificate of release of liquidator MS Chinese Word pdf - -

Personal Information Collection Statement (PICS)

 
Purpose of Collection
1.
Personal data provided pursuant to any requirement in the Companies Ordinance will be used by the Companies Registry for one or more of the following purposes:
  (a) to administer the Companies Ordinance;
  (b) to enforce relevant provisions of the Companies Ordinance;
  (c) to enable any member of the public to ascertain whether he is dealing with ¡V
    (i)
a specified corporation, or its directors or other officers, in matters of or connected with any act of such specified corporation;
    (ii)
a director or other officers of a specified corporation in matters of or connected with the administration of the specified corporation, or of its property;
    (iii)
a former director of a specified corporation against whom a disqualification order referred to in section 168D(1) of the Companies Ordinance has been made by the court;
    (iv)
a person who has entered into possession of the property of a specified corporation as mortgagee;
    (v)
a person who is appointed as the provisional liquidator or liquidator in the winding up of a specified corporation; or
    (vi)
a person who is appointed as the receiver or manager of the property of a specified corporation; and
    (vii)
ascertain the particulars of that specified corporation, its directors or other officers, or former directors (if any), or the particulars of that mortgagee, provisional liquidator, liquidator, receiver or manager, as the case may be, for the purposes of paragraphs (i) to (vi) above;
  (d)
to provide copies of any documents containing such personal data to any person subject to payment of a fee; and
  (e)
to administer functions of the Companies Registry in relation to simultaneous business registration applications under the Business Registration Ordinance (Cap. 310).

 
Classes of Transferees
2. (a)
The personal data collected by means of the Companies Registry's Specified Forms will be disclosed in the Companies Registry's public registers for public inspection.
  (b)
Some personal data as required under the Business Registration Ordinance (Cap. 310) will be transmitted to the Commissioner of Inland Revenue for the purposes of business registration. The Commissioner of Inland Revenue will use the data for tax purposes and may disclose the data to other parties authorised by law to receive it.

 
Notice
1.
The provisions of the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance, Cap 486 (PDPO) apply to the use of personal data obtained from the Companies Registry's public registers. Any person who uses personal data for any purpose other than the purposes stated in paragraph 1 of the PICS above or in contravention of the requirements under the PDPO is liable to pay compensation and may be subject to action under that Ordinance.
2.
Individuals have a right to request access to and correction of his/her personal data held in the public register maintained by the Companies Registry pursuant to Sections 18 and 22 of the PDPO. Any such request for access to and correction of such personal data may be made to any officer acting for or on behalf of the Registrar of Companies at the Companies Registry, 15th Floor, Queensway Government Offices, Hong Kong.