External Circulars


Year 2012

Circular No.    Subject
No. 3/2012
(pdf format)
 

Companies Ordinance (Amendment of Eighth Schedule) Order 2012 - Abolition of Capital Duty

     
No. 2/2012
(pdf format)
 

Launch of Electronic Forms relating to Share Capital and Reserve Directors

     
No. 1/2012
(pdf format)
 

Electronic Submission of Specified Forms and Paper Submission of Appointment/Cessation of Registered Agents


Year 2011

Circular No.    Subject
No. 6/2011
(pdf format)
 

New Electronic Services @ e-Registry - Registration of Agents and e-Monitor

     
No.5/2011
(pdf format)
 

Implementation of the Securities and Futures and Companies Legislation (Structured Products Amendment) Ordinance 2011

     
No.4/2011
(pdf format)
 

Shadow Companies

     
No.3/2011
(pdf format)
 

Commemorative Records of Registration

     
No.2/2011
(pdf format)
 

Launch of Electronic Company Incorporation and a One-stop Electronic Incorporation and Business Registration Service

     
No.1/2011
(pdf format)
 

Commencement of Parts 2 and 5 of Companies (Amendment) Ordinance 2010 and Implementation of One-stop Company and Business Registration Service


Year 2010

Circular No.    Subject
No. 1/2010
(pdf format)
 

Commencement of Parts 1, 3, 4, 6 and 8 of Companies (Amendment) Ordinance 2010
(Annex 2 to the External Circular No. 1/2010 has been revised. Please refer to revised 'Guide on Communications by a Company to Another Person Other than the Registrar' (pdf Format) for details.)

Year 2009

Circular No.    Subject
No. 3/2009 (pdf format)   A Guide on Directors' Duties
     
No. 2/2009 (pdf format)   Registration of Charges with the Companies Registry
     
No. 1/2009 (pdf format)   Rectification of Documents Filed with the Companies Registry

Year 2008

Circular No.    Subject
No. 3/2008 (pdf format)  

Revision of Companies Registry Specified Forms - Advisory Note in relation to Non-statutory Guidelines on Directors' Duties

     
No. 2/2008 (pdf format)  

Expansion of Index of Directors under Section 158C of the Companies Ordinance

     
No. 1/2008 (pdf format)   Implementation of New Incorporation Forms

Year 2007

Circular No.    Subject
No. 6/2007 (pdf format)  

Warning Statements in Certificates Issued by the Companies Registry

     
No. 4/2007 (pdf format)  

Companies (Amendment) Ordinance 2004 - Implementation of Provisions Concerning Non-Hong Kong Companies Registered under Part XI of the Companies Ordinance

     
No. 3/2007 (pdf format)  

Companies Registered under Part XI of the Companies Ordinance (Cap. 32) Certification and Translation of Documents (Supplementary)

     
No. 2/2007 (pdf format)
 

Companies Registered under Part XI of the Companies Ordinance (Cap. 32) Certification and Translation of Documents

     
No. 1/2007
(pdf format)
  Revision of Accounts and Reports -
(1) New sections 141E and 336A of the Companies Ordinance
(2) Companies (Revision of Accounts and Reports) Regulation
(3) New Specified Forms


Year 2006

Circular No.    Subject
No. 1/2006
(pdf format)
 

Five-day Week in the Companies Registry - Phase II Implementation on 1 January 2007


Year 2005

Circular No.    Subject
No. 7/2005
(pdf format)
  Implementation of Companies (Amendment) Ordinance 2005
 
No. 6/2005
(pdf format)
  

Implementation of shareholder remedies-related provisions of Companies (Amendment) Ordinance 2004

 
No. 4/2005
(pdf format)
  

Implementation of Phase One of the Integrated Companies Registry Information System - Issuing Certificates of Incorporation and Certificates of Change of Name

 
No. 1/2005
(pdf format)
  

Implementation of Phase One of the Integrated Companies Registry Information System - Introduction of new Companies Registry Electronic Search Services on 28 February 2005

Year 2004

Circular No.    Subject
No. 2/2004
(pdf format)
  

Implementation of prospectus-related provisions of Companies (Amendment) Ordinance 2004

 
No. 1/2004
(pdf format)
  

Companies (Amendment) Ordinance 2003

Year 2003

Circular No.    Subject
No. 3/2003
(pdf format)
  

Withdrawal of Summonses issued by the Companies Registry for failure to file Annual Returns in breach of section 109 of the Companies Ordinance

Year 2002

Circular No.    Subject
No. 2/2002
(pdf format)
  

Prosecutions of Filing Offences under the Companies Ordinance

 
No. 1/2002
(pdf format)
  

Registration of Company Names

Year 2001

Circular No.    Subject
No. 1/2001
(pdf format)
  

Registration of Company Names of Oversea Companies under Part XI of the Companies Ordinance [Applicable to Non-Hong Kong companies] (Please also refer the Guidelines)

     
Updates to Circular
No. 1/2001

(pdf format)
  
- ditto -

Year 2000

Circular No.    Subject
No. 2/2000
(pdf format)
  

Names of oversea companies with simplified Chinese characters registered under Part XI of the Companies Ordinance [Applicable to Non-Hong Kong companies] (Please also refer the Guidelines)