Annual Return e-Reminder Service (“e-Reminder Service”) is a simple and user-friendly service which is provided at the e-Registry free of charge. Electronic notifications for delivering annual returns will be sent by the system to the message boxes and registered email addresses of users. Users can readily access the e-Registry through a hyperlink provided in the notifications for electronic submission of annual returns (e-Forms NAR1 or NN3).
No. The e-Reminder Service is provided free of charge.
The following types of companies which have registered Company User accounts with the e-Registry will automatically receive electronic notifications for delivering annual returns :
- local private companies;
- local public companies or companies limited by guarantee of which the Companies Registry has records of their accounting reference periods; and
- registered non-Hong Kong companies.
Individual Users
Individual Users of the e-Registry who have established account association with relevant Company Users may subscribe to the e-Reminder Service free of charge to receive electronic notifications for delivery of annual returns of the companies.
You can login the e-Registry portal [Annual Return e-Reminder > Subscription] and select “Local Private Company / Registered Non-Hong Kong Company” or Public Company / Company Limited by Guarantee” to complete the subscription process. “
For local public companies and companies limited by guarantee, you will receive the electronic notifications either :
- on the date specified by you ("Specified Date") in your subscription; or
- if the Companies Registry has records of the companies’ accounting reference periods, on the dates to which the companies’ annual returns are made up which is 6 months (for public companies) or 9 months (for companies limited by guarantee) after the end of the accounting reference periods of the companies (whichever is appropriate).
There is no restriction on the number of companies you wish to subscribe.
You can only change your Specified Dates for receiving electronic notifications for local public companies and companies limited by guarantee by using the [Annual Return e-Reminder > Change Specified Date] function.
Yes. You can login the e-Registry portal [Annual Return e-Reminder > Enquiry/Unsubscription] to view the list of all companies which you have subscribed the e-Reminder Service.
Yes. You can unsubscribe the e-Reminder Service for any company at any time you wish. You can login the e-Registry portal [Annual Return e-Reminder > Enquiry/Unsubscription] to complete the unsubscription process.
No. Electronic notifications for delivering annual returns will be automatically sent to you until you have unsubscribed the e-Reminder Service or your subscription has been terminated (please refer to Q10).
Your subscription of the e-Reminder Service for a company will be terminated when the company has dissolved or ceased to exist as a separate entity or ceased to have a place of business in Hong Kong (for registered non-Hong Kong companies only). The e-Reminder Service will also be terminated when the account association between the company and you has ceased.
To ensure that the notifications issued by the e-Registry will not be classified as spam mails by your email system, please add the e-Registry’s email address: "eregistry@icris.cr.gov.hk" to your mailbox contact list or white list. Moreover, your browser should be configured to allow pop-ups from e-Registry "www.eregistry.gov.hk" so that you can access the e-Submission service through the hyperlink embedded in the notifications.
