Hong Kong registration, with the right legal presence
Choose local incorporation or registration of an overseas company, then align the secretary, office, business registration, control and annual duties.
- Professional fee
- Written quote
- Working timeline
- Confirmed after presence, ownership and local-role assessment
- Government charges
- Shown before payment
Built for
Asia-focused founders and businesses
Best when
Presence and control are clear
Local company or
overseas-company registration?
These routes are legally distinct and require different records.
Local limited company
A separate Hong Kong company with local secretary and registered office.
Non-Hong Kong company
An overseas company establishing a Hong Kong place of business uses a separate registration route.
International ownership
Non-residents can generally own and direct a local company, subject to verification and compliance.
Local administration
A Hong Kong company secretary, registered office and current statutory records remain essential.
Hong Kong Setup
Presence. Secretary. Registry. Tax.
Incorporation and business registration are distinct line items.
The Companies Registry filing and Business Registration Certificate carry separate government requirements and charges.
What you receive,
ready to use.
We map the presence, ownership and control, then coordinate the correct registry route, secretary or representative, registered office, business registration and annual obligations.
clearly structured.FORM · REGISTER · RENEW
Legal-presence decision note
Registry and business-registration checklist
Secretary, office or representative plan
Ownership and significant-controller file
Tax and banking-readiness handoff
Annual compliance calendar
What must be
in place.
A chosen local-company or non-Hong-Kong-company route.
Verified directors, shareholders and beneficial owners.
An eligible local office and secretary or authorised representative.
Accurate constitutional and business-registration information.
An India-side ODI and remittance plan where relevant.
Formation does not guarantee banking, immigration status, tax residence, marketplace access or a regulated-business licence.
Choose the legal presence
Local incorporation and foreign-company registration are not interchangeable.
| Decision | Local company | Registered non-HK company | No place of business |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legal status | Separate HK entity | Overseas entity registered in HK | Potential tax or commercial review |
| Core filing | NNC1 and incorporation documents | NN1 and certified overseas records | Facts determine obligations |
| Local support | Secretary and office | Authorised representative and address | Case specific |
From presence decision to
registry-ready file.
A practical sequence with clear ownership at every stage. Registry review times can vary.
Presence decision
Discovery
We handle
Compare local incorporation and overseas-company registration.
You provide
Share activity, footprint, owners and existing group structure.
Roles and records
Before filing
We handle
Coordinate office, secretary or representative and ownership records.
You provide
Complete verification and approve particulars.
Registry filing
Authority controlled
We handle
Prepare the correct Companies Registry submission.
You provide
Sign forms and provide certified records where required.
Business registration
With / after registry
We handle
Coordinate the separate business-registration requirement.
You provide
Confirm commencement and activity details.
Operational handover
After registration
We handle
Map tax, banking and annual obligations.
You provide
Maintain accounts, records and current appointments.
A checklist without
the back-and-forth.
We ask only for records or data relevant to your application, review, or audit scope.
- Passport and address evidence
- Director, shareholder and controller details
- Ownership and group chart
- India funding records where relevant
Before you begin
Use clear PDF, JPG, or PNG files.
Keep address records recent and readable.
Transparent fees,
before you commit.
Each registration carries its own government fee, and some are state-specific. We quote the exact combination for your business before any work begins.
Your written quote covers
- — Presence decision
- — Roles and records
- — Registry filing
- — Business registration
- — Operational handover
Not included automatically
- — Companies Registry incorporation or registration fee
- — Business Registration Certificate fee and levy
- — Secretary, office and representative services
- — Certification, translation, tax and banking costs
- — India ODI and bank charges
Costs that can repeat
- — Secretary and registered office
- — Annual return and business-registration renewal
- — Accounts, profits-tax and audit work
- — Ownership, officer and address updates
Company registered,
annual duties begin.
These are the first recurring obligations to plan for before you commit to a company structure.
Annual return
Annual
File the applicable return with current company particulars.
Business registration
Renewal cycle
Maintain the certificate and pay the applicable fee and levy.
Accounts and profits tax
Tax-cycle specific
Maintain records and complete audit or tax filings where required.
Significant controllers
Ongoing
Keep the register and designated representative current.
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