Hong Kong · Corporate Compliance
Annual filings, registered-agent and beneficial-ownership obligations, and the official company registry.
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Companies are incorporated and maintained with the Companies Registry under the Companies Ordinance, while the separate business registration is handled by the Inland Revenue Department. A Hong Kong company must keep a registered office, a company secretary and a designated representative in Hong Kong, file an annual return, and maintain a significant controllers register at its registered office.
- Incorporation sits with the Companies Registry; business registration is a separate IRD process.
- Keep a Hong Kong registered office, a company secretary and a designated representative.
- File the annual return and keep the significant controllers register available for inspection.
- Companies Registry
Incorporation, annual returns and company records.
- Inland Revenue Department (IRD)
Business registration.
Government portals
- GovHK — Hong Kong Government Portal — Single entry point to residency, tax, employment and public services.
- Inland Revenue Department — Salaries tax, profits tax, the tax return cycle and eTAX filing.
- Immigration Department — Visas and entry permits, the Top Talent Pass, right of abode and HKID cards.
- Companies Registry — Company incorporation, annual returns and the public company search.