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30-511: HKCR may refer to: Hong Kong Companies Registry , a government agency in Hong Kong Windows Registry#HKEY CLASSES ROOT (HKCR) , a database for Microsoft Windows Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title HKCR . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
60-607: A company limited by shares would be HKD$ 1,720 and the price of registering a company limited by guarantee would vary from HKD$ 170 to 340 or even more, depending on the number of members the company has. All non-Hong Kong companies with a place of business in Hong Kong should register in the Companies Registry not later than one month after establishing that place of business in Hong Kong . Registration creates
90-891: A Company being Deregistered” should be first applied from the Commissioner of Inland Revenue . After the authority approved the application. A Form NDR1 from the Companies Registry and the approval notice must be submitted with a fee of HKD$ 420 within 3 months from the approval. Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau High Court District Court Magistrates' Court Special courts and tribunals: Chief Executive Elections Legislative elections District council elections Consular missions in Hong Kong Hong Kong–China relations Hong Kong–Taiwan relations The Financial Services and
120-500: A branch of that non-Hong Kong company in Hong Kong. Application requires five documents, the Form NN1, a certified copy of the instrument defining the company's constitution, a certified copy of the company's certificate of incorporation, a certified copy of the company's latest published accounts and a Notice to Business Registration Office (IRBR2). Certificate will be established once all the procedure completed. The fee of registering
150-540: A certified copy of any official document from the Government of Hong Kong . The fee of changing a non-Hong Kong company’s name is HKD$ 1425. Once the application is approved, the Certificate of Registration of Alteration of Name of Registered Non-Hong Kong Company will be issued by the Companies Registry . Annual Return and statutory documents are required for both non-Hong Kong and local companies to submit to
180-413: A new name of company must be handed to the office of Companies Registry with HKD$ 295 either in electronic or hard copy within 15 days after the qualification of the above requirement. Checking of the existing name of other registered companies is also needed no matter the type of company to avoid being rejected. Two documents are required for registered non-Hong Kong company to change name, Form NN10 and
210-428: A non-Hong Kong company will all be the same price of HKD$ 1,720. Before starting the application, checking of the existing name of other registered companies may be needed as the Companies Registry will reject the request if the name has already been taken. There is a requirement for local companies to change the company name, they must qualify the “Special Resolution” and the intellectual property rights. Form NNC2 and
240-764: Is a government department under the Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau of the Government of Hong Kong . Its responsibilities include the registration of Hong Kong companies and non-Hong Kong companies under the Companies Ordinance, open-ended fund companies under the Securities and Futures Ordinance and limited partnership funds under the Limited Partnerships Funds Ordinance. It administers
270-644: The British-Hong Kong colony . The 1958 Ordinance was followed by the previous law, mainly to define “charitable purpose”, which the meaning was unclear before it. Till 1970s, the Companies (Amendment) Bill gave power to the Companies Law Revision Committee which was aimed to protect the interest of the investors in Hong Kong by giving suggestion to revise the law from British so that the law could be more suitable for
300-411: The Companies Registry such as notice of appointment of receiver or manager, notice of mortgagee entering possession of property or notification of payment. The fee of them varies from HKD$ 40 to HKD$ 4,800. With the restriction of Companies Ordinance, Limited Partnerships Ordinance, Registered Trustees Incorporation Ordinance and Miscellaneous Incorporation Ordinances, information should be disclosed to
330-582: The United Kingdom . Major changing from the previous Companies Ordinance were lowering the minimum person of starting private company , penalties and restriction to company’s operation. A revised 1932 Ordinance was formed with the Companies Act 1929 which was mainly to incorporate the rising of China companies. In 1949, the 1949 Amendment Ordinance was constructed which let the companies in Hong Kong to expand and develop business outside
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#1732794577808360-477: The socio-economic environment in Hong Kong . There were different versions of the Companies (Amendment) Bill in 1972, 1974, 1977, 1978 and 1979. The Companies Law Revision Committee kept editing and improving the law under the introduction of the Companies (Amendment) Bill 1984. In the same year, the Companies (Amendment) Ordinance 1984 was published. Alternation of the memorandum , power of companies, definition of company limited by shares etc. were added into
390-479: The Companies (Amendment) Ordinance 2003 established and the main change was the forbiddance of starting a company limited by guarantee with a share capital . On 10 December 2010, a revised version, Companies (Amendment) Ordinance 2010 was introduced which the Ordinance gave a larger extent of power to penalize the violation of rules. The new Companies Ordinance 2014 which include 921 sections and 11 schedules
420-529: The Companies Ordinance, a system of reserving company’s name had been introduced in Section 20A of the Companies Ordinance in 1977. The period of reservation for both newly established company and existing company was three months. Extending for extra three months of the period of reservation could be applied. In 1984, there were major and important laws established by the Standing Committee. Power
450-531: The FSTB announced that it would seek to regulate crowdfunding in Hong Kong, suggesting that all campaigns file an application before launching. Official Receiver's Office ( ORO , Chinese : 破產管理署 ) is a government department within the bureau. They are responsible for statutory functions relating to insolvency, by being the role of liquidator and trustee of last resort in the administration of both corporate and personal insolvency cases respectively. The Office
480-475: The Ordinance. the Companies (Amendment) Ordinance of 1990 and 1995 adjusted certain fee charges and started to introduce documents in Chinese . In 1997, Hong Kong was officially handover to China from British colony , the Companies (Amendment) Ordinance of 1997 further translated the details of law to Chinese . A new function of deregistration was first introduced by the Ordinance 1999. Until 2 July 2003,
510-586: The Treasury Bureau ( FSTB ) is a part of the 15 policy bureaux for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region . They are responsible for developing and executing government policy on finance and treasury . The agency was established on 1 July 2002. The current (since 1 July 2017) Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury is Christopher Hui and the under secretary is Joseph Chan . Financial Services Bureau
540-902: The Treasury Bureau on 1 July 2002, headed by the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury . A Financial Services Branch and a Treasury Branch were created within the Bureau, each headed by a permanent secretary of D8 rank on the Directorate Pay Scale. In March 2021, the FSTB announced proposed changes to the Companies Registry , where information on companies would begin to be hidden. In response, David Webb said that such changes "will facilitate corruption, fraud and other crimes." The New York Times also said that those changes could potentially benefit Chinese Communist Party officials, as families of top officials had bought property in Hong Kong using companies. In December 2022,
570-508: The administration of the Companies Registry was passed to the Registrar General’s Department under the introduction of Registrar General (Establishment) Ordinance. In 1962, the Companies Law Revision Committee was formed to review and improve the company legislation in Hong Kong in order to establish a more comprehensive rules regarding to the characteristics of the Hong Kong economic environment. After years of revision of
600-741: The first Companies Ordinance which was based on the 1862 Act in the United Kingdom and was governed by the Registrar of the Supreme Court . Before 1865, the companies in Hong Kong were restricted by the British Law introducing from the 29 January 1841 by Sir James John Gordon Bremer and Captain Charles Elliot . However, the British Law wasn’t designed for the nature of the economic system in Hong Kong . Until 1949,
630-599: The information held by the Companies Registry . - Make sure the registered company following the related Ordinances. - Management of Trust or Company Service Provider’s licence. - Give advice to the Government and the Legislative Council regarding to the company law. The first Companies Ordinance was established in 1865 after the British colonized Hong Kong in 1842. The Companies Ordinance 1865
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#1732794577808660-616: The licensing regime for trust and corporate service providers under the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing Ordinance as well as the licensing regime for money lenders under the Money Lenders Ordinance. Its headquarters is located at Queensway Government Offices in Hong Kong Island . The previous form of the Companies Registry was formed in 1865 with the enforcement of
690-730: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=HKCR&oldid=1251709623 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Hong Kong Companies Registry District Court Magistrates' Court Special courts and tribunals: Chief Executive Elections Legislative elections District council elections Consular missions in Hong Kong Hong Kong–China relations Hong Kong–Taiwan relations The Companies Registry ( CR ; Chinese : 公司註冊處 ; also as Hong Kong Companies Registry )
720-596: The public in certain extent. Information of company and records of licensed money lender can be searched at the Cyber Search Centre located in the office of Companies Registry . Some of the searching are not charged which include company name, document index, register of disqualification orders index and register of charges index. For charged document such as principal account, directors index search or obtaining certificate etc. The price of these documents varies from HKD$ 9 to HKD$ 500. “Notice of No Objection to
750-446: The purpose of starting a company. A company limited by shares is the most common type of company in Hong Kong. Three documents will be needed for the application, Form NNC1 for company limited by shares or Form NNC1G for company not limited by shares, a copy of the company's articles of association and a Notice to Business Registration Office (IRBR1). Certificate will be established once all the procedure completed. The fee of registering
780-659: Was commenced on 3 March 2014. There were few changes on deregistration, General meetings , corporate director etc. Some details were extending the application of deregistration from private companies only to also companies limited by guarantee , the name of Extraordinary General Meeting was changed to General Meeting , lowered the restriction of corporate director which needed at least one director to one natural person. Local companies may be unlimited companies or limited companies. Two types of limited company are opened for registration in Hong Kong , company limited by shares and company limited by guarantee , depending on
810-473: Was established on 1 July 1997. The previous form is Financial Services Branch under Colonial Hong Kong , headed by the Secretary for Financial Services . Finance Bureau was established on 1 July 1997. The previous form is Finance Branch under Colonial Hong Kong , headed by the Secretary for the Treasury. Financial Services Bureau and Finance Bureau were merged to become Financial Services and
840-419: Was given to the company by the Companies Ordinance to manage the operation of the company, the minimum number of individuals to establish a public company was reduced from 7 to 2, the explanation of a company limited by shares had been updated etc. The Companies Registry was then established on 1 May 1993 headed by the Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau and the trading fund of the Companies Registry
870-602: Was set up on 1 August 1993, being one of the earliest government department which operated with trading fund. In March 2021, the Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau proposed changes to the Companies Registry that would begin to restrict access to some of its data to the public. In October 2021, the government announced that the system would require users to enter in their personal information. - Registration for companies, limited partnerships, trust companies and registered trustees. - Let public to access
900-463: Was written based on the 1862 Act in the United Kingdom which benefited the English companies to develop business in Hong Kong . It introduced numbers of rules regarding to the incorporation of companies, major restrictions were the minimum number of members to start a business, kinds of limited liability , name changing etc. Till 1911, a new Companies Ordinance was issued under the 1908 Act in
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