How to register a Hong Kong company 

and benefits you can get?

如何注册香港公司以及

注册HK公司的好处？

First, let's analyze the advantages of incorporating a Hong Kong company

首先我们来分析一下注册香港公司的优势

1. Ultra-low tax rate and tax incentives for Hong Kong companies

1.香港公司超低税率和税收优惠政策

Hong Kong has a simple tax system. There are two main types of tax for Hong Kong companies, profits tax and salaries tax.

香港税制简单，香港公司的税种主要有两种，利得税和薪俸税。

1) Profits Tax: Any company operating in Hong Kong that generates or derives profits from Hong Kong is subject to profits tax at a rate of only 8.25% of profits (8.25% for the first HK$2 million of profits), one of the lowest tax rates in the world.

1）利得税：任何在香港经营的公司，在香港产生或得自香港的利润，都需要缴纳利得税，税率仅为利润的8.25%（首200万港币利润的税率为8.25%），是全球税率最低的地方之一。

Hong Kong taxation is based on the territorial source principle and only profits or income derived from Hong Kong are taxable. There is no business tax or VAT for companies, which is much lower compared to the 25% corporate income tax rate for Mainland companies.

香港征税采用地域来源原则，只对来自香港的利润或收入才需要征税。公司没有营业税和增值税，相比内地公司25%的企业所得税率，要低得多。

According to the data released by the Hong Kong Government on 26 May 2021, 91% of Hong Kong companies, do not need to pay profits tax, and this percentage has remained constant and very stable for almost seven years.

根据香港政府2021年5月26日发布的数据，91%的香港公司，不需要缴纳利得税，这一比例近7年一直维持不变，非常稳定。

2）Salaries Tax: Companies that have physical offices and employ employees in Hong Kong are subject to salaries tax, which is calculated at progressive or standard rates. Usually mainlanders registering a Hong Kong company operate offshore, then only profits tax needs to be dealt with.

3）薪俸税：在香港有实际办公、聘请雇员的公司需要缴纳薪俸税，按照累进税率或者标准税率计算。通常内地人注册香港公司是离岸操作，那么就只需处理利得税即可。

▲ Hong Kong Company Profits Tax Calculation Table

▲ 香港公司利得税计算表

The chart above shows a company's tax assessment for 2018/19. The assessable profit is HKD543,032 and at the reduced rate of 8.25%, HKD44,800 is payable.

上图为某家公司2018/19年度的评税情况。应评税利润是543,032HKD，按照8.25%的优惠税率，需缴纳44,800HKD。

Coupled with the tax relief introduced by the Government, which allows for a further reduction of HKD20,000 on top of this, the company will only end up paying HKD24,800 in tax.

加上政府出台的税款宽减措施，可以在此基础上再减少20,000HKD，因此该公司最终只需缴纳24,800HKD的税款。

2. Lax government regulation and free flow of funds

2. 政府监管宽松，资金自由流动

Hong Kong implements a completely free market economic system, which allows businesses more freedom in terms of taxation, operations and capital. Hong Kong allows free flow of foreign exchange, the existence of shell companies, minimal restrictions on the scope of business, and flexibility and ease of company management.

香港实施的是完全自由市场经济体制，这使得企业在税务、运营、资金上都更加自由。香港准许外汇自由流动，允许空壳公司的存在，经营范围极少限制，公司管理灵活方便。

3. A sound business environment helps companies to go abroad

3. 营商环境完善，有助企业出海

Hong Kong is one of the world's international financial centres, with a sound financial system, a robust legal system and an ideal environment for starting a business. It is very convenient to set up a company here, and you can get the necessary supporting services for company registration and operation.

香港是全球国际金融中心之一，有完善的金融制度，健全的法律体系和理想的创业环境。在这里成立公司非常便利，能够得到公司注册和运营所需的配套服务。

The Hong Kong Government encourages mainland enterprises to come to Hong Kong for development and provides them with preferential tax policies, diversified financing channels and assistance in moving towards the international market.

香港政府鼓励内地企业来港发展，对企业提供了优惠的税收政策，提供多元化的融资渠道，帮助企业走向国际市场。

4. Easy and low cost company registration maintenance

4. 公司注册维护简便，成本低

Hong Kong company registration and subsequent maintenance and management can be left to the assistance of an agent, without the need to travel to Hong Kong in person. The cost of maintaining a Hong Kong company is also relatively low.

香港公司注册和后期的维护管理，都可以交由代理机构协助办理，无需本人亲自到香港。维护一个香港公司的成本也比较低。

There are three most important conditions for registering a Hong Kong company:

注册香港公司有三个最重要的条件：

1. Local statutory secretary in Hong Kong

1、香港当地的法定秘书

Registration of a Hong Kong company requires the provision of a local statutory secretary in Hong Kong, which can be either a company or an individual.

注册香港公司必须要提供一名香港当地的法定秘书，该秘书可以是公司也可以是个人。

(1) Company Secretary: A person must be a TCSP licensed secretary to act as the statutory secretary of a Hong Kong company.

1）公司秘书：必须是TCSP持牌秘书方可担任香港公司的法定秘书；

2) Personal Secretary: You must be a Hong Kong resident and be able to provide a Hong Kong address in order to act as the statutory secretary of a Hong Kong company. The statutory secretary and the director cannot be the same person.

2）个人秘书：必须是香港人，且能提供香港地址，才可以担任香港公司的法定秘书。法定秘书和董事不可以是同一个人。

2、Local registered address in Hong Kong

2、香港当地的注册地址

The registered office of a Hong Kong company must be in Hong Kong. The registered address can be your own physical office address in Hong Kong or an address provided by a Hong Kong secretary company for your registered use.

香港公司的注册地点必须是在香港，注册地址可以是您自己在香港的实际办公地址，也可以是由香港秘书公司提供给您挂靠注册使用的地址。

The address is required to receive various notifications from the HKSAR Government by ordinary mail, so it is important to ensure that the address is genuine and valid to avoid omitting the notification from the Hong Kong Government and causing adverse impact to your Hong Kong company.

该地址需要接收香港特区政府的各项平信通知，因此必须确保地址真实有效，避免遗漏港府通知，给您的香港公司造成不良影响。

3. Natural persons over 18 years of age

3、年满18周岁以上的自然人

The director of a Hong Kong company must be a natural person and must be a legal citizen of at least 18 years of age with the ability to act on his own, regardless of nationality. Therefore at least 1 person can set up a Hong Kong company.

香港公司的董事必须要由自然人担任，而且必须是年满18周岁以上，拥有自主行为能力的合法公民，国籍不限。因此最少1人就可以成立香港公司。

As long as the above three conditions are met, you can apply to register a Hong Kong company. Generally speaking, the main process of registering a Hong Kong company is as follows:

只要满足上述三个条件，就可以申请注册香港公司，一般来说注册香港公司的主要流程如下：

1. find an agent (the agent can provide you with a statutory secretary in Hong Kong, a registered address in Hong Kong and handle registration matters).

1、找一家代理公司（代理公司可以为您提供香港的法定秘书，香港的注册地址，办理注册事宜）；

2、Provide information related to the registered company (company name, director shareholder documents and shareholding, registered capital, business scope).

2、提供注册公司相关信息（公司名、董事股东证件及占股、注册资本、经营范围）；

3. Signing of the registration agreement and payment by both parties.

3、双方签署注册协议并付款；

4. The agent submits the application for incorporation of the company to the Hong Kong Government.

4、代理公司递交注册公司申请给港府；

5, 2-3 working days or so, the agent company to complete a full set of Hong Kong company registration matters, arrange to send the company certificate, official seal and other documents.

5、2-3个工作日左右代理公司办妥全套香港公司注册事宜，安排寄出公司证书、公章等文件。

Frequently Asked Questions

常见问题

1、Q: I am a mainland resident who wants to set up a limited company in Hong Kong, what are the requirements?

1、问：我是大陆居民想在香港成立一家有限公司，需要什么条件？

A: One or more shareholders aged 18 or above. Mainland citizens or overseas persons with passport or ID card are eligible. Registered address and statutory secretary of the limited company (usually provided by us).

答：一位以上年满18岁股东。有护照或身份证的内地公民或海外人士均可。注册地址和有限公司法定秘书（通常由我方提供）。

2、Q: I am a mainlander who wants to set up a Hong Kong company, how should I go about the procedures?

2、问：我是大陆人士想成立一家香港公司，应该怎么办理手续？

A: You can fill out a "Power of Attorney for Registration of Hong Kong Company". The contents of the power of attorney are as follows:

答：您填一份“注册香港公司委托书”就可以了。委托书内容如下：

a. Determine the name of the company in English and Chinese.

a、确定好公司的中英文名称；

b. Determine the amount of registered capital. The minimum registered capital is HK$10,000 (usually divided into 10,000 shares), which does not have to be in place, but can be increased according to actual needs.

b、确定注册资本的多少，注册资本最低1万元港币（通常分为10000股），不必到位，但也可以根据实际需要增加。

c. Requires submission of one shareholder's information and a copy of his or her ID card. Where there are two additional shareholders, it is not necessary that each shareholder becomes a director, but the director is at least one. Once we receive the above three documents from you, we will prepare the complete statutory documents for you to sign the next day. The signed documents will be ready in about 10-15 working days.

c、要求提交一个股东的资料和身份证复印件。多出两位股东的，不一定每个股东都成为董事，但董事至少是一位。我们收到您提供的以上三方面的资料后，我们就会在第二天为您准备好完整的法定文件供您签署。签署完文件大约在10-15工作天内就可以完成了。

3、Q: How long does it take to set up a new company? How long does it take if I buy a ready-made shell company?

3、问： 新办公司费时多长？ 如果购买一个现成的空壳公司又费时多长？

A: A new Hong Kong company can be completed in 10-15 working days from the signing of all statutory documents; purchase of a ready-made company can be completed in 1-2 working days, expedited on the same day; branch office can be completed in 3-5 working days.

答：新办一个香港公司，在签署完所有法定文件起10-15个工作日便可完成；购买现成公司1-2工作日完成，加急当天可以完成；分公司3-5工作日完成。

4. Q: What is the difference between a shareholder and a director?

4、问：股东和董事有什么不同？

A: The shareholders are the investors of the joint stock company, the directors are elected by the shareholders and are the managers of the company, and the chairman of the directors is the head of the board of directors. A Hong Kong limited company requires at least one shareholder and director, and a shareholder can be a director at the same time.

答：股东是股份公司的投资者，董事是由股东选举产生，属公司的管理者，董事主席是董事会的负责人。香港有限公司要求至少一位股东和董事，股東可以兼做董事。

5、Q: What is the difference between Hong Kong company name selection and the Mainland?

5、问：香港公司名称选择上与内地有什么不同？

A: Hong Kong company names are more free, some companies that are more difficult to register in China can get registered in Hong Kong, as long as they do not repeat. Regardless of the size of the registered capital, the Hong Kong government allows the company name to contain the words international, group, holding, industrial, investment, institute, association, center, foundation, research institute, etc.; the company name can also be preceded by the name of the place you like, such as: France, the United States, Italy, Japan, Hong Kong, Shanghai, etc., or you can use your own name and the name of your hometown to crown the company name, fully reflecting personalization.

答：香港公司起名较自由，一些在国内比较难注册的公司在香港都可以得到注册，只要不重复就可以。不论注册资金大小，香港政府允许公司名称含有国际、集团、控股、实业、投资、学院、协会、中心、基金会、研究所等字眼；公司名称前面还可以加上自己喜欢的地名，如：法国、美国、意大利、日本、香港、上海等，也可以用自己的姓名和家乡名称冠在公司名上，完全体现个性化。

6、Q: Are there any restrictions on the scope of business of a Hong Kong limited company?

6、问：香港有限公司有没有营业范围的限制？

A: Hong Kong is the freest port of commerce and trade in the world, and the scope of business is not very restrictive in principle. Enterprises can operate businesses of any nature, such as finance and investment, health care, shipping and transportation, import and export trade, real estate, construction, decoration and upholstery, information network, clothing and textile, tourism, cultural publishing, etc.; many SME owners do not explicitly write out the scope of business so that the business they operate is not restricted to a certain scope.

答：香港是世界上最自由的通商贸易港口，经营范围原则上并没有太大的限制。企业可经营任何性质的业务，如：财务与投资、医疗保健、船务运输、进出口贸易、房地产、建筑、装饰装潢、信息网络、服装纺织、旅游、文化出版等；许多中小企业老板不明确写出经营范围，这样，就不会把所经营的业务限制在某一范围之内。

7、Q: Where is the registered capital of a Hong Kong company reflected? Should the registered capital be in place?

7、问：香港公司的注册资本在哪里体现出来？注册资金要不要到位？

A: The minimum registered capital of a Hong Kong limited liability company is HK$10,000, which is not required to be in place (capital verification) . There is no registered capital column on the certificate of incorporation in Hong Kong, and the registered capital is only reflected in the articles of association. If the client wants to prove his registered capital, it is sufficient to produce the articles of association. You can also ask our accountants to issue CERTIFIED TRUE COPIES.

答：香港有限责任公司最低注册资本为1万元港币，无须到位（验资） 。香港的公司证书上没有注册资本一栏，注册资本只有在公司章程里才体现出来。如果客户要证明自己的注册资本，拿出章程就足以证明了。也可以让我们的会计师出具资信证明（CERTIFIED TRUE COPIES）。

8、Q: After I set up a Hong Kong company, what fees will I have to pay every year afterwards?

8、问：成立了香港公司，以后每年还要交什么费用？

A: There are two annual fees to be paid: the annual audit and the audit of accounts.1. The fees for the annual audit by the Inland Revenue Department and the annual report by the Registrar of Companies are mandatory annual fees. The price will be adjusted according to the government's adjustment. Even if the company does not have any business, this fee must be paid.2. As for the accounting and auditing, if the company starts to operate and business happens, the company must do the accounting and auditing. If the business does not have business, the company does not have to do the accounting audit. But tax return is necessary.

答：每年要交的费用有两块：年审年报和做帐审计。1、税局年审和公司注册署年报的费用是每年必须交付的费用。价格会随政府的调整而调整。就算公司没有任何业务产生，这块费用也必须交付。2、至于会计做帐、核数审计方面，如果企业开始运作，有业务发生，企业就必须做帐审计。如果企业没有业务发生的，企业就不必做帐审计。但报税是必须的。

注册后您将获得的全套文件

The full documents list you can get.

• 1 注册证书（CR）1张
• 2 公司章程10本
• 3 绿皮董事会议记录册1本
• 4 钢印、小圆章、条形签名章各1个
• 5 会计师文件（CPA）1份
• 6 成立公司法定文件（NNC1）1套
• 7 绿色公文盒1个
• 8 商业登记证（BR）1张
• 9 股票本1本

注册证书（CR）1张

1 Registration Certificate (CR)

• 2 公司章程10本

• 2. Articles of association 10

• 3 绿皮董事会议记录册1本

• 3. 1 green paper board minutes book

• 4 钢印、小圆章、条形签名章各1个

• 4. One steel seal, one small round seal and one strip signature seal respectively

• 5 会计师文件（CPA）1份

• 5 CPA document (1 copy)

• 6 成立公司法定文件（NNC1）1套

• 6. One set of legal documents for incorporation (nnc1)

• 7 绿色公文盒1个

• 7 1 green briefcase

• 8 商业登记证（BR）1张

• 8. 1 business registration certificate (BR)

• 9 股票本1本

• 9 1 shares book

注册香港公司所需时间

• 电子注册：1天出证
• 普通注册：5-7个工作日

我们SFBC还将提供如下增值服务：

• 提供一年的公司注册地址
• 提供一年的法定秘书服务
• 备存重要控制人登记册SCR
• 做公司尽职调查KYC
• 挂电子水牌

注册香港公司是一项严谨的工作，需要依据公司法进行登记备案，建议您选择专业的团队SFBC帮您完成注册，使您的公司在发展的过程中获得可靠的保证，让公司持续合规经营。

Time required to register a Hong Kong company
• electronic registration: certificate issued within 1 day
• general registration: 5-7 working days

SFBC will also provide the following value-added services:
• provide the company's registered address for one year
• one year statutory secretarial service
• maintain a register of significant controllers SCR
• conduct corporate due diligence KYC
• create an electronic signboard

Registering a Hong Kong company is a rigorous work and needs to be registered and filed in accordance with the company law. It is recommended that you choose the professional team of SFBC to help you complete the registration, so that during your company’s development, you can be sure that your company will continue to operate in compliance.

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