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──Mar 27 , 2021Hong Kong Company due diligence and significant controller retention

2018years3month1The Hong Kong Companies Registry has implemented the2018Companies (Amendment) Ordinance 2000-----Maintain a register of material controllers.

The Ordinance requires all companies incorporated in Hong Kong (except listed companies) to perform due diligence and keep a register of significant controllers available for inspection by the relevant authorities----That is, the basic information of the company, the actual controller of the directors and shareholders, and the information of the ultimate beneficiary shall be sorted into a book, and the appointed representative (such as: registered secretary, tax representative, etc.) shall be entrusted to the designated place (such as: secretary company, etc.) for the reference of relevant departments.

Among them, the document of the important controller is particularly important. If the shareholder of the Hong Kong company is a natural person, it is necessary to provide ID card (or passport) and address proof documents; if the shareholder of the Hong Kong company is a corporate body, it is necessary to provide a copy of the business license of the corporate body and trace the shareholder shareholding of the corporate body25%The above is a natural person or a body corporate, if still a body corporate continues to trace its shareholder holdings25%Whether the above is a natural person or a body corporate, going back to a natural person or a government department.

This provision is from2018years3month1The official implementation of the beginning of the day, if the law enforcement personnel found no standardized storage or false significant controller register fine2.5Ten thousand Hong Kong dollars per day for each important controller700A fine of HK $.

Note:Identity certificate: scanned copy of valid ID card or passport;

Address proof: you can provide the water, electricity, gas and credit card bills of any month within the last three months (the bills should have the name of the shareholder, the detailed address of the provincial district street number several buildings several units several numbers, the date).

The table is as follows: Company B has only one shareholder, ABC Profits Limited . ABC Profits Limited Holding the company 100% Shares, while ABC Profits Limited It is beneficially owned by Li Dalong.

Hong Kong Company due diligence and significant controller retention

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