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Establishment project · Asian company

Hong Kong

Private Limited Company · Asia-Pacific

Company, registered office, banking file and annual upkeep, run by us, with a local correspondent where we have one.

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Entity type
Ltd
Capital
HKD 1
Incorporation time
1–2 days
Banking
Demanding
22.3°N 114.2°EHong Kong

Who this jurisdiction suits

  • Natural gateway to the Chinese and Asian markets.
  • Possible exemption on income generated outside the territory.
  • Incorporation in 24 to 48 hours.

What it does not solve

  • The exemption is not automatic: it is claimed and justified file by file.
  • Account opening often requires a trip and demonstrable Asian clients.

Conditions to meet

Corporate taxation
8.25 to 16.5 % · offshore exemption possible on application
Share capital
HKD 1
Incorporation time
1–2 days
Banking access
Demanding

Demanding. Opening often conditional on a trip and demonstrable Asian clients.

Substance requirement
Necessary, but not sufficient on its own

A registered office and a resident company secretary are mandatory: both are included. The offshore income exemption is not automatic; it is claimed and justified file by file.

Physical office

Office in Hong Kong, on quotation.

Services and prices

Prices for this jurisdiction are set during the scoping call. We publish a price only where we hold it without reservation.

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Financial licences — Hong Kong

Money Service Operator licence · Currency exchange, MSB and money transmission
On requestafter review of the file

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Registered office and premises

Registered office
Official address on the register, receipt of administrative mail.
+ Mail handling
Scanned within one business day, monthly physical forwarding, alert on any official notice.
Virtual office
Local number answered in your company's name, messages relayed.
Physical office
Office in Hong Kong, on quotation.

Documents required

  • Passport of each shareholder and director, certified true
  • Proof of address less than three months old
  • Detailed description of the activity, clients and suppliers
  • Proof of source of funds
  • Three proposed names

How it runs

  1. Scoping and identity verificationValidation of the activity against local substance requirements and banks' real appetite for your profile.
  2. Appointing mandatory officersCompany secretary, resident director or local agent depending on the jurisdiction.
  3. IncorporationFiling the articles and registering with the registry, obtaining the certificate.
  4. Account openingPreparing and presenting the file. A trip is often necessary.
  5. Tax regimeApplying for the exemption or preferential regime where one exists, with the evidence it requires.

Where these figures come from

Recorded on 21 September 2026, jurisdiction by jurisdiction. Rates and thresholds move, and they depend on your shareholding, your activity and your residence: we revalidate every point with a licensed adviser on the ground before committing you. That is what makes a figure quoted here still hold on the day you sign.

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What we do for you

Company, registered office, banking file and annual upkeep, run by us, with a local correspondent where we have one.

01

Arbitration

We compare this jurisdiction with the two or three others that answer the same need, and tell you which one holds for your activity and your residence.

02

Incorporation

Articles, name reservation, filing with the register and collection of the official documents, through a local correspondent or our team, named before signature.

03

Registered office

Address on the register, mail handling, virtual office or real premises according to what local regulation actually requires.

04

Banking file

Preparation of the file the local institutions expect and introduction to at least two of them. No account opening is guaranteed.

05

Substance

The elements that make the arrangement defensible before your home tax authority: effective management, contracts, genuine presence.

06

Annual upkeep

Renewals, periodic filings, beneficial ownership register, deadline alerts. This is where structures get lost.

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