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1. Create an Offshore Company in
Hong-Kong
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Advantages of Creating an
Offshore Company in
Hong Kong >>
• Hong-Kong is a desirable location for
creating offshore companies by
foreign investors.
• One of the great advantages of
owning an offshore company in
Hong Kong is the possibility to have a
board composed only of foreign
members.

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>> Advantages of Creating
an Offshore Company in
Hong Kong
• There are several advantages of
opening an offshore company in
Hong Kong:
 a friendly tax system;
 little intervention of the government
in the foreign company’s activities;
 simple registration procedure;
 economical and political stability.

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The Tax System in Hong
Kong
• The tax system for a company setup
in Hong Kong is friendly for the
foreign investors.
• For example, the corporate income
tax is 16.5 %, the VAT doesn’t exist
and there are no estate tax capitals,
gains duty and no withholding tax on
dividends or interest.
• Also the foreign profits are exempt
from tax.

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Directors and Shareholders
of an Offshore Company in
Hong Kong
• An offshore company opened in
Hong Kong must appoint at least
one director but their number may
be unlimited.
• It’s not mandatory for them to be
Hong-Kong residents.
• Minimum one shareholder is
required and maximum fifty are
allowed.
• The shareholders may be natural
persons or companies.

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Incorporating an Offshore
Company in Hong-Kong
• The foreign investors have two
choices when incorporating an
offshore company in Hong-Kong.
• They may register a new company
or buy an already registered one.

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Buying a Shelf Company in
Hong Kong
• The companies that are only
registered but don’t poses any
liabilities or assets are called shelf
companies.
• A ready-made company in Hong
Kong may be purchased by investors
that have no time to wait until a new
company is incorporated.

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Register a New Company in
Hong Kong >>
• The investors that wish to register a
new business in Hong Kong must
know a few facts.
• First, the company’s desired name
must be checked at the Companies
Registry.
• If it’s not a duplicate or too similar with
another one, it can be reserved.

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>> Register a New
Company in Hong Kong
• In order to register a new company in
Hong Kong the following documents
are required:
 the registration application form;
 the Memorandum of Association and
Articles of Incorporation;
 the passport copy of the founders;
 bank reference letter for non-resident
shareholders or directors;
 copy of Hong Kong identity card for
Hong Kong resident shareholders or
directors;
 copy of parent company registration
documents.

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Registering an Offshore
Company in Hong Kong
• After 14 days from the registration, the
offshore company established in
Hong Kong must also deposit the
following documents:
 notification regarding the
registered address;
 the decision of appointing the
director(s) and the secretary and
their consent to act in that
position;
 other documents requested by
the Business Registration
Office.

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Company Formation in
Hong Kong
• Opening companies in Hong
Kong is a complex matter that usually
requires the advice of a company
formation specialist.
• Please contact our company
formation specialists in Hong
Kong for more information about the
process of creating offshore
companies in this country.

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attention!
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