Cap. 622 sub. leg. K

Companies (Fees) Regulation( Cap. 622, sections 26 and 909 and Cap. 1, section 29)(Enacting provision omitted—E.R. 1 of 2014)[3 March 2014] L.N.163 of 2013 1. (Omitted as spent—E.R. 1 of 2014) 2. Fees payable in relation to registration of companies or for registration of documents (1) A fee specified in column 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 1 is payable to the Registrar in respect of the matter described, opposite the fee, in column 2 of that Part in relation to the registration of a company having a share capital or for the registration of a document delivered to the Registrar in respect of such a company.(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a company formed as, or became, a company limited by guarantee having a share capital before 13 February 2004.(3) A fee specified in column 3 of Part 2 of Schedule 1 is payable to the Registrar in respect of the matter described, opposite the fee, in column 2 of that Part in relation to the registration of a company limited by guarantee or for the registration of a document delivered to the Registrar in respect of such a company.(4) A fee specified in column 3 of Part 3 of Schedule 1 is payable to the Registrar in respect of the matter described, opposite the fee, in column 2 of that Part in relation to the registration of a registered non-Hong Kong company or for the registration of a document delivered to the Registrar in respect of such a company. 3. Fees for inspecting or obtaining documents or information (1) A fee specified in column 3 of Part 2 of Schedule 2 is payable to the Registrar in respect of the matter described, opposite the fee, in column 2 of that Part.(2) A fee specified in column 4 of Part 2 of Schedule 2 is payable to the Registrar in respect of the matter described, opposite the fee, in column 2 of that Part.(3) A fee specified in column 5 of Part 2 of Schedule 2 is payable to the Registrar in respect of the matter described, opposite the fee, in column 2 of that Part. 4. Fees for Registrar’s approval or licence A fee specified in column 3 of Schedule 3 is payable to the Registrar in respect of the matter described, opposite the fee, in column 2 of that Schedule. 5. Miscellaneous fees payable under Ordinance (1) A fee specified in column 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 4 is payable to the Registrar in respect of the matter described, opposite the fee, in column 2 of that Part.(2) A fee specified in column 3 of Part 2 of Schedule 4 is payable to the Financial Secretary in respect of the matter described, opposite the fee, in column 2 of that Part. 6. (Omitted as expired—E.R. 2 of 2024) Schedule 1 [s. 2] (L.N. 62 of 2020)Fees Payable in relation to Registration of Companies or for Registration of Documents Part 1 Fees Payable in relation to Company Having Share Capital Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Item Matter Fee 1. For registration of a company under Division 1 of Part 3 of the Ordinance— (a) if the documents required for the purpose, as referred to in section 67(1)(b) of the Ordinance, are delivered in electronic form $1,280 (b) if those documents are delivered in hard copy form $1,425 2. For lodging of an incorporation form and a copy of the articles referred to in section 67(1)(b) of the Ordinance— (a) if those documents are delivered in electronic form $265 (b) if those documents are delivered in hard copy form $295 3. For re-registration of a company under section 130 of the Ordinance— (a) if the documents required for the purpose, as referred to in section 131(1) of the Ordinance, are delivered in electronic form $1,280 (b) if those documents are delivered in hard copy form $1,425 4. For lodging of an application and a copy of the articles referred to in section 131(1) of the Ordinance— (a) if those documents are delivered in electronic form $265 (b) if those documents are delivered in hard copy form $295 5. For registration of an eligible company under section 807(1)(a) of the Ordinance— (a) if the documents required for the purpose, as referred to in section 807(2) and (3)(a) of the Ordinance, are delivered in electronic form $1,280 (b) if those documents are delivered in hard copy form $1,425 6. For lodging of an application and a copy of every constitutional document referred to in section 807(2) and (3)(a) of the Ordinance— (a) if those documents are delivered in electronic form $265 (b) if those documents are delivered in hard copy form $295 6A. For lodging of a re-domiciliation form delivered under section 820B(2)(a) of the Ordinance and the other documents delivered under section 820B(2)(b) and (3)(c) of the Ordinance— (a) if the re-domiciliation form and the other documents are delivered in electronic form $1,030 (b) if the re-domiciliation form and the other documents are delivered in hard copy form (14 of 2025 s. 90) $1,145 6B. For registration of a body corporate under section 820C(1) of the Ordinance— (a) if the documents required for the purpose, as referred to in section 820B(2) and (3)(c) of the Ordinance, are delivered in electronic form $5,020 (b) if those documents are delivered in hard copy form (14 of 2025 s. 90) $5,580 7. Annual registration fee of an annual return of a private company delivered under section 662(1) of the Ordinance— (a) if the annual return is delivered within 42 days after the company’s return date $105 (b) if the annual return is delivered more than 42 days after but within 3 months after the company’s return date $870 (c) if the annual return is delivered more than 3 months after but within 6 months after the company’s return date $1,740 (d) if the annual return is delivered more than 6 months after but within 9 months after the company’s return date $2,610 (e) if the annual return is delivered more than 9 months after the company’s return date $3,480 8. Annual registration fee of an annual return of a public company delivered under section 662(3) of the Ordinance— (a) if the annual return is delivered within 42 days after the company’s return date $140 (b) if the annual return is delivered more than 42 days after but within 3 months after the company’s return date $1,200 (c) if the annual return is delivered more than 3 months after but within 6 months after the company’s return date $2,400 (d) if the annual return is delivered more than 6 months after but within 9 months after the company’s return date $3,600 (e) if the annual return is delivered more than 9 months after the company’s return date $4,800 (L.N. 62 of 2020) Part 2 Fees Payable in relation to Company Limited by Guarantee Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Item Matter Fee 1. For registration under Division 1 of Part 3 of the Ordinance of a company whose number of members, as stated in the incorporation form, does not exceed 25— (a) if the documents required for the purpose, as referred to in section 67(1)(b) of the Ordinance, are delivered in electronic form $155 (b) if those documents are delivered in hard copy form $170 2. For registration under Division 1 of Part 3 of the Ordinance of a company whose number of members, as stated in the incorporation form, exceeds 25 but does not exceed 100— (a) if the documents required for the purpose, as referred to in section 67(1)(b) of the Ordinance, are delivered in electronic form $305 (b) if those documents are delivered in hard copy form $340 3. For registration under Division 1 of Part 3 of the Ordinance of a company whose number of members, as stated in the incorporation form, exceeds 100— (a) if the documents required for the purpose, as referred to in section 67(1)(b) of the Ordinance, are delivered in electronic form $305 plus $18 for every additional 50 members (or less) after the first 100 members, subject to a maximum sum of $925 (b) if those documents are delivered in hard copy form $340 plus $20 for every additional 50 members (or less) after the first 100 members, subject to a maximum sum of $1,025 4. For registration under section 114(1) of the Ordinance of any increase in the number of members of a company (beyond the registered number), in respect of every 50 members (or less) of that increase— (a) if the document required for the purpose, as referred to in that section, is delivered in electronic form $18 (but the sum of the fee payable for that increase, the fee paid on the registration of the company, and the fee paid for any previous increase in the number of members of the company, must not exceed $925) (b) if that document is delivered in hard copy form $20 (but the sum of the fee payable for that increase, the fee paid on the registration of the company, and the fee paid for any previous increase in the number of members of the company, must not exceed $1,025) 5. For registration under section 807(1)(b) of the Ordinance of an eligible company whose number of members, as stated in the application, does not exceed 25— (a) if the documents required for the purpose, as referred to in section 807(2) and (3) of the Ordinance, are delivered in electronic form $155 (b) if those documents are delivered in hard copy form $170 5A. For registration under section 807(1)(b) of the Ordinance of an eligible company whose number of members, as stated in the application, exceeds 25 but does not exceed 100— (a) if the documents required for the purpose, as referred to in section 807(2) and (3) of the Ordinance, are delivered in electronic form $305 (b) if those documents are delivered in hard copy form $340 5B. For registration under section 807(1)(b) of the Ordinance of an eligible company whose number of members, as stated in the application, exceeds 100— (a) if the documents required for the purpose, as referred to in section 807(2) and (3) of the Ordinance, are delivered in electronic form $305 plus $18 for every additional 50 members (or less) after the first 100 members, subject to a maximum sum of $925 (b) if those documents are delivered in hard copy form $340 plus $20 for every additional 50 members (or less) after the first 100 members, subject to a maximum sum of $1,025 6. Annual registration fee for an annual return delivered under section 662(3) of the Ordinance— (a) if the annual return is delivered within 42 days after the company’s return date $105 (b) if the annual return is delivered more than 42 days after but within 3 months after the company’s return date $870 (c) if the annual return is delivered more than 3 months after but within 6 months after the company’s return date $1,740 (d) if the annual return is delivered more than 6 months after but within 9 months after the company’s return date $2,610 (e) if the annual return is delivered more than 9 months after the company’s return date $3,480 (L.N. 62 of 2020) Part 3 Fees Payable in relation to Registered Non-Hong Kong Company Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Item Matter Fee 1. For registration of a company under section 777(1) of the Ordinance— (a) if the documents required for the purpose, as referred to in section 776(4) of the Ordinance, are delivered in electronic form $1,280 (b) if those documents are delivered in hard copy form $1,425 2. For lodging of an application and accompanying documents referred to in section 776(4) of the Ordinance— (a) if the application and documents are delivered in electronic form $265 (b) if the application and documents are delivered in hard copy form $295 2A. For issuing a fresh certificate of registration under section 779(1)(b), 782(5)(b), 783(3)(b) or 785(5)(c) of the Ordinance $1,425 3. Annual registration fee of a return delivered under section 788 of the Ordinance— (a) if the return is delivered within 42 days after the anniversary of registration $180 (b) if the return is delivered more than 42 days after but within 3 months after the anniversary of registration $1,200 (c) if the return is delivered more than 3 months after but within 6 months after the anniversary of registration $2,400 (d) if the return is delivered more than 6 months after but within 9 months after the anniversary of registration $3,600 (e) if the return is delivered more than 9 months after the anniversary of registration $4,800 (L.N. 62 of 2020) Schedule 2 [s. 3 & Sch. 4]Fees for Inspecting or Obtaining Documents or Information Part 1 Interpretation of Schedule 2 1. In this Schedule—charge (押記) includes mortgage;document (文件) includes a document in electronic form or any other form;on-site user (到場使用者) means a person inspecting or obtaining documents and information specified in items 1, 2, 4, 6 and 7 of Part 2 of this Schedule at the office for the registration of companies;principal account (主要帳户) means the first account that a registered online user registers with the Registrar under a registration arrangement; registered non-Hong Kong company (註冊非香港公司) means— (a) a non-Hong Kong company registered under section 777(1) of the Ordinance; and (b) a company that was, at any time before the commencement date of Part 16 of the Ordinance, registered in the register kept under section 333AA of the predecessor Ordinance; registered online user (登記用户) means a person who has entered into a registration arrangement with the Registrar;registration arrangement (登記安排) means an arrangement under which a person may register one or more accounts with the Registrar through which that person may use online medium, at fees that are the same as or lesser than those payable by an unregistered online user, for inspecting and obtaining documents and information specified in items 1, 2, 3, 5 and 7 of Part 2 of this Schedule;reporting documents (報告文件) has the meaning given by section 357(2) of the Ordinance;subsequent account (其後帳户) means any account, other than the principal account, that a registered online user registers with the Registrar under a registration arrangement;unregistered online user (無帳户使用者) means a person, not in the capacity of a registered online user, using an online medium for inspecting or obtaining documents and information specified in items 1, 2, 3, 5 and 7 of Part 2 of this Schedule. 2. In items 3(o), 4(o) and 5(o) of Part 2 of this Schedule—company (公司) includes an unregistered company as defined by section 326 of the Companies (Winding Up and Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance (Cap. 32). Part 2 Fees for Inspecting or Obtaining Documents or Information Column 1 Item Column 2 Matter Column 3 Fee payablebyunregisteredonline user Column 4 Fee payablebyregisteredonline user Column 5 Fee payableby on-siteuser 1. Under section 647(3) or 802(3) or both, of the Ordinance for inspecting the index of directors kept by the Registrar— (a) for each inspection of the list of directors and reserve directors (if any) of a company, or of the list of directors of a registered non-Hong Kong company $11 $11 $11 (b) for each inspection of the particulars of a director or reserve director of a company, or of the particulars of a director of a registered non-Hong Kong company $11 $11 $11 (c) for each inspection of all the directorships and reserve directorships held by a person in any companies, and all the directorships held by that person in any registered non-Hong Kong companies (whichever is applicable) $22 $22 $22 2. Under section 168R(4) of the Companies (Winding Up and Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance (Cap. 32), for each inspection of the register of disqualification orders maintained by the Registrar, per disqualified person $11 $11 $11 3. Under section 45(4) of the Ordinance, for obtaining, by way of downloading through online medium, an image record of the following documents kept by the Registrar— (a) the prospectus of a company, or a company incorporated outside Hong Kong, registered under the Companies (Winding Up and Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance (Cap. 32) $23 $21 Notapplicable (b) each incorporation form $18 $16 Notapplicable (ba) each re-domiciliation form (14 of 2025 s. 91) $18 $16 Notapplicable (c) the articles of a company $23 $21 Notapplicable (d) the memorandum or memorandum and articles of a company registered under a former Companies Ordinance $23 $21 Notapplicable (e) the interim accounts under section 79H of the predecessor Ordinance or interim financial statements under section 305 of the Ordinance prepared for a proposed distribution by a listed company $23 $21 Notapplicable (f) the initial accounts under section 79I of the predecessor Ordinance or initial financial statements under section 306 of the Ordinance prepared for a proposed distribution by a listed company $23 $21 Notapplicable (g) the balance sheet (including any documents annexed to it), auditor’s report and directors’ report forwarded under section 109(3) of the predecessor Ordinance in relation to an annual return of a company other than a private company, or reporting documents accompanying an annual return delivered under section 662 of the Ordinance by a public company or a company limited by guarantee $23 $21 Notapplicable (h) each annual return of a company (but excluding those documents described in paragraph (g)) $18 $16 Notapplicable (i) the instrument creating or evidencing a charge and related documents delivered under section 335, 336, 338, 338A, 339 or 340 of the Ordinance (14 of 2025 s. 91) $23 $21 Notapplicable (j) the instrument accompanying a notification delivered under section 345(3) of the Ordinance $23 $21 Notapplicable (k) the charter, statutes, memorandum (including articles, if any), or any other instrument constituting or defining the constitution of a registered non-Hong Kong company $23 $21 Notapplicable (l) the lists of the directors, the company secretary and the authorized representative in a specified form delivered under an application to register a non-Hong Kong company $18 $16 Notapplicable (m) each annual return of a registered non-Hong Kong company $18 $16 Notapplicable (n) the accounts of a registered non-Hong Kong company $23 $21 Notapplicable (o) the accounts made up by a liquidator in respect of a company being wound up under the Companies (Winding Up and Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance (Cap. 32) $23 $21 Notapplicable (p) any other document $10 $9 Notapplicable 4. Under section 45(4) of the Ordinance, for obtaining, at the office for the registration of companies, a copy of an image record of the following documents kept by the Registrar— (a) the prospectus of a company, or a company incorporated outside Hong Kong, registered under the Companies (Winding Up and Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance (Cap. 32) Notapplicable Notapplicable $35 (b) each incorporation form Notapplicable Notapplicable $30 (ba) each re-domiciliation form (14 of 2025 s. 91) Notapplicable Notapplicable $30 (c) the articles of a company Notapplicable Notapplicable $35 (d) the memorandum or memorandum and articles of a company registered under a former Companies Ordinance Notapplicable Notapplicable $35 (e) the interim accounts under section 79H of the predecessor Ordinance or interim financial statements under section 305 of the Ordinance prepared for a proposed distribution by a listed company Notapplicable Notapplicable $35 (f) the initial accounts under section 79I of the predecessor Ordinance or initial financial statements under section 306 of the Ordinance prepared for a proposed distribution by a listed company Notapplicable Notapplicable $35 (g) the balance sheet (including any documents annexed to it), auditor’s report and directors’ report forwarded under section 109(3) of the predecessor Ordinance in relation to an annual return of a company other than a private company, or reporting documents accompanying an annual return delivered under section 662 of the Ordinance by a public company or a company limited by guarantee Notapplicable Notapplicable $35 (h) each annual return of a company (but excluding those documents described in paragraph (g)) Notapplicable Notapplicable $30 (i) the instrument creating or evidencing a charge and related documents delivered under section 335, 336, 338, 338A, 339 or 340 of the Ordinance (14 of 2025 s. 91) Notapplicable Notapplicable $35 (j) the instrument accompanying a notification delivered under section 345(3) of the Ordinance Notapplicable Notapplicable $35 (k) the charter, statutes, memorandum (including articles, if any), or any other instrument constituting or defining the constitution of a registered non-Hong Kong company Notapplicable Notapplicable $35 (l) the lists of the directors, the company secretary and the authorized representative in a specified form delivered under an application to register a non-Hong Kong company Notapplicable Notapplicable $30 (m) each annual return of a registered non-Hong Kong company Notapplicable Notapplicable $30 (n) the accounts of a registered non-Hong Kong company Notapplicable Notapplicable $35 (o) the accounts made up by a liquidator in respect of a company being wound up under the Companies (Winding Up and Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance (Cap. 32) Notapplicable Notapplicable $35 (p) any other document Notapplicable Notapplicable $20 5. Under section 45(3) and (4) of the Ordinance, for online inspection of, and obtaining, an image record of the following documents kept by the Registrar— (a) the prospectus of a company, or a company incorporated outside Hong Kong, registered under the Companies (Winding Up and Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance (Cap. 32) $29 $26 Notapplicable (b) each incorporation form $23 $21 Notapplicable (ba) each re-domiciliation form (14 of 2025 s. 91) $23 $21 Notapplicable (c) the articles of a company $29 $26 Notapplicable (d) the memorandum or memorandum and articles of a company registered under a former Companies Ordinance $29 $26 Notapplicable (e) the interim accounts under section 79H of the predecessor Ordinance or interim financial statements under section 305 of the Ordinance prepared for a proposed distribution by a listed company $29 $26 Notapplicable (f) the initial accounts under section 79I of the predecessor Ordinance or initial financial statements under section 306 of the Ordinance prepared for a proposed distribution by a listed company $29 $26 Notapplicable (g) the balance sheet (including any documents annexed to it), auditor’s report and directors’ report forwarded under section 109(3) of the predecessor Ordinance in relation to an annual return of a company other than a private company, or reporting documents accompanying an annual return delivered under section 662 of the Ordinance by a public company or a company limited by guarantee $29 $26 Notapplicable (h) each annual return of a company (but excluding those documents described in paragraph (g)) $23 $21 Notapplicable (i) the instrument creating or evidencing a charge and related documents delivered under section 335, 336, 338, 338A, 339 or 340 of the Ordinance (14 of 2025 s. 91) $29 $26 Notapplicable (j) the instrument accompanying a notification delivered under section 345(3) of the Ordinance $29 $26 Notapplicable (k) the charter, statutes, memorandum (including articles, if any), or any other instrument constituting or defining the constitution of a registered non-Hong Kong company $29 $26 Notapplicable (l) the lists of the directors, the company secretary and the authorized representative in a specified form delivered under an application to register a non-Hong Kong company $23 $21 Notapplicable (m) each annual return of a registered non-Hong Kong company $23 $21 Notapplicable (n) the accounts of a registered non-Hong Kong company $29 $26 Notapplicable (o) the accounts made up by a liquidator in respect of a company being wound up under the Companies (Winding Up and Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance (Cap. 32) $29 $26 Notapplicable (p) any other document $13 $12 Notapplicable 6. If an image record of any document kept by the Registrar under the Ordinance is not available, for each inspection, under section 45(3) of the Ordinance, at the office for the registration of companies of the document or the relevant record kept by the Registrar Notapplicable Notapplicable $20 7. Under section 45(4) of the Ordinance, for obtaining a copy of any record containing the current particulars of a company or a registered non-Hong Kong company, per company $22 $22 $22 8. For registering an account with the Registrar for inspecting and obtaining documents and information specified in items 1, 2, 3, 5 and 7 per year (in addition to the fees payable under those items)— (a) for a principal account Notapplicable $500 Notapplicable (b) for each subsequent account Notapplicable $100 Notapplicable Schedule 3 [s. 4]Fees Payable for Obtaining Registrar’s Approval or Licence Column 1 Item Column 2 Matter Column 3 Fee 1. For an approval under section 100(2) of the Ordinance $850 2. For a licence under section 103 of the Ordinance $4,475 3. For lodging of an application for a licence under section 103 of the Ordinance $4,605 Schedule 4 [s. 5]Miscellaneous Fees Payable under Ordinance Part 1 Miscellaneous Fees Payable to Registrar Column 1 Item Column 2 Matter Column 3 Fee 1. For lodging of a notice of change of name delivered under section 107(2) or 770(2) of the Ordinance $240 2. For issuing a certificate of change of name under section 107(3) or 770(3) of the Ordinance $55 3. For registering— (a) under Part 8 of the Ordinance a charge created by, or a charge existing on property acquired by, a company or a registered non-Hong Kong company (14 of 2025 s. 92) $340 (b) a notification under section 345(4) of the Ordinance $190 (c) a notice of appointment of a receiver or manager, or of a mortgagee’s entering into possession, under section 348(3) or 349(3) of the Ordinance $40 4. For an application for deregistration of a company under section 750 of the Ordinance $420 5. For processing an application requesting the Registrar to represent a dissolved company or its liquidator under section 757 of the Ordinance $1,740 6. For the execution or signing of an instrument or a document by the Registrar under section 757 of the Ordinance $1,240 7. For issuing a copy of or an extract from the relevant document or record referred to in item 6 of Part 2 of Schedule 2, or an extract from any other document, per page $5 8. For certifying under section 45(4) of the Ordinance a copy of or an extract from a document, or a copy of information contained in a record, per copy or extract $130 9. For registration of a prospectus under section 38D or 342C of the Companies (Winding Up and Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance (Cap. 32) $1,415 Part 2 Miscellaneous Fees Payable to Financial Secretary Column 1 Item Column 2 Matter Column 3 Fee 1. For sending a copy of the inspector’s report under section 860(1)(b) of the Ordinance— (a) processing fee for provision of a copy of the report; and $130 (b) fee for a copy of the report, per page $5