Hong Kong company director and shareholding changes
Hong Kong, China · Approximately 3–10 business days after complete documents are submitted; may be extended if shareholding, stamp duty, notarization, or simultaneous business registration updates are involved.
- Estimated timeline
- 3-10 business dayscounted from receipt of complete documents
- Key deliverable
- Change application and submission receipt from the Companies Registry/Inland Revenue Department
- Packages
- Standard service
What you provide
- Certificate of Incorporation, Business Registration Certificate, and Articles of Association
- Latest NNC1/NAR1 and existing statutory registers
- Old and new information of the proposed change
- Board/shareholder resolutions and signed authorization documents
- Other documents required by the competent authority
- Identity proof and address proof of outgoing and incoming directors, and consent to act/resign documentation
- Information on outgoing and incoming shareholders/owners, shareholding ratios, transfer prices and equity transfer agreements
- Stamp duty and fund flow documentation (where applicable).
What you receive
- Change application and submission receipt from the Companies Registry/Inland Revenue Department
- Updated company registration information or business registration particulars
- Board/shareholder resolutions and signed documents
- Updated register of directors and relevant filing documents such as ND2A/ND4
- Equity transfer documents, updated register of members and stamp duty documents (where applicable).
Service details
This service handles changes to a Hong Kong company's directors and shareholding. The actual applicable conditions, processing criteria and competent authority requirements will be confirmed by an advisor based on the application before acceptance.
Est. processing time
Approximately 3–10 business days after complete documents are submitted; may be extended if equity, stamp duty, notarization or simultaneous business registration updates are involved.
Prices follow the service listing. Where government approval or official review is involved, the outcome rests with the authorities and cannot be guaranteed.