In Hong Kong, there are certain requirements that must be followed to comply with regulations in order to form a company.

According to the Companies Ordinance of Hong Kong, every company incorporated in Hong Kong must have a registered office address in Hong Kong for the purpose of sending and receiving communications and notifications.

Before selecting a registered office in Hong Kong, you can first refer to [The most complete guide for Hong Kong limited companies] company registration process, company establishment fee of $4,595 including government fees and instructions for opening a bank account (2024 updated version) to learn more.

Requirements for selecting company registered address

The company's registered address needs to meet the following requirements and standards:

• Must be able to receive communications and notifications
• Must be an actual office address in Hong Kong
• PO Box addresses cannot be used

Please note: Letters or statutory mails issued by the government, as well as bank letters, will be sent to the company's registered address by default. Please check your mailbox to avoid missing important information.

Use residential address as company registered office address

If you currently live in Hong Kong, you can use your home or personal residential address as your company registered address. However, please note that the address needs to meet certain conditions, otherwise your business registration may be revoked.

If your residential address is rented, be sure to check whether the terms in your tenancy agreement allow it to be used as a company registered address. You must ensure that the address you provide is capable of receiving communications and notices during office hours. Therefore, the Registrar of Companies recommends that entrepreneurs use a business address as their registered address.

In particular, the lease of a public housing estate does not allow the use of the unit for commercial purposes, so the public housing address must not be used as the company's registered address.

On the other hand, using a residential address as the registered office address of a company may raise privacy issues. Since the address of a company's registered office is public information and the public can check the relevant information through the Companies Registry, many entrepreneurs still prefer to have a formal business address as the company's registered office address even if they start a business at home.

Choose virtual office service to register a Hong Kong address for your company

Whether you are working overseas or establishing a business in Hong Kong, registering a formal business address for your business through a corporate services company is profitable and harmless:

Chinglink provides registered addresses in Hong Kong's core business districts. Customers can print the addresses on business cards, letterheads and other company promotional materials to establish a brand image**. **When participating in business activities related to the corporate industry, you can attract potential customers and investors and leave a deep impression.

Renting a physical office is worth a fortune! Many entrepreneurs from overseas tend to choose the address provided by a secretarial service company as their company's registered office address to ensure that all correspondence can be properly handled.

Go paperless! By choosing Chinglink's registered office address service, we can help send, receive and scan letters from Hong Kong government agencies, banks and other commercial institutions, and directly email or Whatsapp them to 8.

Summarise

Chinglink provides local Company Registration Address Service , starting from HKD1,050 per year. You will be able to access business letters anytime and anywhere.