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Company Records for Hong Kong, on demand

Company Records for Hong Kong come from the official register, ICRIS Companies Registry Cyber Search Centre and IRD Inland Revenue Department Hong Kong. US$49.00 per record. Registry-only, not aggregated, not resold.

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Source registry
ICRIS Companies Registry Cyber Search Centre and IRD Inland Revenue Department Hong Kong
Price per record
US$49.00
Delivery
Usually within minutes
Registry availability
Available

Live search availability, last 30 days: 99.8% (719 of 720 automated checks)

Typical search time: 21.6 seconds

Last checked: 12 October 2026

Automated checks by Know Your Customer Limited against ICRIS Companies Registry Cyber Search Centre and IRD Inland Revenue Department Hong Kong. Not a service-level commitment.

At a glance

Hong Kong at a glance

A record returns 22 company data fields, 9 for controlling entities and 7 for shareholders and beneficial owners. 6 official filings are included: HK CR Company Particulars, Certificate of Incorporation / Certificate of Incorporation issued in the place of incorporation, Certificate of Change of Name, NSC1 Allotment, Memorandum & Articles of Association, Annual Return (FNAR1) or FNNC1 (Incorporation Form).

Official register
ICRIS Companies Registry Cyber Search Centre and IRD Inland Revenue Department Hong Kong
Documents included
HK CR Company Particulars, Certificate of Incorporation / Certificate of Incorporation issued in the place of incorporation, Certificate of Change of Name, NSC1 Allotment, Memorandum & Articles of Association, Annual Return (FNAR1) or FNNC1 (Incorporation Form)
Controlling entities
Published by the register
Shareholders & beneficial owners
Published by the register
Price per record
US$49.00
In depth
Company Registry Spotlight: Hong Kong
Coverage detail

What a company record for Hong Kong contains

1Company data
Entity NameEntity TypeEntity StatusRegistration NumberAddressDissolution DateImportant NoteIncorporation DateOther NamesPrevious namesRegister of ChargesRemarksShare capitalTotal sharesWinding Up ModeFormer Company NumberOrigin Jurisdiction of IncorporationBusiness NatureCreation DateBusiness/Branch Name in ChineseBusiness/Branch Name in EnglishDate of Expiry
2Controlling entities & individuals
NameRoleNationality (if individual)National Country ID (if individual)Other NamesPassport CountryPassport NumberAppointed OnImportant Note
3Shareholders & beneficial owners
NameRoleAddressShare countAppointed OnID Card NumberOther Names
Registry documents

Documents in a company record for Hong Kong

6Included in your purchase
  • HK CR Company Particulars
  • Certificate of Incorporation / Certificate of Incorporation issued in the place of incorporation
  • Certificate of Change of Name
  • NSC1 Allotment
  • Memorandum & Articles of Association
  • Annual Return (FNAR1) or FNNC1 (Incorporation Form)
24Available separately

On file at the register and not part of the purchase. Ask us and we will retrieve them.

  • FND2A - Notice of Change of Company Secretary and Director (Appointment/Cessation)
  • FND2B - Notice of Change in Particulars of Company Secretary and Director
  • FND4 - Notice of Resignation of Company Secretary and Director
  • FND5 Notice of Change of Reserve Director (Nomination/Cessation)
  • FND7 Notice of Change in Particulars of Reserve Director
  • FND8 Notice of Resignation of Reserve Director
  • FNR1 - Notice of Change of Address of Registered Office
  • FNR2 - Notice of Location of Registers and Company Records
  • FNAA1 - Notice of Alteration of Company's Articles
  • Altered Articles of Association
  • Special resolution
  • FNNC1G - Incorporation Form (Company Not Limited by Shares)
  • FNN3 - Annual Return of Registered Non-Hong Kong Company
  • FNN1 - Application for Registration as Registered Non-Hong Kong Company
  • Certificate of Registration of Change of Corporate Name of Non-Hong Kong Company
  • Instrument
  • FNM1 - Statement of Particulars of Charge
  • Certificate of Registration of Charge
  • FNM2 - Notification of Payment / Satisfaction of Debt, Release from Charge, etc.
  • FM2 - Memorandum of Satisfaction or Release of Property from Charge
  • Certified extract of information on the Business Register
  • Certified copy of a valid business/branch registration certificate
  • Electronic Extract of Information on the Business Register
  • Duplicate of a valid business/branch registration certificate
About the register

Companies Registry

Known locally as 公司註冊處.

Hong Kong company records are held by the Companies Registry (公司註冊處), the government department that administers the Companies Ordinance (Cap. 622) and maintains the Companies Register. Public searches run through the e-Search Services of the Registry's e-Services Portal at www.e-services.cr.gov.hk, launched on 27 December 2023 when the revamped Integrated Companies Registry Information System replaced the former ICRIS Cyber Search Centre and the e-Registry. A search returns the current data of a registered company together with image records of the documents registered and kept on the Companies Register, and certified copies of those documents can be ordered.

Since 27 December 2023 Hong Kong has used a Unique Business Identifier. The 8-digit Business Registration Number (BRN) assigned by the Business Registration Office of the Inland Revenue Department, being the first eight digits of the business registration certificate number, replaced the former CR number as the key identifier for searches and filings. For companies incorporated on or after that date, the BRN is also the number shown on the certificate of incorporation.

Shareholdings in private companies are public through filings: the annual return (Form NAR1) sets out the particulars of members and their shareholdings alongside the registered office, directors and company secretary. Beneficial ownership is treated differently. Significant controllers registers are kept by companies themselves for inspection by law enforcement officers and are not filed with the Registry. Company Records resolves beneficial ownership by following the shareholders in registry filings up the ownership chain, entity by entity, without needing the controllers register.

Good to know

Questions about Hong Kong company records

General questions are answered in the FAQ.

Are shareholders and beneficial owners included for Hong Kong?
Yes. The official register, ICRIS Companies Registry Cyber Search Centre and IRD Inland Revenue Department Hong Kong, publishes shareholder and beneficial-owner data, and the record includes it. The resolved ownership chain is our own work, computed from those filings.
Which filings are included for Hong Kong?
HK CR Company Particulars, Certificate of Incorporation / Certificate of Incorporation issued in the place of incorporation, Certificate of Change of Name, NSC1 Allotment, Memorandum & Articles of Association, Annual Return (FNAR1) or FNNC1 (Incorporation Form). The register holds 24 further filing types, listed above under "Available separately". They are not part of the purchase; ask us and we will retrieve them.
How long does delivery take for Hong Kong?
Usually within minutes, by email and in your account: retrieval for Hong Kong is automated.
What does a company record for Hong Kong cost?
US$49.00 per record for Hong Kong, in one payment by card.
Does the Hong Kong Companies Registry show shareholders?
Yes, for non-listed companies. The annual return (Form NAR1) includes a schedule stating the particulars of members and their shareholdings, which must be completed even where nothing has changed since the last return, and shareholder details also appear on the incorporation form (NNC1) and returns of allotment (NSC1). The Company Records report for Hong Kong includes these filings, so shareholder information comes from the registry documents themselves.
What is a Hong Kong Business Registration Number (BRN)?
The BRN is the first eight digits of the business registration certificate number assigned by the Business Registration Office of the Inland Revenue Department. Since 27 December 2023 it has served as the Unique Business Identifier for entities administered by the Registrar of Companies, replacing the former CR number in searches and filings. Companies registered earlier without a BRN were given a converted number with an alphabetic prefix, for example C0012345, and the Registry provides a mapping function between old CR numbers and BRNs.
Is ICRIS still the way to search Hong Kong company records?
No. The Cyber Search Centre, the Company Search Mobile Service and the e-Registry operated until 22 December 2023, and the revamped ICRIS launched on 27 December 2023 as a single platform, the e-Services Portal at www.e-services.cr.gov.hk. Company searches now run through its e-Search Services.
What does a company particulars search in Hong Kong show?
It returns the current data of a company registered under the Companies Ordinance, and the register also holds image records of every registered document, from incorporation forms to annual returns, which can be searched and certified. The HK CR Company Particulars and filing documents in the Company Records report are sourced from this register.

Get a Company Record for Hong Kong

A Company Record is the KYB report for one company plus the standard set of official registry documents for its jurisdiction, in a single purchase. It is retrieved from the official register at the time of purchase, not from a cached copy. Search by company name, then pay once by card: no subscription, no minimum. See a sample report, the document types, pricing and the FAQ.

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