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24 June 2022
Extension of Electronic Submission Services to Documents Delivered under Various Ordinances and Miscellaneous Services
With effect from 27 June 2022, the Companies Registry will extend the coverage of electronic submission services to documents delivered to the Registrar of Companies under various Ordinances and other miscellaneous services, including but not limited to documents under Trustee Ordinance (Cap. 29), Limited Partnerships Ordinance (Cap. 37), Registered Trustees Incorporation Ordinance (Cap. 306), Securities and Futures (Open-ended Fund Companies) Rules (Cap. 571AQ) and Limited Partnership Fund Ordinance (Cap. 637), and forms for application for refund.
In addition to electronic submission services provided through the e-Registry portal (www.eregistry.gov.hk), new electronic templates and submission services will also be provided through GovHK (www.gov.hk).
For more details and the newly covered documents which can be delivered through the e-Registry or GovHK, please refer to Companies Registry External Circular No. 2/2022.
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24 June 2022
Revision of 26 Specified Forms for Implementation of Phase 2 of New Inspection Regime and Cessation of TPSI / CR-eFiling Service for some e-Forms
As announced in the Companies Registry External Circular No. 1/2021 issued on 16 August 2021, the New Inspection Regime of the Companies Register under the Companies Ordinance would be implemented in three phases with Phase 2 to take effect from 24 October 2022.
To facilitate the implementation of Phase 2 of the New Inspection Regime, 26 specified forms which pertain to the reporting of Protected Information have been revised for use starting from 24 October 2022. The revised specified forms were published in the Gazette today (G.N. 3130 and G.N. 3168). Please refer to the Companies Registry External Circular No. 1/2022 for details.
With effect from 24 October 2022, electronic forms of the 26 revised specified forms will be made available for use under “Online Submission” service at the e-Registry. However, the support for submission of 10 forms (Forms NAR1, ND2A, ND2B, ND4, ND5, ND7, ND8, NNC1, NNC1G and NN3) through the “Third Party Software Interface” (TPSI) and of nine forms (Forms NAR1, ND2A, ND2B, ND4, ND5, ND7, ND8, NNC1 and NNC1G) through the “CR eFiling” mobile application, which contain Protected Information, will no longer be provided starting from 24 October 2022.
The Registry is undergoing a system revamp project and, upon the launch of the revamped system in December 2023, new TPSI service and mobile-friendly electronic submission service will be provided for the relevant specified forms.
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10 September 2020
Commencement of Operation of the Companies (Fees) (Amendment) Regulation 2020
The Companies (Fees) (Amendment) Regulation 2020 (“the Amendment Regulation”) will come into operation on 1 October 2020.
The Amendment Regulation amends the Companies (Fees) Regulation (Cap. 622K) to effect the waiver of registration fees for annual returns (except for late delivery) for two years and reduction of the fees payable in relation to incorporation of companies and registration of non-Hong Kong companies through electronic means by 10%.
For details on the waiver and reduction of fees, please refer to Companies Registry External Circular No. 4/2020.
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