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Significant Controllers Register

Significant Controllers Register

The Significant Controllers Register (SCR) service is HK$500 a year; the designated representative is a separate HK$1,000 a year.

The Companies Ordinance (Cap. 622) requires every company incorporated in Hong Kong, other than a listed company, to keep a Significant Controllers Register recording the people who have significant control over the company, and to name a designated representative. Not keeping one is a criminal offence: the company and every responsible person are each liable to a level 4 fine (HK$25,000), and a further fine of HK$700 a day each. We identify your significant controllers, and keep and update the register. Every company must also name at least one designated representative; we can act as yours, charged separately at HK$1,000 a year. It is easiest to arrange it together with the company secretary service.

Trust or Company Service Provider licence TC007926

Charged yearly
Significant Controllers Register service
$500 / year
  • Identify the significant controllers
  • Keep the Significant Controllers Register for inspection by law enforcement officers
  • Update the register and enter the details in it
  • Give notice to significant controllers and other people
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Per year
Designated representative
$1,000 / year
Charged separately; not included in the register service
  • We act as your company's designated representative
  • We assist law enforcement on matters about the register
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Documents we need

  1. Certificate of Incorporation (CI)
  2. Business Registration Certificate (BR)
  3. Annual Return / incorporation form
  4. Articles of Association (M&A)
  5. Directors' and shareholders' ID card / passport and proof of address
  6. Due diligence information, such as the regions you do business in

Significant Controllers Register FAQ

Who is a "significant controller"?
Anyone who meets any one of these conditions:
holds, directly or indirectly, more than 25% of the company's issued shares; or, if the company has no share capital, holds the right to share in more than 25% of the capital or more than 25% of the profits;
holds, directly or indirectly, more than 25% of the company's voting rights;
holds the right to appoint or remove a majority of the board of directors;
has the right to exercise, or actually exercises, significant influence or control over the company;
has the right to exercise, or actually exercises, significant influence or control over the activities of a trust or a firm that is not a legal person.
Does my company have to keep one?
Yes. The Companies (Amendment) Ordinance 2018 has been in force since 1 March 2018, and every company incorporated in Hong Kong must keep a Significant Controllers Register for inspection by law enforcement officers.
What happens if we do not keep one?
It is a criminal offence. The company and every responsible person are each liable to a level 4 fine (HK$25,000), and the court may also impose a fine of HK$700 a day each.
Who can be the designated representative?
A shareholder, director or employee of the company (who must be a natural person living in Hong Kong), or an accounting professional, a legal professional, or a licensed trust or company service provider. We are licensed, so we can act.
Where is the register kept?
At the company's registered address, or at another place you have specified. If you use our registered address and secretary service, we keep and update the register.

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