If your company is incorporated outside Hong Kong and want to set up a business in Hong Kong, then you must apply for registration within one month of establishing a place of business in Hong Kong. You need to get a certificate of registration

The following documents have to be delivered to the Registrar of Companies:

1. a certified copy of the charter, statute, or memorandum and articles of the company or other instrument defining the company's constitution;
2. a specified form F1http://www.info.gov.hk/cr/common/index.htm reporting
   1. the particulars of directors and secretary,
   2. the particulars of the person(s) authorized to act in Hong Kong on behalf of the company, i.e. the authorized representative*
   3. the principal place of business in Hong Kong and in the place of incorporation, and
   4. the registered office in the place of incorporation;
3. Memorandum of Appointment / Power of Attorney authorizing the person(s) reported in b (ii) above;
4. A certified copy of the company's Certificate of Incorporation (or its equivalent);
5. A certified copy of the latest accounts of the company, unless exemption has been granted by the Registrar of Companies upon application.

If the documents in any items of (a), (c), (d) and (e) are in a language other than Chinese or English, a certified translation in Chinese or English should also be filed.

If the translation is made in:

Hong Kong, the competence of the translator can be certified by a notary public in Hong Kong or a solicitor of the High Court of Hong Kong.
A foreign country, the competence of the translator can be certified by a notary public in the place where the translation is made or by such other person as may be specified by the Registrar of Companies.

Processing time:	30 working days
Registration fee:	An application fee of HK$1,720 (US$221) plus HK$20 (US$2.56) for registration of a document required to support an application.
For further information:	The Oversea Companies Section on the 29th floor. Tel. No.: (852) 2867 4655