{"id":33146,"date":"2020-02-26T12:47:11","date_gmt":"2020-02-26T04:47:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zegal.com\/?p=33146"},"modified":"2024-12-27T18:06:52","modified_gmt":"2024-12-27T10:06:52","slug":"roles-responsibilities-of-company-secretaries-in-hong-kong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zegal.com\/en-gb\/blog\/post\/roles-responsibilities-of-company-secretaries-in-hong-kong\/","title":{"rendered":"Roles & Responsibilities of Company Secretaries in Hong Kong"},"content":{"rendered":"
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It’s really easy to start a company in the laissez-faire economic system of Hong Kong. You can start a company all by yourself. <\/span><\/p>\n

All you need are the articles of association, a filled-out application form, a notice to the Business Registration Office of Hong Kong, and of course<\/span>\u2014<\/span>fees. <\/span><\/p>\n

In terms of manpower, you’ll need one director that’s a natural person (i.e. a living, breathing person), and a company secretary (which can be a <\/span>legal<\/span> person, like a company). You <\/span>must<\/span> have a company secretary if you want to incorporate a private company in Hong Kong. In this article, I’ll set out for you all the basics you need to know about a company secretary<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

I won’t be discussing public companies in this article, and companies secretaries in countries other than Hong Kong. There are different rules for Listed Companies and I’d be genuinely concerned if you’re the CEO of a large public company and you’re using this article for information. I have included a useful guide filled with essential information for company secretaries in jurisdictions in Asia<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Role & Responsibilities of Company Secretaries in Hong Kong<\/h3>\n

Here’s a quick breakdown of the requirements for a Company Secretary<\/span><\/p>\n