Summary
When a Hong Kong registered company would like to appoint new director(s) or current director(s) would like to resign his/her office, the Hong Kong company could pass a board resolution to approve the change of director and report the changes to Hong Kong Companies Registry within 15 days after the changes effective.
Our fees for handling the change of director of a Hong Kong incorporated company is HKD1,200 including one appointment and one resignation.
If the current director refuse to gives consent for the resignation as the director, the members of company may consider to remove his director position instead. We will provide further information and quotation if require removing a director of a Hong Kong company.
For the purpose of change of director, client needs to provide a copy of the Certificate of Incorporation, a copy of the latest Annual Return, a copy of the Articles of Association of the company and the information of the new director(s).
Normally, the process for change of director of a Hong Kong company can be completed within 2-3 working days.
1. Services and Fees for Change of Director
Our fees for handling the change of director of a private company registered in Hong Kong is HKD1,200 including one appointment and one resignation. The fees quoted above cover the following services in particular:
(1) Review Articles of Association of the subject company;
(2) Prepare Minutes of Directors’ Meeting/Written Resolution of Director, Letter of Resignation as Director and relevant form to the Companies Registry;
(3) Arrange to the relevant form file to the Hong Kong Companies Registry.
Please note delivery charge are not included in the fees stated above.
2. Documents and Information needed to be Provided by Clients
In order to enable us to prepare the documents for removal of director, we need to have the following information and documents:
(1) Certificate of Incorporation;
(2) A copy of Articles of Association of the subject company;
(3) The latest Annual Return;
(4) Documents for subsequent changes after the latest Annual Return;
(5) Hong Kong Identity Card (For Hong Kong resident)/ Passport (For non-Hong Kong resident) and a recent address proof within 3 months.
If Kaizen is acting as company secretary of your Hong Kong company, then you do not need to provide the documents in item (1) to (4).
The identification and address proof listed above must be certified by Kaizen, or by a CPA, lawyer, attesting officer or a bank manager. Client can visit any of our offices with the original identification documents of the shareholder and director and our staff will perform certification, or client could have the documents certified by an accountant or lawyer or attesting officer in the place where she/he resides.
3. Procedures and Time Frame for Change of Director
The process for change of director takes 2-3 working days after receiving the original signed documents. The process works like this:
(1) Client provides the information and documents required for change of director;
(2) Kaizen prepares the Minutes of Directors’ Meeting/Written Resolution of Director, Letter of Resignation as Director and relevant form to the Companies Registry;
(3) Kaizen provide documents to client for arrange signature;
(4) Client deliver original signed documents to Kaizen;
(5) Kaizen delivers the relevant form to Hong Kong Companies Registry;
4. Documents to be Returned to Client after Processing
The following documents will be returned to client:
(1) Minutes of Directors’ Meeting/Written Resolution of Director
(2) Letter of Resignation as Director (if any)
(3) Copy of the Form filed to the Companies Registry
If you wish to obtain more information or assistance, please visit our official website at www.kaizencpa.com or contact us through the following means:
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