Further to our previous blog post, the provisions of the Companies (Amendment) Ordinance 2018 will take effect on 1 March 2018.
This amendment to the Companies Ordinance (Cap 622) (the Companies Ordinance) introduces new requirements on a company to identify persons who have “significant control” over the company and to maintain certain information about
The Companies (Amendment) Bill 2017 (the Bill) was recently published by the Hong Kong government and is under consideration by Hong Kong’s Legislative Council. The Bill seeks to amend the Companies Ordinance (Cap 622) (the Companies Ordinance) to require certain companies incorporated in Hong Kong to obtain and maintain information about beneficial owners. Subject to