LexisNexis International Corporate Procedures, Issue 139 – Hong Kong Chapter

Roy Chiang • 14 February 2025
Roy Chiang

Partner, Hong Kong


LexisNexis International Corporate Procedures, Issue 139 — Hong Kong Chapter


We are delighted to share our partner Roy Chiang’s contribution to LexisNexis International Corporate Procedures, Issue 139, Hong Kong Chapter published for subscription on 22 January 2025.


LexisNexis International Corporate Procedures 

LexisNexis International Corporate Procedures is a country-by-country encyclopaedia of business regulations in over 55 jurisdictions, including all the major industrial, financial and offshore centres worldwide. It draws together the factual and procedural information necessary to make informed decisions about foreign forms of business enterprise.


International Corporate Procedures, Issue 139

In this Issue 139, International Corporate Procedures reviews four jurisdictions: Denmark, Hong Kong, Hungary and Japan. The content of each jurisdiction's entry has the same structure (Parts I to IV), allowing easy comparison of business regime across jurisdictions.


  • PART I General: Outlines the structure of the legal and accountancy professions and their respective directories, the types of business vehicle available and their underlying principal legislations, currency and its control, and statistics for companies.
  • PART II Formation: includes comprehensive analysis of the major aspects of the law governing private companies limited by shares, partnerships, non-Hong Kong companies and joint ventures.
  • PART III Taxation and Accounting: Explains the general principles on taxation and accounting applicable to corporations, partnerships and branches.
  • PART IV Information: Details the public availability of the information on business enterprises and the information on ownership of certain assets and the filing requirement upon change of certain particulars of such enterprises.

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