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Short Title
Section
1.
Interpretation
s 2 etc
Registrar to specify forms
s 23
Construction of references to parent company, ss 13 to 16, Sch 1
etc.
(Repealed 6 of 1984 s 3)
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PART I
INCORPORATION OF COMPANIES AND MATTERS INCIDENTAL THERETO
Memorandum of Association
4.
Mode of forming incorporated company
5.
Requirements with respect to memorandum
5A.
5B.
5C.
6.
7.
8.
Note
N/E = no equivalent
Articles of Association
Section
9.
s 75
10.
11.
ss 79, 80
12.
ss 67(1)(a), 76, 77
13.
ss 87, 88
Incorporation form
ss 67 to 70, Sch 2
Registration
15.
16.
Effect of registration
ss 71, 73
17.
s 115(2)(b), (3)
18.
18A.
s 74 NB compoundable offence
s 899, Sch 7
19.
20A.
(Repealed 60 of 1990 s 4)
21.
Section
22.
Change of name
22A.
22AA.
22B.
22C.
s 30
s 86
(for
abolished)
articles,
Memo
24.
25.
25A.
26.
27.
Membership of Company
28.
Definition of member
s 112
28A.
s 113
Private Companies
Section
29.
s 11
30.
31.
Contracts, etc.
32.
Form of contracts
s 121
32A.
Pre-incorporation contracts
s 122
33.
s 123
34.
s 129 (in
elsewhere)
35.
Hong
Kong
or
Authentication of Documents
36.
Authentication of documents
N/E
PART II
SHARE CAPITAL AND DEBENTURES
Prospectus
37. to Various provisions on prospectus
41A.
Allotment
42. to Provisions on allotment
44B.
45.
s 142
Return as to allotments
46.
47.
(Repealed 80 of 1974 s 3)
s 275
47B.
Definitions
s 274
47C.
ss 277 to 281
Listed Companies
47D.
ss 274, 282
Unlisted Companies
47E.
47F.
ss 205 to 207
47G.
ss 286 to 289
48.
Merger Relief
48C.
Merger relief
48D.
ss 195 to 196
5
Section
48E.
48F.
ss 257, 269
49B.
49BA.
49C.
49D.
ss 240, 244-256
49E.
49F.
49G.
49H.
N/E
N/E
N/E
ss 215 to 217, 258 to 261
ss 216, 217, 258 to 260
ss 218, 219, 261, 262
ss 220, 223, 263, 266
ss 221, 222, 264, 265
6
Supplementary
Section
49P.
49Q.
49R.
49S.
s 203
50.
s 200
N/E
ss 88, 170, 174
ss 171, 175, 270
N/E
N/E
N/E
s 179
ss 140 to 141
s 146
59.
Section
60.
61.
61A.
62.
63.
s 228
64.
64A.
Nature of shares
s 134
65A.
Numbering of shares
s 136
66.
67.
68.
69.
69A.
Certification of transfers
70.
Duties of company with respect to issue of ss 144 to 145, 155 to 156 (shares),
certificates
ss 318 to 319 , 323 to 324
(debentures)
71.
s 137
71A.
72.
s 153
Section
73.
Repealed s 139
73A.
s 126
74.
ss 308 to 309
s 326
75A.
s 331
75B.
s 332
76.
Perpetual debentures
s 327
77.
78.
79.
Payment of certain debts out of assets subject Remains in Cap. 32 (to be retitled
to floating charge in priority to claims under Companies (Winding up and
the charge
Miscellaneous
Provisions)
Ordinance)
75.
s 310,
Company
Records
(Inspection and Provision of
Copies) Regulation
PART IIA
DISTRIBUTION OF PROFITS AND ASSETS
79A.
Interpretation
ss 290 to 291
79B.
79C.
ss 290, 298
79D.
s 300
79E.
Relevant Accounts
Section
79F.
79G.
s 304
79H.
s 305
79I.
s 306
79J.
79K.
s 292
79L.
Distributions in kind
s 294
Supplementary
79M.
s 301
79N.
79O.
N/E
79P.
s 296
PART III
REGISTRATION OF CHARGES
Registration of Charges with Registrar of Companies
80.
Registration of charges created by companies
81.
82.
83.
84.
85.
Section
86.
87.
89.
90.
ss 352 to 354
Application of Part III to non-Hong Kong ss 333, 336 to 337, 339 to 340,
companies
341 to 356
PART IV
MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION
Registered Office and Name
92.
s 658
93.
94.
Adequacy
companies
of
certain
descriptions
11
Register of Members
Section
95.
Register of members
ss 627 to 628
95A.
s 629
96.
s 630
97.
98.
s 631
Company
Records
(Inspection and Provision of
Copies) Regulation
98A.
99.
100.
s 633
101.
s 634
102.
Register to be proof
s 635
Branch Register
103.
s 636
104.
ss 637 to 639
105.
106.
Annual Return
107.
108.
109.
110.
111.
112.
113.
114.
s 571
114A.
114AA.
114B.
s 570
114C.
Proxies
114D.
s 591
114E.
Voting on a poll
ss 593, 623
115.
115A.
116.
Special resolutions
116A.
116B.
116BA.
116BB.
116BC.
Written record where company has only one ss 617, 618, 621
member
116C.
117.
118.
s 578
ss 587, 623
13
Section
119.
119A.
120.
s 620,
Company
Records
(Inspection and Provision of
Copies) Regulation
122.
123.
124.
125.
s 380
126.
127.
128.
129.
129A.
129B.
129C.
s 387
14
Section
129D.
129E.
129F.
129G.
130.
131.
132.
133.
134.
140B.
141.
141A.
141B.
141C.
ss 393, 418
ss 417, 424, 426 to 428
15
141CA.
141CB.
141CC.
141CD.
141CE.
141CF.
141CG.
141CH.
N/E
Inspection
142.
Investigation of the affairs of a company on s 840
application of members
143.
Investigation of the affairs of a company in ss 840 to 841
other cases
16
Section
144.
145.
145A.
145B.
146.
Inspectors report
146A.
147.
148.
149.
s 862
149A.
(Repealed 72 of 1994 s 5)
150.
ss 846, 886
151.
Notice to Registrar
ss 842, 856
152.
ss 892 to 894
s 850
ss 878 to 879
152B.
s 877
152C.
ss 880 to 882
152D.
152E.
152F.
ss 869, 886
s 740
152FB.
Ancillary orders
s 740
17
Section
152FC.
152FD.
s 742
152FE.
s 743
153A.
153B.
153C.
154.
Secretary
s 474
154A.
s 456
154B.
155.
Qualification of director
155A.
155B.
155C.
156.
157.
157A.
157B.
157C.
157D.
ss 454 to 455
N/E
N/E
s 480
s 461
Section
157E.
157F.
157G.
157H.
(Repealed 30 of 1994 s 3)
(Repealed 30 of 1994 s 3)
(Repealed 75 of 1993 s 10)
Prohibition of loans, etc., to directors and
other persons
Excepted transactions
Civil
consequences
of
transactions
contravening section 157H
Criminal penalties for contravention of section
157H
Register of directors and secretaries
158C.
s 647
159.
160.
161.
Particulars in accounts
emoluments, pensions, etc.
161A.
157HA.
157I.
157J.
158.
158A.
158B.
of
directors ss 383,
407(4),
452(2),
Companies
(Disclosure
of
Information about Benefits of
Directors) Regulation
19
Section
161B.
161BA.
161BB.
161C.
162.
162A.
162B.
163.
163A
163B.
163C.
20
Section
163D.
164.
Power to compromise with creditors and ss 668 to 670, 673, 674, 677
members
166A.
167.
168. &
Rights of company and minority shareholders ss 687 to 689, 693 to 698, 700 to
in case of successful take-over offer
703
Sch 9
Minorities
168A.
168B. & Rights of company and minority shareholders ss 705, 711 to 716, 718 to 721
in case of successful buy out by share
Sch 13
repurchase
PART IVAAA
COMMUNICATIONS BY COMPANY TO ANOTHER PERSON (OTHER THAN
REGISTRAR)
168BAA. Interpretation
ss 2, 821
Section
s 832
s 831
s 833
168BAI.
PART IVAA
STATUTORY DERIVATIVE ACTION
168BA.
Definition
s 731
168BB.
Application
ss 731 to 732
168BC.
168BD.
168BE.
168BF.
s 734
168BG.
s 737
168BH.
N/E
168BI.
s 738
168BJ.
Discontinuance or settlement
s 735
168BK.
Rules of court
N/E
s 733
PART IVA
DISQUALIFICATION OF DIRECTORS
168C. to Various provisions on disqualification of Remain in Cap. 32 (to be retitled
168T.
directors
Companies (Winding up and
Miscellaneous
Provisions)
Ordinance)
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PART V
WINDING UP
Section
169.
289.
Provisions as to Dissolution
290.
Power of court to declare dissolution of Remains in Cap. 32 (to be retitled
company void
Companies (Winding up and
Miscellaneous
Provisions)
Ordinance)
290A.
(Repealed 30 of 1999 s. 18)
N/E
290B.
(Repealed 30 of 1999 s. 18)
N/E
290C.
Government disclaimer of property other than s 753
immovable property vesting as bona vacantia
290D.
Effect of Government disclaimer under s 754
section 290C
290E.
(Repealed 30 of 1999 s. 21)
N/E
291.
Registrar may strike defunct company off ss 744 to 746, 759, 764
register
291A.
Power of court to order company to be struck s 748
off and dissolved
291AA. Application to Registrar for deregistration of ss 749 to 751, 759
defunct private company
291AB. Reinstatement of deregistered company
s 763
291B.
Registrar to act as representative of defunct s 757
company in certain events
292.
Property and books etc. of dissolved company ss 752, 758
292A.
Effect on section 292 of companys revival s 773
after dissolution
Central Accounts
293.
Section
294.
295.
PART VI
RECEIVERS AND MANAGERS
297. to Various provisions on receivers and managers
302A.
PART VII
GENERAL PROVISIONS AS TO REGISTRATION
303.
303A.
303B.
304.
305.
305A.
306.
s 21
s 63
s 26
s 45
s 25
s 898
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PART VIII
APPLICATION OF ORDINANCE TO COMPANIES FORMED OR REGISTERED
UNDER FORMER ORDINANCES
Section
307.
308.
309.
PART IX
COMPANIES NOT FORMED UNDER THIS ORDINANCE AUTHORIZED TO
REGISTER UNDER THIS ORDINANCE
310.
ss 806 to 810
311.
N/E
312.
313.
314.
315.
316.
Exemption of
payment of fees
317.
318.
Certificate
companies
319.
s 814(3)
320.
s 814(4)
321.
s 815
of
certain
companies
registration
of
from N/E
s 808
25
Section
322.
323.
324.
325.
PART X
WINDING UP OF UNREGISTERED COMPANIES
326. to Various provisions on
331A.
unregistered companies
winding
up
PART XI
COMPANIES INCORPORATED OUTSIDE HONG KONG
Provisions as to Establishment of Place of Business in Hong Kong
332.
Application of Part XI
ss 774, 776
333.
333AA.
333A.
333B.
Companies
Companies)
26
Section
333C.
334.
335.
336.
336A.
s 790
337.
337A.
337B.
338.
339.
339AA.
339A.
s 339A(2)
ss 796 to 798
340.
Penalties
341.
Interpretation of Part XI
27
PART XII
RESTRICTIONS ON SALE OF SHARES AND OFFERS OF SHARES FOR SALE
Section
342.
343.
344.
PART XIIA
DORMANT COMPANIES
344A.
Dormant companies
PART XIII
MISCELLANEOUS
345.
(Repealed 30 of 2004 s 2)
346A.
346B.
347.
348.
348A.
348B.
Disposal of documents
s 29
348BA.
s 61
28
348C.
348D.
Miscellaneous Offences
349.
Penalty for false statements
s 895
349A.
Penalty for dishonest destruction etc., of s 65
registers, books or documents
350.
Penalty
for
improper
use
of s 896
Limited, Corporation or Incorporated
350A.
Obligation to give notice of paid-up capital
s 202
Injunctions
350B.
Injunctions
ss 728 to 730
s 827
s 905
ss 902 to 904
Remains in Cap. 32 (to be retitled
Companies (Winding up and
Miscellaneous
Provisions)
Ordinance)
29
359A.
360.
PART XIIIA
PREVENTION OF EVASION OF THE SOCIETIES ORDINANCE
360A.
PART XIV
SAVINGS
361.
Saving
N/E
362.
Saving
N/E
363.
364.
Saving
N/E
365.
N/E
366.
Transitional
s 914
367.
N/E
FIRST SCHEDULE
Table A, B, C, D and E
Companies
(Model
Notice see s 78
Articles)
SECOND SCHEDULE
Form of Statement in lieu of Prospectus to be delivered N/E
to Registrar by a Private Company on becoming a Public Repealed by new CO
Company and Reports to be set out therein
30
THIRD SCHEDULE
Matters to be Specified in Prospectus and Reports to be Remains in Cap. 32 (to be retitled
set out therein
Companies (Winding up and
Miscellaneous
Provisions)
Ordinance)
FOURTH SCHEDULE
Form of Statement in lieu of Prospectus to be delivered
to Registrar by a Company which does not issue a
Prospectus or which does not go to Allotment on a
Prospectus Issued, and Reports to be set out therein
FIFTH SCHEDULE
(Repealed, 3 of 1997 s 58)
SIXTH SCHEDULE
(Repealed, 3 of 1997, s 58)
SEVENTH SCHEDULE
Powers
N/E
Repealed by new CO
EIGHTH SCHEDULE
Table of Fees to be paid to the Registrar of Companies
NINTH SCHEDULE
Provisions relating to Acquisition of Minority Shares N/E see ss 687 to 704
after Successful Take-over Offer
TENTH SCHEDULE
Accounts
ELEVENTH SCHEDULE
Accounts of certain Private Companies under Section Sch 4 Part 1 s 1
141D
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TWELFTH SCHEDULE
Punishment of offences under this Ordinance
THIRTEENTH SCHEDULE
Provisions relating to acquisition of minority shares after N/E see ss 705 to 721
successful buy out by share repurchase
FOURTEENTH SCHEDULE
Table of fees to be paid to a company
see
Companies
Records
(Inspection and Provision of
Copies) Regulation and see eg
ss 631, 657
FIFTEENTH SCHEDULE
Matters for determining unfitness of directors
SIXTEENTH SCHEDULE
Companies to which section 291AA or 344A of this N/E
Ordinance does not apply
Sch see ss 5, 749
SEVENTEENTH SCHEDULE
Offers Specified for the purposes of paragraph (b)(ii) of Remains in Cap. 32 (to be retitled
the definition of Prospectus in section 2(1) of this Companies (Winding up and
Ordinance
Miscellaneous
Provisions)
Ordinance)
EIGHTEENTH SCHEDULE
Warning, etc statements to be contained in certain Remains in Cap. 32 (to be retitled
documents
Companies (Winding up and
Miscellaneous
Provisions)
Ordinance)
32
NINETEENTH SCHEDULE
Contents and publication requirements of advertisements Remains in Cap. 32 (to be retitled
mentioned in section 38B(2)(e) of this Ordinance
Companies (Winding up and
Miscellaneous
Provisions)
Ordinance)
TWENTIETH SCHEDULE
Amendment of prospectus consisting of one document
TWENTY-FIRST SCHEDULE
Provisions in accordance with which a prospectus may Remains in Cap. 32 (to be retitled
consist of more than one document
Companies (Winding up and
Miscellaneous
Provisions)
Ordinance)
TWENTY-SECOND SCHEDULE
Persons specified for the purpose of section 40 of this Remains in Cap. 32 (to be retitled
Ordinance
Companies (Winding up and
Miscellaneous
Provisions)
Ordinance)
TWENTY-THIRD SCHEDULE
Parent and Subsidiary Undertakings
TWENTY-FOURTH SCHEDULE
Offices not included in definition of Place of Business N/E Sch see s 774(1), (3)
under Part XI of this Ordinance
Companies Registry
May 2013
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