The new CO introduces a regime that seeks to strike a reasonable balance between protecting privacy and the need for public access to personal data. By January 2013, the personal data of over 1 million directors and former directors appear on the Companies Register.| www.cr.gov.hk
Par value (also known as "nominal value") is the minimum price at which shares can generally be issued. Before the implementation of the new CO, companies incorporated in Hong Kong and having a share capital are required to have a par value ascribed to their shares. The Administration has legislated for the migration to mandatory no-par. Relevant concepts such as nominal value, share premium, and requirement for authorised capital are no longer necessary and are abolished.| www.cr.gov.hk
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Following the full implementation of Unique Business Identifier (“UBI”) on 27 December 2023, Business Registration Number (“BRN”) (i.e. the first eight digits of the Business Registration Certificate number) assigned by the Business Registration Office of the Inland Revenue Department has already been adopted as the identification number for all companies / entities under the administration of the Registrar of Companies replacing the former Company Registration Number (“former CR No...| www.cr.gov.hk
Lists for the Mapping of Former Company Numbers with Business Registration Numbers| www.cr.gov.hk
Lists for the Mapping of Former Company Numbers with Business Registration Numbers| www.cr.gov.hk