Notification of Change of Business Registration Particulars

One-stop notification of change of company particulars
Simultaneous notification of change of limited partnership fund particulars
Notification of commencement of business and change of business particulars
Change of business address
Change of business name
Admission or retirement of partners (not applicable to limited partnership fund)
Change of general partner in a limited partnership fund
Change in nature of business
Submission of Notification
Performance Pledge
Failure to submit notification on time

One-stop notification of change of company particulars

Companies are no longer required to notify the Commissioner separately of changes of the following particulars:

For local companies

company name
address of registered office

For registered non-Hong Kong companies

corporate name
address of principal place of business in Hong Kong
name and address of the authorized representative

After the related notice or return of changes of these company particulars is registered or recorded under the Companies Ordinance (Cap. 622), the Registrar of Companies will transmit such particulars to the Commissioner.

Simultaneous notification of change of limited partnership fund particulars

Starting from 27 December 2023, limited partnership funds are no longer required to notify the Commissioner separately of changes of the following particulars:

name of a limited partnership fund
withdrawal, removal or replacement of the general partner in a limited partnership fund
particulars in respect of the general partner in a limited partnership fund, including the name, the identity card number, the passport number or the business registration number of the general partner
address of the registered office, or the principal place of business of a limited partnership fund

After the related notice or return of changes of these limited partnership fund particulars is registered or recorded under the Limited Partnership Fund Ordinance (Cap. 637), the Registrar of Companies will transmit such particulars to the Commissioner.

Notification of commencement of business and change of business particulars

All newly incorporated local companies registered under the one-stop company and business registration service are required to notify the Commissioner in writing of the business particulars within one month of the date of commencement of their business. The business particulars concerned cover business name, description and nature of business, business address and date of the commencement of business. The relevant notifications can be made by letter or by completing a standard form IRBR200.

All limited partnership funds registered under the simultaneous business registration application and other limited partnership funds which have not yet commenced business at the time of registration must notify the Commissioner and furnish the relevant business particulars, including description and nature of business, business address and date of the commencement of business in writing within 1 month from the date of commencement of business The relevant notifications can be made by letter or by completing a standard form IRBR200A.

Besides, all companies and limited partnership funds are required to notify the Commissioner in writing of any change of the above business particulars within one month of the change. To facilitate notification, companies can use the relevant standard forms which can be downloaded from the IRD's website (www.ird.gov.hk) or obtained via Fax-A-Form service (2598 6001).

Change of business address

If your business address has changed, you should notify the Business Registration Office in writing within 1 month of the change. In your notification, you should state your business registration number, business name, old and new business address and the date of change. Alternatively, you may furnish the details on the form IRC 3111A. You may be required to provide address proof like copy of tenancy agreement or recent utility bill for verification.
The Companies Registry and the IRD has jointly introduced an OPTIONAL ELECTRONIC one-stop notification service at the e-Services Portal (https://www.e-services.cr.gov.hk) of the Companies Registry. This service allows a company to change its registered office address and business address in one go. Please refer to Q22 of "FAQ - One-stop Company and Business Registration and One-stop Notification of Change of Business Particulars" for details.

Change of business name

If you have changed your business name, you should notify the Business Registration Office within 1 month of the change. The business registration number, original and new business name, business address and the date of change should be clearly stated.

Alternatively, you may furnish the details on the form IRC 3110A.

Admission or retirement of partners (not applicable to limited partnership fund)

The Business Registration Office must be notified of any admission or retirement of partners within 1 month of such change. A form IRBR 64 should be completed and signed by the incoming or retiring partners, and all the existing partners. Photocopies of identity cards / passport / Business Registration Certificates (in the case of corporate partners) of incoming partners should also be submitted.
If the change would result in a change of the business status from sole-proprietorship to partnership or vice versa, an amended business registration certificate will be issued after recording the changes.

Change of general partner in a limited partnership fund

For change registered or recorded under the Limited Partnership Fund Ordinance before 27 December 2023

If the general partner of a limited partnership fund has changed, the fund should notify the Business Registration Office within 1 month of the change. The business registration number, name, business address of the fund, the particulars of the old and new general partner (including their names, Hong Kong identity card number/passport number/business registration number, residential address/registered office address) and the date of change should be clearly stated.
Photocopies of identity card / passport / Business Registration Certificates (in the case of company/limited partnership fund/limited partnership) of the new general partner should be submitted.
Alternatively, you may furnish the details on the form IRBR 64A.

For change registered or recorded under the Limited Partnership Fund Ordinance on or after 27 December 2023

Please refer to “Simultaneous notification of change of limited partnership fund particulars” above.

Change in nature of business

You should notify the Business Registration Office in writing of any change in the nature of your business within 1 month of the change. The business registration number, name, address, details and date of the change should be stated. Alternatively, you may furnish the details on the form IRBR 193.

Submission of Notification

You can either submit the notifications of change in person or by post. Please refer to Latest Arrangement for Counter Services of the Business Registration Office. In order to ensure the authenticity of the notifications received, we regret that submission by facsimile transmission is not acceptable.
The amended certificate will be issued to you instantly or by post depending on your mode of submission.
Please refer to Purpose of Business Register and Privacy of Personal Data.

Performance Pledge

The processing time for updating change of business registration particulars are as follows:

Performance Pledge
Notifications over the counter at Business Registration Office at 2/F, Inland Revenue Centre, Kai Tak	-	updated within 30 minutes of receipt of notification of change and full information.

Notifications by post or through the GovHK	-	updated within 5 working days upon receipt of notification and full information.

Failure to submit notification on time

Any person who fails to submit notification shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable to a fine of $5,000 and to imprisonment for 1 year.