{"id":6,"date":"2021-08-12T13:20:59","date_gmt":"2021-08-12T05:20:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aabsl.com.hk\/?page_id=6"},"modified":"2025-06-18T05:06:58","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T21:06:58","slug":"faq","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aabsl.com.hk\/en\/faq\/","title":{"rendered":"FAQ"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"6\" class=\"elementor elementor-6\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-33509e4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"33509e4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4369f50\" data-id=\"4369f50\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d56c61e elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d56c61e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">FAQ<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a9134d4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"a9134d4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a18356e\" data-id=\"a18356e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-465a934 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"465a934\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1) Why is a dedicated company secretary necessary?<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff235d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ff235d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Under the provisions of the Hong Kong Companies Ordinance, all Hong Kong companies must appoint a company secretary. The company secretary must be a Hong Kong resident or a legal entity with a registered office or place of business in Hong Kong. The company secretary is primarily responsible for organizing meetings, preparing meeting minutes, maintaining statutory records, filing returns with the Companies Registry, and ensuring that the company operates in a lawful and compliant manner.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb226e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eb226e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2) Which companies need a corporate secretary?<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72bd52f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"72bd52f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Every private limited company registered in Hong Kong.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e93fb7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2e93fb7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3) Who can serve as a company secretary?<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b69ff2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b69ff2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A Hong Kong resident or legal entity with a registered office or place of business in Hong Kong. If the company has only one director, that director may not also serve as the company secretary. Furthermore, a private company with only one director may not appoint a legal entity of which that director is the sole director to serve as the company secretary.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8553b25 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8553b25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4) How can I determine what services my company needs?<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91efd44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"91efd44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Hong Kong\u2019s Companies Ordinance, Business Registration Ordinance, and Inland Revenue Ordinance impose numerous requirements on the administration of companies. Although the Companies Registry and the Inland Revenue Department provide some guidance, engaging a professional firm to handle these matters is the only way to ensure full compliance with the law.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa81a72 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aa81a72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">5) Can I replace the company secretary?<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18b7e89 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"18b7e89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Sure, the whole process isn't complicated. <strong><u>Alchemy Anchor Business Service Limited<\/u><\/strong>I'd be happy to help you.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1) \u70ba\u4ec0\u9ebc\u9700\u8981\u5c08\u5c6c\u7684\u516c\u53f8\u79d8\u66f8\uff1f \u6839\u64da\u9999\u6e2f\u300a\u516c\u53f8\u689d\u4f8b\u300b\u898f\u5b9a\uff0c\u6240\u6709\u9999\u6e2f\u516c\u53f8\u5fc5\u9808\u59d4\u4efb\u4e00\u540d\u516c\u53f8\u79d8\u66f8\u3002\u9019\u4f4d\u516c\u53f8\u79d8\u66f8\u5fc5\u9808 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"_glsr_average":0,"_glsr_ranking":0,"_glsr_reviews":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"blocksy_meta":{"styles_descriptor":{"styles":{"desktop":"","tablet":"","mobile":""},"google_fonts":[],"version":6}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aabsl.com.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aabsl.com.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aabsl.com.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aabsl.com.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aabsl.com.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6"}],"version-history":[{"count":30,"href":"https:\/\/aabsl.com.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":674,"href":"https:\/\/aabsl.com.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6\/revisions\/674"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aabsl.com.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aabsl.com.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aabsl.com.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}