Companies Registry releases statistics for first half of 2025
A total of 84,293 local companies were newly registered during the first half of 2025, according to the statistics released by the Companies Registry today (July 18). As at the end of June this year, the total number of local companies registered under the Companies Ordinance reached 1,494,806, which is an all-time high figure.
In the first half of 2025, 761 non-Hong Kong companies have newly established a place of business in Hong Kong and were registered under the Companies Ordinance. The total number of registered non-Hong Kong companies reached 15,509 by the end of June 2025, which is also an all-time high figure.
In line with the Government's policies on facilitating business as well as attracting enterprises and investments, two improvement measures for the Companies Ordinance came into operation during the first half of 2025. The first measure is the Companies (Amendment) Ordinance 2025, which has become effective since April 17, 2025. It aims at enabling listed companies incorporated in Hong Kong to hold shares bought back in the treasury and dispose of them, and promoting paperless corporate communication for both listed and unlisted Hong Kong companies. The second measure is the Companies (Amendment) (No. 2) Ordinance 2025, which has become effective since May 23, 2025. It introduces a company re-domiciliation regime in Hong Kong that offers non-Hong Kong corporations a simple and cost-effective route to re-domicile to Hong Kong while preserving their legal identity and operational continuity.
The number of charges on properties of companies received for registration in the first half of 2025 was 5,970. The number of notifications of payments and releases received for registration in the same period was 9,915.
The number of documents delivered to the Registry for registration during the first six months of 2025 was 1,678,809.
A total of 2,615,652 searches of document image records were conducted using the Registry's electronic search services in the first half of 2025.
For limited partnership funds (LPFs), the number of new registration in the first half of 2025 was 116. The total number of LPFs by the end of June 2025 was 1,099.
For open-ended fund companies (OFCs), the number of new incorporation in the first half of 2025 was 109. The total number of OFCs by the end of June 2025 was 579.
As for the licensing of trust or company service providers, during the first half of 2025, 350 new licences were granted by the Registry. The total number of licensees was 6,971 as at the end of June.
For the licensing of money lenders, during the first half of 2025, 71 new licences were granted by the Licensing Court. The total number of licensed money lenders was 2,046 as at the end of June.
For details of the half-yearly statistics, please visit the "Statistics" section of the Registry's website (www.cr.gov.hk).
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