天成律师事务所有限法律责任合伙
A plain-English legal guide for founders, investors and business owners — from incorporation to exit.
Hong Kong remains one of Asia’s most practical bases for doing business — but the details matter. This guide explains the legal decisions that shape a company’s setup, funding, operations and exit, in clear language and with a commercial lens.
Hong Kong’s core advantages — common-law courts, competitive profits tax and access to mainland China — and when another jurisdiction, such as Singapore, may be a better fit.
Private limited company, branch or representative office; what the Companies Registry requires; typical timelines; and the nominee-director arrangements founders often regret.
Profits tax, salaries tax, offshore claims, record-keeping obligations and the issues most likely to attract IRD attention.
SFC Type 1, 4 and 9 licences, money-service-operator registration, trust licensing, trade permits and the approval timelines that can delay a launch.
Convertible notes, SAFEs and priced rounds; how preferred shares work; anti-dilution in plain English; and the terms that quietly shift control.
Vesting, drag-along and tag-along, pre-emption rights and deadlock resolution — the clauses that become critical when a founder leaves, an investor exits or the relationship breaks down.
What banks and virtual banks typically want to see: KYC packs, UBO declarations, source-of-funds narratives, business substance and common reasons applications fail.
MPF, statutory holidays, leave, severance and termination under the Employment Ordinance — plus probation, continuous contracts, confidentiality and garden leave.
Trade mark registration, copyright ownership, employee and contractor IP, NDAs, limitation of liability, governing law and jurisdiction clauses.
Cayman holding structures, ESOPs, WFOE expansion into mainland China, M&A share and asset sales, group restructurings and the legal work behind an eventual exit.
If you need advice tailored to your structure, stage or transaction, we can help you assess the issues clearly, commercially and with fixed fees where appropriate.
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