Hong Kong Company

1. Having Your Business Presence in the Heart of Asia

2. Contents • Hong Kong – Fact at a Glance • Hong Kong – The Place for your Business • Business Vehicles for your choice • HK Company – Your Distinctive choice • HK Company Features • Use of a HK company • HK Company Incorporation Procedure • HK Company Incorporations 2007-2010 • AM Abacus Group – Excellence in Offshore Corporate Services

3. Hong Kong – Facts at a Glance General Society Robust and transparent legal system based on English Common law Free trade, free enterprise and minimum Government intervention Highly-educated workforce & entrepreneurial culture World-class communications technology, banking , insurance & professional services Convenient, safe and cosmopolitan city Economy • Location : Strategically located in Asia Pacific region, close to mainland China • GDP Per Cap : US$ 42,700 • GDP Growth : 2.2% • Currency: HK Dollar • Official Languages: Chinese & English • Population : 7.089 Mn • Time Zone: GMT + 8

4. Hong Kong – Facts at a Glance Economy China Connections Unrivalled experience in doing business with China Largest source of foreign investment in China Preferential access to China market via Closer Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) Extensive rail, road and sea and air links China's key offshore capital-raising centre • International center for trade, commerce & Finance • World's freest economy & 13th largest trading economy • 3rd largest stock market in Asia • Asia's largest venture capital centre • World's busiest airport for international cargo • Stable and fully convertible currency linked to US$

5. Hong Kong ….The Place for your Business • Internationally renowned to be a uniquely global business city, strategically located in the heart of Asia and doorstep of China • The unique and the most sensible choice to establish a regional base in Asia and is frequently used as a hub for trading with China • The world’s largest financial centre after New York and London with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange being the most active in Asia • 13 gainful Double Taxation Avoidance Treaties with the world's major trading nations, including recent additions of Indonesia and Japan • Hong Kong Company registry proudly boasts of over 1.5Mn company incorporations up to now

6. Business Vehicles for your choice The most common forms of business vehicles for foreign companies wishing to carry on business in Hong Kong are: • A company incorporated in Hong Kong (HK Company); • Could be public or private and limited by shares or by guarantee • A branch office of that foreign company; or • The establishment of a representative office in Hong Kong Also possible, but less common, are: • Sole proprietorships • Partnerships and • Limited partnerships The most common form of company in Hong Kong is a private limited company

7. HK Company – Your Distinctive Choice • Territorial tax regime which exempts offshore income from tax • Wide choice of world class banks to open your bank account • Freedom in financial activity & Money transfer • Favorable benefits of  the double taxation treaty with china • Internationally adapted legal system with strong client confidentiality laws

8. HK Company – Features • Flexible choice of company name • No restrictions on the business scope and activity • Minimum Share Capital of HK$ 1 (Standard Authorised share capital is HKD 10,000) • Registered address in Hong Kong • One Individual Director, One Shareholder, One local company secretary • The same person can be the secretary, director and shareholder • sole director of a company cannot also be the secretary • No Nationality restriction for shareholders and Directors • Incorporation timeline 4-7 days

9. Use of a HK Company A Hong Kong companies can be incorporated for a broad variety of business/planning reasons; • Trading • Re-invoicing • Investment Holdings • Income • Banking • China Market Entry • Venture Consulting • Contingency planning • Properties Holdings

10. HK Company –Incorporation Procedure Applying for COI • Proposed name must be filled and approved by the Registrar of companies • A company may be incorporated in by submitting to the Registrar of following: • M & A of the proposed company; • a completed incorporation form (containing information on particulars of first directors, first secretary, founder members, share capital, as well as the address of the registered office of the company); and; • Prescribed Fee • The Registrar of Companies will then issue a certificate of incorporation Applying for Business Registration Certificate • Every limited company is required to hold a valid Business Registration Certificate (BR Cert) which is issued and regulated by the Inland Revenue Department (IRD) • A copy of CI and BR Cert application form shall be submitted to IRD together with the prescribed fee. The BR Cert will be issued instantly.

11. Excellence in Offshore Corporate Services AM. Abacus Group AM. Abacus Group, having its offices in Hong Kong, offers company incorporation administration services to its clients worldwide. Spearheaded by a team of dedicated professionals specialized in International Business, Accounting, Finance, Engineering and Law, AM. Abacus Group constantly aims at highest customer satisfaction and business excellence by offering prolific tailor-made corporate structure solutions at a fast turnaround time.

12. Other Hong Kong offerings • Listing of companies in Hong Kong stock exchange (HKEX) • Registration of trade marks • Immigration to Hong Kong • Work visa for Hong Kong

13. Contact Us: AM Abacus (HK) Limited,Level 12, Infinitus Plaza,199 Des VoeuxRoad Central, Sheung Wan, Hong KongPhone: +852 3796 3022Email: enquiry@amabacus.hk Web: www.amabacus.hk