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A shelf
corporation, Shelf Company, or Aged Corporation, is a company or corporation
that has had no activity. It was created and left with no activity -
metaphorically put on the "shelf" to "age". The company can
then be sold to a person or group of persons who want to start a company
without going through all the procedures of creating a new one. In general, a
shelf company shall not appoint any director, nor apply for business
registration certificate, and it has not power to conduct business and open a bank
account, so there is no potential risk in purchasing a shelf company.
Characteristics
of Hong Kong Shelf Companies
1.It has
not appointed a director:
2.It has
certificate of incorporation, seal of company, stock certificate book and other
documents required by law
3.It has
not applied for business registration certificate, without business activities:
4.The
purchaser can make purchase only by supplying necessary documents.
General
reasons for buying a shelf corporation in Hong Kong
1. To
save the time involved in taking the steps to create a new company.
2.To
gain the opportunities to bid on contracts. Some jurisdictions require that a
company be in business for a certain length of time to have this ability.
3.To
show corporate longevity in order to attract consumers and investors.
4.To
gain access to corporate credit.
Name
Corporation for Hong Kong Shelf Companies
As a
newly-incorporated company, the intended company name should also be checked
with Companies Registry, only if it is available, the shelf company can apply
to Companies Registry for change of name. This process will take about 14
workdays in general.
Certificate
of Hong Kong Shelf Company Incorporation
1.
Business registration certificate
2. 20
copies of the company’s articles of association
3. The
company’s steel seal
4. The
company’s pre-inked chop
5. Stock
certificate book
6.
Copies of documents filed with government, for example, the notice of
appointment of the first 7 director, notice of acceptance of director and
notice of registered address, etc.
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us
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you have further queries, please contact Tannet
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