Search the Hong Kong Company Register by Name

Use the Companies Registry's Cyber Search Centre (cr.gov.hk). Basic searches by name or CR number are available; detailed company particulars and document images are issued for a small per-document fee.

The CR (Companies Registry) number is the unique identifier assigned to every Hong Kong company on incorporation. It's separate from the Business Registration (BR) number issued by the Inland Revenue Department for tax purposes.

Yes. Director names, correspondence addresses, and ID/passport reference numbers (partially redacted under the 2021 inspection regime) appear on the public register and can be verified through the Companies Registry.

Hong Kong offers a 16.5% corporate tax rate (8.25% on the first HK$2M of profits), territorial taxation, no VAT or capital gains tax, free movement of capital, and a robust common-law legal system.

Type the company name into the search box above. Results come from the official Hong Kong register and show the registered name, registration number, status and registered address. Partial names work — searching "acme" returns every registered entity whose name starts with it.

Yes. Searching by company name or registration number is free here and on the official Hong Kong register — no account or payment is required for a basic lookup. Certified extracts and filed documents may carry a fee on the official register.

Yes. Enter the registration number instead of the name and the lookup resolves it directly to the matching record, which is the fastest way to confirm an identifier printed on an invoice or contract.

Search the name or registration number above. If the business is on the official Hong Kong register, the record appears with its registered name and identifier. If nothing is returned, the name as spelled is not on the register — try a partial name or the number printed on the invoice or contract before concluding the business is unregistered.

Each record carries the status the official Hong Kong register publishes for that entity. Registration status is a factual register field, not a judgement about the business — for ongoing certainty you can watch a record and be emailed when its registered details change.