Phase 2 of the New Inspection Regime of the Companies Register under the Companies Ordinance (Cap. 622) has commenced on 24 Oc tober 2022.

Sensitive personal information on the Index of Directors on the Companies Register and newly delivered documents, including usual residential addresses of directors and full identification numbers (“IDNs”) of directors, company secretaries and some other individuals (such as liquidators and provisional liquidators) (collectively “Protected Information”), are replaced with correspondence addresses and partial IDNs for public inspection. Only “specified persons” can apply to the Registrar of Companies for access to Protected In formation.

26 specified forms pertaining to the reporting of Protected Information have been revised. Previous version of the specified forms concerned will not be accepted for registration and will be returned to presentors. Latest version of specified fo rms can be downloaded from the “Forms > Specified Forms” section of the Registry’s website.

A new administrative form, Form AD, is to be used for making application to rectify a typographical or clerical error contained in a document already registered with the
Registry under the Companies Ordinance. The Form AD can be downloaded from the “Forms > Other Forms” section on the Registry’s website.