The Companies Registry announced today that 195,343 local and re-domiciled companies were registered in 2025, bringing the total number of registered companies to a record high of more than 1.55 million.

Under the Companies Ordinance, a total of 1,532 non-Hong Kong companies established a presence in the city in 2025, bringing the total number of such registrations to 15,586 by year-end, a 3% rise over 2024.

Implemented in May last year, the company re-domiciliation regime has received a positive market response.

By the end of 2025, the Companies Registry had received more than 420 enquiries and 30 re-domiciliation applications. Six corporations from Luxembourg, the Cayman Islands and Bermuda - including an insurance company - have already successfully relocated their domiciles to Hong Kong. 

The Companies Registry received 12,912 charges on properties and 20,789 notifications of payments and releases in 2025, contributing to a total of more than 3.36 million documents delivered for registration throughout the year.

A total of 5,229,202 electronic document image record searches were carried out.

As for the licensing of trust or company service providers, 760 licences were granted, bringing the total number of licensees to 7,220 by the end of 2025.