Hong Kong is one of the three major international financial centers，It is not only a bridgehead for mainland financial institutions to go global，It is also the cradle of international capital markets.。In the face of drastic changes in the mainland investment market situation,，Applying for a Hong Kong financial license has become an important way for many mainland companies to attract more overseas investors and allocate overseas assets for mainland customers.。The following focuses on the specific circumstances of applying for the popular No. 149 license:。
one、Hong Kong No. 1 license plate Hong Kong No. 1 license plate comes in different sizes，The big names are brokers，Able to provide customers with securities product trading services。The small brand is the middleman and introducer，We can only recommend customers to purchase securities products from securities firms.。There are more than 1,000 Hong Kong No. 1 licenses (including big and small brands) issued by SFC.，From 2003 to now, there have been only four to five hundred additions.。It can be seen that the difficulty of applying for Hong Kong No. 1 license is still relatively high.。
Many companies will consider entrusting an agency to apply for or directly acquire a ready-made Hong Kong No. 1 license。two、Hong Kong No. 4 License Hong Kong No. 4 License is not a financial license directly related to transactions，Hong Kong License No. 4 is a transaction advisory type license。This is very similar to a mainland investment consulting company，Asset Management Consulting Company，There is no separate consulting license in the Mainland。
But if we want to provide this kind of consulting service to investors in Hong Kong,，Then you also need to obtain such a financial license。Generally speaking，4license plate and number 1、9No. Hong Kong financial license will be used in conjunction with，Because this can not only provide customers with transaction services，We can also provide consulting services。4There are a lot of license plates，There are also more than a thousand。
three、Hong Kong License No. 9 Hong Kong License No. 9 is also known as Hong Kong Asset Management License，2017This license plate is probably the most popular one in recent years.。a whole year down，More than 100 organizations have completed applications for the Hong Kong No. 9 license，Many of them were obtained by mainland private equity institutions.，Especially some well-known private equity institutions。
It is not easy for mainland private equity firms to obtain the No. 9 license，In addition to high costs、Talent is hard to find，There are still problems with queues and uncontrollable application times.。therefore，controlling costs、“Testing the waters” for overseas business，Consider having overseas product performance as soon as possible，Many private equity firms also choose to cooperate with licensed asset management institutions to expand overseas.，These institutions often become the "guides" for private equity overseas exploration.。149license plate
Application conditions
Basically they are the same。
Application conditions
：1，Set up a Hong Kong company，Or go to the Hong Kong Registration Office to complete overseas company registration。2，Have a suitable company business structure，good monitoring system，Ability to deal with business risks that arise during operations。3，Have at least two licensed personnel holding corresponding individual licenses in Hong Kong。4，According to business scope，Need to meet the minimum registered capital and working capital
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