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Hong Kong No. 149 plate application requirements,Hong Kong Securities Regulatory Commission license application process

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Detailed introduction to Hong Kong No. 149 plate is a set of combined skills,Very suitable for domestic financial companies to enter the Hong Kong market。License No. 1 is a securities trading license,Mainly provides various securities trading services to customers,It is also the one with the largest number of individuals and entities holding several types of licenses.。License No. 4 is a securities consulting license,Mainly provide investment advice to clients。

This type of consulting license is relatively rare,Generally speaking,4The number plate is used in conjunction with the number plate 1,The company can use the function of No. 4 plate to facilitate securities transactions of No. 1 plate。9Number plates are relatively familiar to everyone,It’s an asset management license。As the name suggests,Possess an asset management license,can help customers manage their assets。Similar to domestic private equity funds。Application for Hong Kong No. 149 plate,The big difficulty lies in finding RO。

Relevant regulations indicate,Each type of regulated activity must appoint at least two responsible officers to directly supervise the conduct of the relevant activity。Many investors want to apply for Hong Kong No. 149 license plate,They all passed the test on RO.。But actually,If a colleague in the company owns license plate No. 149,Only 3 ROs are needed

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Application conditions

  1. Must be a company recognized by Hong Kong,That is, a company incorporated in Hong Kong or a non-Hong Kong company registered at the Registrar;
  2. The company has a physical office address in Hong Kong,It is a Grade A office building;
  3. A structure appropriate to the company's business scale,business framework,Internal control systems must pass audit;
  4. Responsible person,Also known as RO;
  5. For example, there is a sensible member called RO;
  6. 500Registered capital of Hong Kong company of HKD 10,000,Paid-in share capital and liquid capital shall not be less than 3 million,The bank account needs to be established in Hong Kong。

Obtaining Hong Kong No. 149 license plate will definitely bring a lot of benefits to the company.。Different from domestic investment atmosphere,Foreign investment is more flexible than domestic investment in all aspects,Able to create a better investment environment。And get the corresponding license plate,It also proves the strength of the company,Able to obtain more high-net-worth clients from all aspects。

Changes in the number of Hong Kong No. 149 license plates processed (individuals):1number plate:2007By 2017, the number of visitors increased from 20,800 to nearly 30,000;4number plate:2007By 2017, the number of visitors increased from 9,000 to nearly 20,000;9number plate:2007By 2017, the number of visitors increased from 2,000 to nearly 6,500。

Changes in the number of Hong Kong No. 149 license plates processed (institutions or companies):1number plate:2007Reduced from 800 to nearly 650 by 2017;4number plate:2007Growth from 1,200 to nearly 2,100 by 2017;9number plate:2007Growth from 860 to nearly 1100 by 2017。It can also be seen from the above data,The processing of Hong Kong No. 149 plates has always been an upward growth trend.。

This also shows that the handling of Hong Kong No. 149 plates is still in a hot period.。If there is any need to apply,You can contact me directly。


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