Hand-curated structure profiles of 10 companies registered in Hong Kong, the entity type, the registration jurisdiction, ownership and the people on the filings. From Alphabet and Meta to Stripe, OpenAI and Anthropic.
Hong Kong operates a territorial tax system - only profits sourced in Hong Kong are subject to the 16.5% profits tax. A Limited Company can be formed online in 1-2 business days via the Companies Registry's e-Registry service; no local director is required (non-residents can fully own and control HK entities). HKEX remains Asia's second-largest IPO venue after mainland China.
Many China-focused unicorns use a VIE (Variable Interest Entity) structure with a Cayman parent and HK subsidiary controlling mainland operating entities.
The formation guide walks through LLC versus C-Corp, the EIN application, registered agents, franchise tax and BOI reporting.
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