香港公司注銷方式Hong Kong Company Cancellation
撤銷注冊(cè)、剔除注冊(cè)與清盤,三者的結(jié)果都是把公司解散。
清盤過程包括結(jié)算公司帳目及變賣公司資產(chǎn),以便把凈資產(chǎn)分配予公司成員和將公司解散。有關(guān)程序載于《公司(清盤及雜項(xiàng)條文)條例》(第32章)第V部。
不營(yíng)運(yùn)但有償債能力兼且符合有關(guān)條件的公司(參閱問1及2),可依據(jù)《公司條例》第750條藉申請(qǐng)撤銷注冊(cè)而將公司解散。以解散不營(yíng)運(yùn)但有償債能力的公司來說,撤銷注冊(cè)是比較簡(jiǎn)單、廉宜和快捷的程序。
至于剔除注冊(cè),公司注冊(cè)處處長(zhǎng)如有合理因由相信某公司并非正在營(yíng)運(yùn)或經(jīng)營(yíng)業(yè)務(wù),則處長(zhǎng)可以依據(jù)《公司條例》第15部第1分部,把公司的名稱從公司登記冊(cè)剔除。當(dāng)公司的名稱從公司登記冊(cè)剔除,公司便告解散。剔除注冊(cè)是法例授予處長(zhǎng)的權(quán)力,公司不可申請(qǐng)?zhí)蕹?cè)。
Deregistration, striking off and winding up, all of them will result in the dissolution of a company.
Winding up is the process of settling the accounts and liquidating the assets of a company for the purpose of making distribution of the net assets to members and dissolving the company. The procedures are laid down in Part V of the Companies (Winding Up and Miscellaneous Provisions)Ordinance(Cap. 32).
A defunct solvent company which meets the required conditions (see Q1 and 2) may be dissolved by applying for deregistration under section 750 of the Companies Ordinance. Deregistration is a relatively simple, inexpensive and quick procedure for dissolving defunct solvent companies.
As for striking off, the Registrar of Companies may strike the name of a company off the Companies Register under Division 1 of Part 15 of the Companies Ordinance where the Registrar has reasonable cause to believe that the company is not in operation or carrying on business.The company shall be dissolved when its name is struck off the Companies Register. Striking off is a statutory power conferred on the Registrar, a company cannot apply for striking off.
