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Account Opening Guide for Hong Kong Incorporated Companies

The documents required to open an Aspire account depend upon the complexity of your organisation.

Mandatory Documents/ Information

Please have the following documents on hand and ready to be uploaded.

  1. Business Registration Document (BRO)
    The most up-to-date version of the BRO document.
  2. Certificate of Incorporation
  3. Constitution/Memorandum & Articles
    This applies to all businesses, except Partnerships and Sole Proprietorships, to verify that the Constitution allows you to open an account on behalf of the company.
  4. NAR1 or NNC1 Document
  5. Letter of Authorization (Non-Director)
    The letter of authorization is required for all accounts where the user is a non-director. The letter is a signed document by any director in the company authorizing that the respective user can open the account.
  6. ID of User
    Accepted IDs are National IDs or Passports. The picture must be clear and in colour. Driving licenses are not accepted.
  7. Proof of address of User
    Proof of Address is required if the submitted ID does not show your address. Accepted documents should be any legal documents issued by a third party: utility bills, phone bills, bank statements, rental agreements, or contracts.
  8. ID of any registered director
    Accepted IDs are National IDs or Passports. The picture must be clear and in colour. Driving licenses are not accepted. Kindly submit your passport/ID in .jpg, .jpeg, or .png format.
  9. Full Name, Country of Residence, Nationality, Date Of Birth (All Directors)
    We require the following information of all registered directors of the business:
    1. Full Name
    2. Country of residence
    3. Date of birth
    4. Nationality 
  10. Name, Country of Residence, Nationality and IDs of the Majority Shareholder (If >=25%)
    This applies to businesses with individual shareholders that hold >=25% of shares in your business.
  11. Name of Corporate Shareholder (If >=25%)
    This applies to businesses with corporate shareholders that hold >=25% of shares in your business.
  12. Chart of Shareholder Structure (If >=25%)

Note:

  • All submitted documents must be in picture format (jpg or png) or digital documents. Scans are not accepted
  • We may also ask additional questions depending on your company structure/industry.

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