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BDO's global organisation extends across 166 countries and territories, with over 115,600 professionals working in more than 1,770 offices – and they are all working towards one goal: to provide our clients with exceptional services.

Since our establishment in 1981, BDO Hong Kong has committed ourselves to facilitating the growth of businesses by advising the people behind them. As part of the international BDO network, we combine international expertise with the region's best-available business and advisory services. By acting locally while thinking globally, we continue to provide truly customised services to local enterprises and multinational corporations alike.

BDO has 60 directors and 1,000 staff in Hong Kong. Together, we bring the highest level of business acumen and knowledge to address the issues our clients consider to be priorities. We adopt a responsible, flexible and personalised approach to client service, while adhering to a service philosophy of extensive partner involvement.

Our professionals are well-versed in all accounting and auditing standards, tax and investment regulations prevailing in Hong Kong, Mainland China as well as other major countries. We conform to the highest international standards in a full range of professional services including:

• Assurance Services
• Private Client Services
• Risk Advisory Services
• Specialist Advisory Services
• Tax Services

Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited (“BOCHK”) is one of the leading commercial banking groups in Hong Kong and committed to promoting sustainable and high-quality development. We continue to increase local market penetration, capture business opportunities in the Greater Bay Area and actively expand our business development in Southeast Asia. Adhering to our customer-centric philosophy, we explore every possibility to meet customers’ needs. We elevate customer experience with new technology and strive to make green and sustainable development a reality. We provide customers with comprehensive, professional and high-quality services, connecting them with opportunities to achieve more.

As one of the three note-issuing banks and the sole clearing bank for Renminbi (“RMB”) business in Hong Kong, BOCHK has strong market positions in all major businesses. Our strong RMB franchise has made us the first choice for customers in RMB business. Leveraging Hong Kong’s most extensive branch network and diversified service platforms, as well as efficient e-channels such as internet and mobile banking services, we offer a comprehensive range of financial, investment and wealth management services to personal, corporate and institutional customers.

We are actively expanding our business in the Southeast Asian region. With our branches and subsidiaries in Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Cambodia, Vietnam, the Philippines, Laos, Brunei and Myanmar, we support customers in the region with professional and high-quality financial services. Through close cooperation with our parent bank BOC, we provide a full range of high-quality cross-border services to multinationals, cross-border customers, mainland enterprises going global, central banks and super-sovereign organisations.

As a leading commercial and regional bank with deep roots in Hong Kong for over 100 years, BOCHK is committed to “serving where our roots are”, undertaking our corporate social responsibilities and delivering greater value for our stakeholders and the community.

BOC Hong Kong (Holdings) Limited, the holding company of BOCHK, is one of the largest listed companies on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong. Its stock codes are “2388” (HKD counter) and “82388” (RMB counter), and its ADR OTC Symbol is “BHKLY”.

The Companies Registry (“the Registry”) is responsible for administering and enforcing the provisions of the Companies Ordinance and related legislation. Its primary functions include the registration of local and non-Hong Kong companies (i.e. companies incorporated outside Hong Kong which have established a place of business in Hong Kong); the registration of statutory returns and documents required by the various ordinances administered by the Registry; the provision of services for members of the public to inspect and obtain information on companies and other entities held on the various statutory registers; the deregistration of defunct solvent companies; and advising the Government on policy, regulatory and legislative issues regarding company law, related legislation and corporate governance. The Registry also processes applications relating to money lender licences and maintains a register of money lenders for public inspection. Since March 1, 2018, the Registry has acted as the licensing authority for trust and company service providers.

The Registry provides a wide range of electronic services, such as company incorporation, submission of documents and company search services around the clock. To keep pace with rapid technological trends and advances, the Registry launched the revamped Integrated Companies Registry Information System together with the e-Services Portal (www.e-services.cr.gov.hk) on 27 December 2023. The e-Services Portal is a new single integrated online platform for all electronic services of the Registry facilitating registered users to access different electronic services by a single logon, which enhances customer experience. With responsive design, registered users can access the e-Services Portal with desktop and mobile hand-held devices with different screen sizes.

Computershare (ASX: CPU) is a global market leader in transfer agency and share registration, employee equity plans, proxy solicitation and stakeholder communications. We also specialise in corporate trust, mortgage servicing and a range of other diversified financial and governance services.

Founded in 1978, Computershare is renowned for its expertise in high integrity data management, high volume transaction processing and reconciliations, payments and stakeholder engagement. Many of the world’s leading organisations use us to streamline and maximise the value of relationships with their investors, employees, creditors and customers.

Computershare is represented in all major financial markets and has over 12,000 employees worldwide.

Nasdaq (NASDAQ: NDAQ) Corporate Solutions provides purpose-built solutions to thousands of organisations globally covering 65% of Fortune 500s and over 50% Hang Seng Index companies empowering Sustainability, Finance, Governance and Investor Relations teams across all industries.

Through our combination of best-in-class Investor Relations, Governance and ESG software and advisory offerings, Nasdaq is well positioned to meet the evolving needs of corporates by enhancing board efficiency, attracting investors, reducing cost of capital, all while driving towards a more sustainable world.

The PCPD is an independent body set up to oversee the implementation of and compliance with the provisions of the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (PDPO). The PCPD strives to ensure the protection of the privacy of individuals in relation to personal data through monitoring and supervising compliance with the PDPO, enforcing its provisions and promoting the culture of protecting and respecting personal data.

The PCPD advocates that organisations should develop their own Personal Data Privacy Management Programme and appoint a Data Protection Officer. Organisations should embrace personal data protection as part of their corporate policies and culture and implement it as a business imperative throughout the organisations, so as to gain the trust of their customers and other stakeholders and enhance their competitive edge.

Organisations may refer to the Best Practice Guide on Privacy Management Programme issued by the PCPD to devise a comprehensive Personal Data Privacy Management Programme.

The CLP Group is one of the largest investor-owned power businesses in Asia Pacific with investments across Hong Kong, Mainland China, Australia, India, Taiwan Region and Thailand. Hong Kong-listed CLP Holdings Limited is the holding company for the CLP Group, which has a diversified portfolio of generating assets that uses a wide range of fuels including coal, gas, nuclear and renewable sources.

Through CLP Power Hong Kong Limited, the Group operates a vertically integrated electricity supply business that provides a highly reliable supply of electricity to 80% of Hong Kong’s population. The CLP Group is one of the largest external investors in the energy sector in Mainland China, with a focus on low-carbon energy. In Australia, the Group’s wholly owned subsidiary EnergyAustralia is a leading integrated energy company, providing gas and electricity to more than 2.4 million households and businesses. Apraava Energy, in which CLP has a 50% interest, is one of India’s biggest renewable energy producers with operations in power generation and transmission.

CLP Holdings is included in the Global Dow – a 150-stock index of the world’s leading blue-chip companies, in addition to sustainability-focused indices including the Dow Jones Sustainability Asia Pacific Index (DJSI Asia Pacific), the Hang Seng Corporate Sustainability Index Series and the FTSE4Good Index series.