Foreign companies registered in HK in 1948

This page shows the foreign companies with a place of business in HK by year of registration, since records begin in 1946. A change in registration requirements took effect on 31-Aug-1984; it is possible that there were other foreign companies with a place of business in HK before that which were not registered with the Companies Registry.

Note: data on deregistrations are not reliable after 16-Nov-2020, when we started our last complete scan of the registry. On 22-Nov-2020, the registry implemented a new captcha system, preventing further data collection. The limited data available on data.gov.hk (comprising delayed weekly updates) only cover new registrations and name-changes, without stating domicile.

Registration date 
Domicile

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Reg no. Name Registered Left HK Dissolved Domicile
1 F0000243  AETNA INSURANCE COMPANY 1948-12-24 1969-12-31
2 F0000207  ALUMINIUM UNION LIMITED 1948-05-11 1954-12-31
3 F0000237  AMERICAN ASIATIC MEDICAL AND DENTAL SUPPLY CO. INC. 1948-11-16 1950-12-31
4 F0000180  AMERICAN ASIATIC UNDERWRITERS, FEDERAL INC. U.S.A. 1948-02-03 1952-01-01
5 F0000200  AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY S.A. 1948-03-23 1962-02-14
6 F0000214  AMOY CANNING CORPORATION LIMITED 1948-06-08 1949-12-19
7 F0000191  ANGLO-IRANIAN OIL COMPANY (CHINA) LIMITED 1948-02-24 1951-12-31
8 F0000230  ANKER B. HENNINGSEN, FEDERAL INC., U.S.A. 1948-08-25 1965-12-20 United States of America
9 F0000210  BAI FOONG & CO., LTD 1948-05-24 1950-12-31
10 00030821  Bank of Communications Co., Ltd. 1948-07-14 China (People's Republic)
11 F0000224  BETHEL MISSION OF CHINA 1948-08-17 United States of America
12 F0000244  CARRIER INTERNATIONAL LTD. 1948-12-30 1950-12-31
13 F0000212  CATHAY OIL COMPANY, FEDERAL INC., U.S.A. 1948-05-28 1960-12-31
14 F0000184  CHINA AGRICULTURAL INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED (THE) 1948-02-09 1955-12-31
15 F0000199  CHINA PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED 1948-03-23 1954-12-31
16 00049632  China Taiping Insurance Group Ltd. 1948-10-05 China (People's Republic)
17 F0000196  CHINA TEXTILE ENGINEERING CORPORATION LIMITED (THE) 1948-03-05 1948-10-31
18 00156508  COMMERCIAL PRESS, LIMITED (THE) 1948-12-15 China (People's Republic)
19 F0000241  COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES 1948-12-11 2016-08-26 France
20 F0000226  COSMOS TRADING COMPANY, FEDERAL INC., U.S.A. 1948-07-19 1996-07-26 United States of America
21 F0000227  CREDIT FONCIER D'EXTREME-ORIENT 1948-07-21 1960-05-24
22 10329656  DODWELL INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 1948-04-19 2012-07-19 2012-11-20 England & Wales
23 F0000206  EU TONG SEN, LIMITED 1948-05-06 1990-07-04
24 F0000201  FOUR SEAS BANK LIMITED 1948-04-03 1995-05-30
25 F0000192  FREE CHINA CORPORATION 1948-02-24 1972-06-30
26 F0000198  FRIEDER FILMS INCORPORATED 1948-03-22 1948-07-31
27 F0000228  FRIEDER FILMS, HONGKONG, INC 1948-07-29 1955-12-31
28 F0000177  GETZ BROS. & CO. 1948-01-16 1961-07-05
29 F0000229  GOLDEN STAR COMPANY (OF CHINA) 1948-07-31 2009-03-20 United States of America
30 F0000183  HAGEMEYER TRADING COMPANY (MALAYA) LIMITED 1948-02-06 1950-12-31
31 F0000209  HENG CHONG INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED 1948-05-18 1948-08-31 China (People's Republic)
32 F0000219  HONG KONG AND CHINA GAS COMPANY, PLC (THE) 1948-06-21 1982-10-14
33 F0000178  HUEY AN INDUSTRIES CORPORATION, LIMITED 1948-01-17 1950-12-31
34 F0000216  HWA YEE TRADING COMPANY LIMITED 1948-06-09 1952-12-31 China (People's Republic)
35 F0000235  IPEKDJIAN MERCHANDISING CO. 1948-09-24 1950-12-31
36 F0000208  JACOBSON VAN DEN BERG (SINGAPORE) LIMITED 1948-05-15 1951-12-31
37 F0000190  KINCHENG BANKING CORPORATION 1948-02-24 2002-05-31 2002-07-09 China (People's Republic)
38 F0000213  KINGFORD KNITTING & WEAVING MILLS, LIMITED (THE) 1948-06-07 1951-12-31
39 F0000215  L.D. SEYMOUR & COMPANY, INC 1948-06-08 1959-11-03
40 F0000187  MAY & BAKER LIMITED 1948-02-19 1985-01-08
41 F0000193  METHODIST MISSIONARY TRUST ASSOCIATION 1948-02-24 2010-01-08 England & Wales
42 F0000234  MIN SAN TRADING COMPANY. 1948-09-11 1953-12-31
43 F0000239  NAM CHOW COMPANY, LIMITED 1948-11-29 1952-12-31
44 F0000179  OVERSEAS TRADERS LIMITED 1948-01-22 1955-12-31
45 F0000221  P. LAROCHE AND COMPANY 1948-07-06 1950-12-31
46 F0000205  PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS, INC. 1948-04-27 1989-10-19 United States of America
47 F0000186  PHARMACEUTICAL SPECIALITIES (MAY & BAKER), LIMITED 1948-02-19 1949-12-31
48 F0000194  PHILADELPHIA FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY 1948-03-02 1956-07-10
49 F0000231  PROVINCIAL BANK OF FUKIEN (THE) 1948-08-31 1953-12-31
50 F0000202  RANK OVERSEAS FILM DISTRIBUTORS LIMITED 1948-04-06 1970-07-18
51 F0000240  RELIANCE COMMERCIAL ENTERPRISES, INCORPORATED. 1948-12-04 1950-12-31 Philippines
52 F0000195  SINGAPORE CHUNG HWA MEDICAL COMPANY, LIMITED 1948-03-04 1971-09-23
53 F0000238  SOCIETE A.M.E. 1948-11-17 1950-12-31
54 F0000010  SOCIETE D'OXYGENE & D'ACETYLENE D'EXTREME-ORIENT S.A. 1948-02-24 1988-09-14
55 F0000220  SOCIETE FRANCAISE DES CHARBONNAGES DU TONKIN 1948-06-23 1957-10-26
56 F0000203  SOCIETE GENERALE DE SURVEILLANCE S.A. 1948-04-15 1951-12-31
57 00004630  STANDARD CHARTERED BANK 1948-06-23 England & Wales
58 F0000223  STEEL BROTHERS AND COMPANY, LIMITED 1948-07-13 1959-11-11
59 F0000232  TA MEI IMPORT & EXPORT CORPORATION. 1948-09-02 1950-12-31
60 00293863  TAI THONG WINE TRADERS (PRIVATE) LIMITED 1948-02-04 Singapore
61 F0000236  TAK HENG COMPANY PRIVATE LIMITED 1948-10-16 1992-01-20
62 F0000218  TENNANT NEW YORK CHINA CORPORATION 1948-06-14 1952-12-31
63 F0000182  THOMAS COOK OVERSEAS LIMITED 1948-02-05 1981-07-27
64 F0000225  UNION FINANCIERE D'EXTREME ORIENT 1948-07-19 1951-12-31
65 F0000197  VICTORIA INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED (THE) 1948-03-10 1976-09-28
66 F0000185  WALLACE HARPER & COMPANY, FEDERAL INCORPORATED, U.S.A. 1948-02-09 1966-12-21
67 00111182  WAR HING & CO. LIMITED 1948-02-23 Australia
68 F0000233  WILLIAM HUNT AND COMPANY, FEDERAL INC., U.S.A. 1948-09-06 1953-12-31
69 F0000181  WILLIAM JACKS & COMPANY, LIMITED 1948-02-03 1964-04-30
70 F0000211  YIEN YIEH COMMERCIAL BANK LIMITED (THE) 1948-09-04 2002-05-31 2002-07-09 China (People's Republic)

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