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Asia/Pacific: Company Formation Procedures
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Asia/Pacific:
Company Formation Procedures
For
each country, the table below shows the nature of the process
required to form the given types of company, with an indication
of comparative difficulty.
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| Country |
Representative Office |
Private Limited Company |
Partnership |
Limited Liability Company |
| China |
A regional process; takes 70-90 days |
A regional process; takes up to six months |
Apparently straightforward; but further
rules are expected, especially for investment partnerships
|
n/a |
| Hong Kong |
Straightforward; lodging of required documents
should take only two weeks |
Two stages: approval of the name and the
actual formation, should only take two weeks |
No formal procedure other than obtaining
a Business Registration Certificate |
n/a |
| Singapore |
Lodgement of documents and issue of e-mail registration
should only take two days |
You must use a professional intermediary, but the
two steps of name approval and formation will only take
two days |
With minimal documentation, formation takes as little
as 30 minutes |
You must use a professional intermediary, but the
two steps of name approval and formation should normally
take only one day |
| Brunei |
Name approval is required and the process is similar
to but simpler than that for a company; 6-8 weeks, probably |
Name approval first, then incorporation; not too many
documents but it still takes 6-8 weeks for a local company;
'offshore' companies are quicker. |
Foreigners probably can't join a local partnership;
'offshore' partnerships may take only a week to form,
by a licensed trust corporation. |
n/a |
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