Registry for Trust and Company Service Providers
Unit 1208, 12/F, One Kowloon, 1 Wang Yuen Street, Kowloon Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong

Personal Information Collection Statement ("PICS")

Purpose of Collection
1. Personal data provided to the Registrar of Companies ("the Registrar") pursuant to the requirements of the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing Ordinance (Chapter 615) ("the AMLO") will be used by the Registrar for one or more of the following purposes:
  1. to process applications for licences for Trust or Company Service Providers ("TCSPs") or their renewals under the AMLO;
  2. to process applications for approvals to become an ultimate owner / a partner / a director of a TCSP licensee or notifications of changes in particulars under the AMLO;
  3. to administer the AMLO;
  4. to enforce relevant provisions of the AMLO (including relevant conditions of TCSP licences);
  5. to maintain a register of TCSP licensees ("the Register") containing the name of every licensee and its business address for public inspection;
  6. to provide a certified copy of an entry in/an extract from the Register or a certificate issued by the Registrar under the AMLO to any person subject to payment of a fee; and
  7. to disclose to the public the material facts of cases in which the Registrar exercised disciplinary powers under the AMLO.
2. Provision of the required personal data to the Registrar is obligatory for compliance with the AMLO. The Companies Registry will not be able to process the relevant applications/notifications if the required personal data are not provided.

    Classes of Transferees
    3.
    1. Certain personal data collected will be disclosed in the Register for public inspection.
    2. The personal data you provide may be disclosed to government bureaux/departments, regulatory authorities/bodies or any other persons under sections 76C, 76D and 76F of the AMLO; or where such disclosure is authorized or required by law.

    Notice
    4. The provisions of the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (Chapter 486) ("the PDPO") apply to the use of personal data obtained from the Register. Any person who uses personal data for any purpose other than the purposes stated in the PICS or in contravention of the requirements under the PDPO is liable to pay compensation and may be subject to enforcement action under the PDPO.
    5. Individuals have a right to request access to and correction of his/her personal data held in the Register maintained by the Registrar pursuant to sections 18 and 22 of the PDPO. Any such request for access to and correction of such personal data may be made to the Registry for Trust and Company Service Providers at:
    Unit 1208, 12th Floor, One Kowloon
    1 Wang Yuen Street, Kowloon Bay
    Kowloon, Hong Kong