09/09/2026
The Companies Registry has enabled e-Filing of the Annual Return (Form NAR1) and Notice of Change of Registered Office Address (Form NR1) via iAM Smart+, effective 17 August — no separate CR e-Services account required.
Every private company in Hong Kong files an NAR1 annually, so this affects every business owner reading this. The form itself is simple; what actually determines whether a filing goes smoothly is what's behind it — a Significant Controllers Register that's current, registered particulars that match what's on file, and a return that's submitted correctly before the deadline (penalties for missing it start immediately).
We handle Annual Return filing end-to-end for our company secretarial clients, so the details are checked before anything's submitted — not after.
Source: Companies Registry (cr.gov.hk), announced 3 Aug 2026, effective 17 Aug 2026.