You can change the registered office address at any time. 

If your business address has changed, you should notify the Business Registration Office in writing within 1 month of the change. In your notification, you should state your business registration number, business name, old and new business address and the date of change. Alternatively, you may furnish the details on the form IRC 3111A. You may be required to provide address proof like copy of tenancy agreement or recent utility bill for verification.

You must also notify Hong Kong Companies Registry within 15 days. Failure to do so is an offense, and every responsible person of the Hong Kong company can be liable for a late fee of HK$1,000 per day.

Most International Companies and Government Departments are located in Hong Kong Island. Central, Admiralty, Wan Chai, and Sheung Wan are the Central Business Districts. These areas are the most prestigious, convenient and most expensive reaching over HK$200 per square foot in 2019.

You can also choose district some stations from the central area, but this will give your company entirely another image.

If you target local clients, you may as well consider office space in the Kowloon area. Tsim Sha Tsui, Mongkok is also one of the busiest districts in Hong Kong, and it is an ideal place to rent an office.

New Territories of Hong Kong are mostly used for a back office purpose.  Rent here is cheaper and office sizes larger. However, it will not be easy to employ good staff here who can speak fluent English, as this is rather poor and uneducated area. Also your client will value such location.

The Hong Kong Government usually sends four letters to a Hong Kong limited company per year: 

• The Statistics Department.
• Three letters from the Inland Revenue Department. 

All of these letters have a timeframe to reply, and a late fee will incur if one does not respond before the deadline. Hence, it is essential to appoint a reliable and licensed Trust or Company Service Provider (TCSP) to register your business office address in Hong Kong.

Therefore, it is very important to have your address in a place where you can confidently receive these messages without loss.

Correspondence Address Service usually includes:

• Collecting government, banks and commercial letters on behalf of the company.
• Notifying clients and forwarding them copies of such letters.

• Notify clients and forward parcels in time after collecting on behalf of the company.

It is also possible to use a  co-working platforms with A-grade business infrastructure equivalent to large multinational corporations, work with like-minded talents of startups, and manage your expenses by their fair use and pay-as-you-go system. This is a more expensive option rather than Registered Office Address, but you can have it as an option.

Virtual Office Service means providing a local telephone number with receptionist handling and local collect fax.  Any call to your company for a local Hong Kong number will be answered and you will be notified accordingly.