Societies Registration

Licences / Permits

Tel. No.

2860 7743 (New Application)

 

2860 3572 (Registered Societies or Change of Particulars)

Faxline:

2200 4327

Email:

Location:
12/F, Arsenal House, Police Headquarters, 1 Arsenal Street, Wan Chai, Hong Kong (MTR Admiralty Station Exit D / Wan Chai Station Exit C)

A local society or its branch shall apply in the specified form to the Societies Officer for registration or exemption from registration within 1 month of its establishment or deemed establishment under section 2(2B) or 4 of the Societies Ordinance.

Where a society or its branch which has been registered or exempted from registration changes its name, objects, office-bearers or principal place of business or closes a branch which is registered or exempted from registration, the society shall within 1 month from such change, inform the Societies Officer in writing of such change.

Society Registration
Application for Registration of a Society / by a Society for Exemption from Registration
(Download PDF Application Form) (Notes for Applicants) (Online Application)
Application for Changes of Particulars of Registered and Exempted Societies
(Download PDF Application Form) (Notes for Applicants) (Online Application)
Frequently Asked Questions for Registration of a Society
Society List
List of all societies and branches registered or exempted from registration