Hong Kong Company Data – Search, Lite Profile, and Enhanced Profile

Overview

We’ve updated Search, Lite Profile, and Enhanced Profile responses for Hong Kong (HK) with improved data quality and additional fields. Key changes include a structured otherIdentifiers array carrying the Companies Registry number, a registration date, and — for Enhanced — the response now returned in the native V2 schema with a capital summary, structured representatives, previous names, and normalised legal form.

Key points

Search: New otherIdentifiers array (type, value)
Lite Profile: New otherIdentifiers array and registrationDate. Null fields are no longer returned.
Enhanced Profile: Now returned in the native V2 schema. New address type / isoCode, totalCapital, representative nationality / isActive / partial idNumber, otherIdentifiers, structured previousNames, registrationDate, and legalForm (original and normalized). Shareholder categorisation and capital quantity logic are improved.

Search results

A structured otherIdentifiers array carrying the Companies Registry number is now returned. Before:

{
  "data": [
    {
      "id": "HK|MDM2NDUyMTk",
      "companyName": "中國光大控股有限公司",
      "englishName": "CHINA EVERBRIGHT LIMITED",
      "companyNumber": "03645219",
      "registrationAuthority": "Hong Kong Integrated Companies Registry Information System (ICRIS)"
    }
  ]
}

After:

{
  "data": [
    {
      "id": "HK|MDM2NDUyMTk",
      "companyName": "中國光大控股有限公司",
      "englishName": "CHINA EVERBRIGHT LIMITED",
      "companyNumber": "03645219",
      "registrationAuthority": "Integrated Companies Registry Information System (ICRIS)",
      "otherIdentifiers": [
        {
          "type": "HK_CR_CD",
          "value": "0029258"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

Key changes

otherIdentifiers: New array (type, value) carrying the Companies Registry number

Lite profile changes

The Lite Profile response has been improved with additional identifiers, a registration date, and cleaner data formatting. Before:

{
  "data": {
    "companyNumber": "03645219",
    "companyName": "中國光大控股有限公司",
    "englishName": "CHINA EVERBRIGHT LIMITED",
    "foundationDate": {
      "original": "1972-08-25",
      "normalized": "1972-08-25"
    },
    "legalStatus": {
      "original": "Live",
      "normalized": "Active"
    },
    "registrationAuthority": "Hong Kong Integrated Companies Registry Information System (ICRIS)"
  }
}

After:

{
  "data": {
    "companyNumber": "03645219",
    "companyName": "中國光大控股有限公司",
    "englishName": "CHINA EVERBRIGHT LIMITED",
    "otherIdentifiers": [
      {
        "type": "HK_CR_CD",
        "value": "0029258"
      }
    ],
    "foundationDate": {
      "original": "1972-08-25",
      "normalized": "1972-08-25"
    },
    "registrationDate": {
      "original": "1972-08-25",
      "normalized": "1972-08-25"
    },
    "legalStatus": {
      "original": "Live",
      "normalized": "Active"
    },
    "registrationAuthority": "Integrated Companies Registry Information System (ICRIS)"
  }
}

Key changes

New fields

otherIdentifiers: New array (type, value) carrying the Companies Registry number
registrationDate: New — the company’s registration date

Data improvements

Null fields are no longer returned

Enhanced profile changes

On the V2 API, the Hong Kong Enhanced response was previously returned using the V1 schema once the order was ready (retrieved asynchronously via the documents endpoint). It is now returned in the native V2 schema. The before example below is therefore in the V1 schema and the after example is in the V2 schema; the new fields and data improvements are consistent with the V1 Enhanced enhancements.

Before:

{
  "companyProfileField": {
    "addressesField": [
      {
        "addressInOneLineField": "46th Floor, Far East Finance Centre, 16 Harcourt Road, Hong Kong",
        "addressLine1Field": ""
      }
    ],
    "capitalField": [
      {
        "amountField": "9,618,097,000.00",
        "currencyField": "HKD",
        "typeCodeField": "Ordinary shares"
      }
    ],
    "codeField": "03645219",
    "dateField": "Thu, 18 Jun 2026 03:50:25 GMT",
    "foundationDateField": "1972-08-25",
    "legalFormField": "Public company limited by shares",
    "legalStatusField": "Live",
    "nameField": "中國光大控股有限公司",
    "officialField": false,
    "registrationAuthorityField": "Integrated Companies Registry Information System (ICRIS)",
    "registrationNumberField": "03645219",
    "companyNameInEnglishField": "CHINA EVERBRIGHT LIMITED",
   "directorAndShareDetailsField": {
      "directorsField": [
        {
          "directorNumberField": "P632****",
          "titleField": "Director",
          "nameField": "林志軍",
          "address1Field": "Hong Kong"
        },
        {
          "directorNumberField": "E783****",
          "titleField": "Director",
          "nameField": "羅卓堅",
          "address1Field": "Hong Kong"
        },
        {
          "directorNumberField": "",
          "titleField": "Director",
          "nameField": "于法昌",
          "address1Field": "Hong Kong"
        },
        {
          "directorNumberField": "P572****",
          "titleField": "Director",
          "nameField": "黃俊碩",
          "address1Field": "Hong Kong"
        },
        {
          "directorNumberField": "P816****",
          "titleField": "Director",
          "nameField": "楊許丹青",
          "address1Field": "Hong Kong"
        },
        {
          "directorNumberField": "",
          "titleField": "Director",
          "nameField": "尹岩武",
          "address1Field": "Hong Kong"
        },
        {
          "directorNumberField": "",
          "titleField": "Director",
          "nameField": "秦洪元",
          "address1Field": "Hong Kong"
        },
        {
          "directorNumberField": "F469****",
          "titleField": "Director",
          "nameField": "潘劍云",
          "address1Field": "Hong Kong"
        },
        {
          "directorNumberField": "F471****",
          "titleField": "Director",
          "nameField": "林春",
          "address1Field": "Hong Kong"
        },
        {
          "directorNumberField": "M037****",
          "titleField": "Director",
          "nameField": "安雪松",
          "address1Field": "Hong Kong"
        }
      ],
      "shareHoldersField": [
        {
          "nameField": "HKSCC Nominees Limited",
          "addressField": "□ 30/F., Shares are jointly held. Please check if applicable. One Exchange Square, 8 Connaught Place, Central, Hong Kong",
          "percentageField": "49.82",
          "shareCountField": 839567170,
          "shareTypeField": "Ordinary shares",
          "shareholderTypeField": "Person",
          "totalShareCountField": 1685253712,
          "totalShareValueField": -2147483648
        },
        {
          "nameField": "Honorich Holdings Limited",
          "addressField": "□ 37/F., Shares are jointly held. Please add if applicable. Everbright Centre, 108 Gloucester Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong",
          "percentageField": "49.36",
          "shareCountField": 831757207,
          "shareTypeField": "Ordinary shares",
          "shareholderTypeField": "Person",
          "totalShareCountField": 1685253712,
          "totalShareValueField": -2147483648
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "responseCodeField": 100,
  "transactionIdField": "5920731",
  "retrievalLocationField": "********"
}

After:

{
  "data": {
    "addresses": [
      {
        "identifier": "HK-OyP5I21oVtVi68tUCdr9q6qLVmHDglnBWVT5kPnFJZA",
        "type": "Registered Address",
        "fullAddress": "46/F, FAR EAST FINANCE CENTRE 16 HARCOURT ROAD HONG KONG",
        "isoCode": "HK"
      }
    ],
    "capital": [
      {
        "type": "ORDINARY",
        "description": "ORDINARY",
        "classCode": "ORDINARY",
        "classDescription": "ORDINARY",
        "totalNominalValue": 9618096709,
        "currency": "HKD",
        "shareholdings": [
          {
            "percentage": "49.82",
            "count": 839567170,
            "shareholders": {
              "corporations": [
                {
                  "type": "Corporation",
                  "name": "HKSCC NOMINEES LIMITED",
                  "address": {
                    "identifier": "bOZ7weRbUyRMfHBKBwE7Iq2t9M7Vw2ZieFgkjZq-zMM",
                    "fullAddress": "30/F., ONE EXCHANGE SQUARE, 8 CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL, HONG KONG"
                  }
                }
              ]
            }
          },
          {
            "percentage": "49.36",
            "count": 831757207,
            "shareholders": {
              "corporations": [
                {
                  "type": "Corporation",
                  "name": "HONORICH HOLDINGS LIMITED",
                  "address": {
                    "identifier": "5gIMJMUYoi2z8qKKvkC5vB73t9KOUk0fitG8W2KVuzc",
                    "fullAddress": "37/F., EVERBRIGHT CENTRE, 108 GLOUCESTER ROAD, WAN CHAI, HONG KONG"
                  }
                }
              ]
            }
          }
        ]
      }
    ],
    "totalCapital": {
      "totalValue": 9618096709,
      "currency": "HKD"
    },
    "representatives": {
      "individuals": [
        {
          "role": {
            "original": "Director"
          },
          "isActive": true,
          "nationality": "Hong Kong",
          "type": "Person",
          "idNumber": "M037***",
          "name": "AN, XUESONG"
        },
        {
          "role": {
            "original": "Director"
          },
          "isActive": true,
          "nationality": "Hong Kong",
          "type": "Person",
          "idNumber": "E783***",
          "name": "LAW, CHEUK KIN STEPHEN"
        },
        {
          "role": {
            "original": "Director"
          },
          "isActive": true,
          "nationality": "Hong Kong",
          "type": "Person",
          "idNumber": "F471***",
          "name": "LIN, CHUN"
        },
        {
          "role": {
            "original": "Director"
          },
          "isActive": true,
          "nationality": "Hong Kong",
          "type": "Person",
          "idNumber": "P632***",
          "name": "LIN, ZHIJUN"
        },
        {
          "role": {
            "original": "Director"
          },
          "isActive": true,
          "nationality": "Hong Kong",
          "type": "Person",
          "idNumber": "F469***",
          "name": "PAN, JIANYUN"
        },
        {
          "role": {
            "original": "Director"
          },
          "isActive": true,
          "nationality": "中國 CHINA",
          "type": "Person",
          "idNumber": "E9822****",
          "name": "SU, YANG"
        },
        {
          "role": {
            "original": "Director"
          },
          "isActive": true,
          "nationality": "Hong Kong",
          "type": "Person",
          "idNumber": "P572***",
          "name": "WONG, CHUN SEK EDMUND"
        },
        {
          "role": {
            "original": "Director"
          },
          "isActive": true,
          "nationality": "Hong Kong",
          "type": "Person",
          "idNumber": "P816***",
          "name": "YOUNG, XU DANQING"
        }
      ]
    },
    "identifiers": {
      "primaryRegistrationNumber": "03645219",
      "otherIdentifiers": [
        {
          "type": "HK_CR_CD",
          "value": "0029258"
        }
      ]
    },
    "companyName": "中國光大控股有限公司",
    "englishName": "CHINA EVERBRIGHT LIMITED",
    "previousNames": [
      {
        "name": "China Everbright Limited",
        "startDate": {
          "original": "1997-09-19",
          "normalized": "1997-09-19"
        }
      },
      {
        "name": "CHINA EVERBRIGHT-IHD PACIFIC LIMITED, China Everbright Minghui Limited",
        "startDate": {
          "original": "1994-11-01",
          "normalized": "1994-11-01"
        }
      },
      {
        "name": "IHD HOLDINGS LIMITED, Ming Fai Development Co., Ltd.",
        "startDate": {
          "original": "1987-05-19",
          "normalized": "1987-05-19"
        }
      },
      {
        "name": "INTERCONTINENTAL HOUSING DEVELOPMENT LIMITED, Ming Hui Development Co., Ltd.",
        "startDate": {
          "original": "1972-11-25",
          "normalized": "1972-11-25"
        }
      },
      {
        "name": "INTERCONTINENTAL HOUSING DEVELOPMENT LIMITED",
        "startDate": {
          "original": "1972-08-24",
          "normalized": "1972-08-24"
        }
      }
    ],
    "registrationAuthority": "Integrated Companies Registry Information System (ICRIS)",
    "lastUpdated": "2026-06-23T18:27:50+00:00",
    "foundationDate": {
      "original": "1972-08-24",
      "normalized": "1972-08-24"
    },
    "registrationDate": {
      "original": "1972-08-24",
      "normalized": "1972-08-24"
    },
    "status": {
      "original": "Live",
      "normalized": "Active"
    },
    "legalForm": {
      "original": "Public company limited by shares",
      "normalized": "Public Limited Company"
    }
  }
}

Key changes

New fields

Field	Description
`addresses` → `type`, `isoCode`	New — address type and ISO country code
`totalCapital`	New — aggregate capital summary with `totalValue` and `currency`
`representatives` → `nationality`, `isActive`	New — representative nationality and active status
`identifiers` → `otherIdentifiers`	New array (`type`, `value`) carrying the Companies Registry number
`previousNames`	New — structured previous names with `name` and `startDate`
`registrationDate`	New — the company’s registration date
`legalForm`	New — `original` (registry value) and `normalized` legal form

Data improvements

Shareholdings: The shareholder type is now correctly categorised as an individual or a corporation
representatives → idNumber: Now includes a partial idNumber (partially redacted at the registry), and name is now returned in English
Capital quantity: The shareholding count is now only populated when the shareholders’ percentages total 100%; it is omitted otherwise

​Overview

​Key points

​Search results

​Key changes

​Lite profile changes

​Key changes

​New fields

​Data improvements

​Enhanced profile changes

​Key changes

​New fields

​Data improvements

​Additional resources

Overview

Key points

Search results

Key changes

Lite profile changes

Key changes

New fields

Data improvements

Enhanced profile changes

Key changes

New fields

Data improvements

Additional resources