### Companies Ordinance 《公司條例》

653S. Circumstances where notice under section 653P not required
An applicable company is not required to comply with section 653P with respect to a significant controller of the company if—
(a) for a registrable person of the company—
(i) the company has already been informed of the person’s status as such; and
(ii) all the required particulars of the person have been provided to the company by the person or with the person’s knowledge; and
(b) for a registrable legal entity of the company—
(i) the company has already been informed of the entity’s status as such; and
(ii) all the required particulars of the entity have been provided to the company.

653T. Company’s duty to keep information up-to-date
(1) This section applies to an applicable company if the company knows, or has reasonable cause to believe, that there is a registrable change with respect to a person, the details of which are required to be contained in the significant controllers register of the company.
(2) The company must give a notice, in accordance with section 653U, to the person to whom the registrable change relates within 7 days after the first of the following to happen—
(a) the registrable change first comes to the notice of the company;
(b) the company first has reasonable cause to believe that the change has occurred.
(3) If subsection (2) is contravened, the company, and every responsible person of the company, commit an offence, and each is liable to a fine at level 4.

Note—
See also section 653V which provides for the circumstances under which an applicable company is not required to comply with this section.

653U. Notice under section 653T
(1) A notice given under section 653T by an applicable company must be in writing and must—
(a) require the addressee of the notice to confirm whether or not there is a registrable change with respect to the addressee; and
(b) state that if the addressee confirms that there is such a change, the addressee is required to—
(i) inform the company of the date on which the change occurs;
(ii) confirm or correct any particulars—
(A) that are required to be contained in the significant controllers register of the company for the addressee; and
(B) that are included in the notice; and
(iii) provide any particulars—
(A) that are required to be contained in the register for the addressee; and
(B) that are missing from the notice.
(2) The notice must also state that the addressee must comply with the requirements made under this section within 1 month from the date of the notice.

### Companies Ordinance 《公司條例》

653V. Circumstances where notice under section 653T not required
(1) An applicable company is not required to comply with section 653T in relation to a registrable change with respect to a natural person or specified entity if—
(a) the company has already been informed of the change; and
(b) the information has been provided to the company by the person or entity, or with the person’s or entity’s knowledge.
(2) An applicable company is not required to comply with section 653T in relation to a registrable change with respect to a legal entity if the company has already been informed of the change.

653W. Right to inspect and request copy of register
(1) A person whose name is entered in the significant controllers register of an applicable company as a significant controller of the company is entitled, on request made in the prescribed manner and without charge, to inspect the register in accordance with regulations made under section 657.
(2) A person mentioned in subsection (1) is entitled, on request and on payment of a prescribed fee, to be provided with a copy of the register, or a part of it, in accordance with regulations made under section 657.

Note—
For the duties of a company regarding the inspection and provision of copies of its company records, and the power of the Court to make an order relating to the inspection and provision of copies of such records—see regulations made under section 657.

653X. Register be available for inspection etc. by law enforcement officer
(1) An applicable company must, on demand made by an officer of the Companies Registry for the purpose of ascertaining whether this Division is or has been complied with, or on demand made by any other law enforcement officer for the purpose of the officer’s performance under the law of Hong Kong of a specified function, act as follows—
(a) at any reasonable time make its significant controllers register available for inspection by the officer at the place at which the register is kept; and
(b) permit the officer to make a copy of the register, or a part of it, in the course of inspection.
(2) If subsection (1)(a) or (b) is contravened, the company, and every responsible person of the company, commit an offence, and each is liable to a fine at level 4.

### Companies Ordinance 《公司條例》

653Y. Court order relating to inspection of register
(1) This section applies if section 653X(1)(a) is contravened in relation to a demand made by a law enforcement officer under section 653X(1).
(2) The Court may, on application by the law enforcement officer, order the applicable company concerned to permit the officer to inspect the company’s significant controllers register.
(3) An order made under subsection (2) may—
(a) direct the company to permit the officer to inspect the register—
(i) immediately after the order is made; or
(ii) from the time specified in the order; and
(b) specify the duration and manner of the inspection.
(4) Subsection (5) applies if—
(a) the register is kept at the office of a person other than the company; and
(b) section 653X(1)(a) is contravened because of a default of the person.
(5) The power of the Court under subsection (2) extends to the making of an order against the person mentioned in subsection (4) and the person’s officers and employees.

653Z. Court order relating to making copy of register
(1) This section applies if section 653X(1)(b) is contravened in relation to a demand made by a law enforcement officer under section 653X(1).
(2) The Court may, on application by the law enforcement officer, order the applicable company concerned to permit the officer to make a copy of the company’s significant controllers register, or a part of it, in the course of inspection.
(3) An order made under subsection (2) may also specify the time, duration and manner of inspection, including the circumstances in which and the extent to which the copying of information is permitted in the course of inspection.
(4) Subsection (5) applies if—
(a) the register is kept at the office of a person other than the company; and
(b) section 653X(1)(b) is contravened because of a default of the person.
(5) The power of the Court under subsection (2) extends to the making of an order against the person mentioned in subsection (4) and the person’s officers and employees.