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What documents are required for LEI Registration in Hong Kong? 

The required documentation when obtaining an LEI varies depending on the entity’s country of origin. In Hong Kong, when registering for an LEI, no extra documents are usually required.

The LEI system was created in response to the 2008 Global Financial Crisis and aims to improve transparency in financial data systems. There are several methods of identifying entities across various markets and countries. However, the Global LEI System (GLEIS), will ensure just one standard system available for everyone worldwide


Information required to register an LEI 

One of the key benefits of the Legal Entity Identifier is the verification of the data and annual LEI renewals. This ensures trustworthy, high-quality data. 

The quality of this data means that firms can rely on it to reduce counterparty risk and improve their operational efficiencies.

Level 1 data – Who is who?

The ISO 17442 standard specifies the minimum reference data (Level 1 Data),
that must be supplied for each LEI.

  1. The official name of the legal entity, as recorded in the official registers.
  2. The registered address of that legal entity.
  3. The country of formation.
  4. The codes for the representation of names of countries and their subdivisions.
  5. The date of the first LEI assignment, the date of the last update of the LEI information, and the date of expiry, if applicable.

Level 2 data – Who owns whom?

Parental (Level 2) data answers the question of ‘who owns whom’. It aims to identify mother-daughter relationships among corporate structures.

Only entities whose parent or ultimate parent consolidates the financial accounts of the daughter entity can report parental (Level 2) data. Mere ownership of the daughter entity does not yet meet the Level 2 reporting criteria for the daughter entity.

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What documents are required for LEI Registration in Hong Kong? 

The required documentation when obtaining an LEI varies depending on the entity’s country of origin. All the provided information in the LEI registration application will be matched to a local business registry by a Local Operating Unit (LOU). In certain areas, the business registries obtain more information than others. When the data needed to be matched is missing, your LEI service provider will contact you to request additional documents. 

For example, some registries list the entity’s authorized persons, whereas that information might not be available in other registries. Since confirming whether the entity’s application is coming from an authorized person is necessary, you’ll need to provide additional empowerment documents. 

Hong Kong’s local business registries provide a good overview of the local entities’ data. Therefore, if you’re applying for an LEI in Hong Kong, no additional documents are usually required.


LEI Register – number one Registration Agent worldwide

LEI Register is an official Registration Agent – we have been helping legal entities apply for new LEI codes or transfer and renew existing LEI codes since early 2018. We have successfully pursued our goal of making the LEI registration process simple, automated, fast, and affordable. At LEI Register, we keep our profit margins low and believe in building long-term business relationships.

LEI Register has built a loyal customer base by offering the lowest prices on the market, whilst keeping active seven days a week customer support in a local language in 35 countries.  

We process your registration data in cooperation with our GLEIF-accredited partner, LOU Ubisecure Oy (RapidLEI).

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