Remote onboarding
HKMA’s frameworks cover individual and corporate customers. They do not make every applicant eligible or guarantee approval.
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Client voices
Clients who have stayed with us for years.
Travis Perkins
David Finch BA ACMA CMIIA CAMA
Director of Group Business Risk & Assurance, Travis Perkins PLC
With Hongda since 2008
Travis Perkins PLC (a leading builders merchant in the UK) has been using Hongda Business Services since 2008 for accounting and professional services. Throughout this time, we have found the team at Hongda to be very helpful and professional in their dealings with us. We look forward to working with the company in the future.
Sound United
Jack Peng
Vice President, Asia Pacific, Sound United
With Hongda since 2013
Sound United (a leading designer and manufacturer of consumer audio products in the US) has been using Hongda Business Services since 2013. Moving one’s operations to China is not a small task, but Hongda’s expert services helped us set up a company and deal with tax issues so we could get on with growing our business in no time at all, and that’s why we continue to use them today.
Tulip Pacific Ltd.
Erik de Waard
Director, Tulip Pacific Ltd.
With Hongda since 2012
Tulip Pacific Ltd. (Business planning and interim financial management services) has been using Hongda Business Services since 2012. Hongda has helped us set up legal entities in China/HK and takes care of our annual company audits. They are the most efficient business service provider I have worked with to-date, and their professional advice has helped me better advise my own clients and provide greater value to my overall business.
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Your team
The people you will work with.
Meet the three chief consultants at Hongda, including founder Angel Ho and co-founder Bobby Lee.
Angel Ho
Chief Consultant, CEO
Founder of Hongda in 2007. Holds Chinese Tax Agent, IPA (Australia) and IFA (UK) certificates. Provides one-stop services covering market access, company establishment, financial settlement, financial and tax consultation, and human resources management.
Bobby Lee
Chief Consultant
Co-founder of Hongda. Many years of corporate legal consultancy and involvement in managing client enterprises. Familiar with tax, personnel and project management work across Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau. Excellent English communication skills.
Strong Song
Chief Consultant
24 years in enterprise management, business development, and financial and tax compliance. Has provided financial and tax advisory services for hundreds of companies. In-depth learning and practical experience in IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards), Generally Accepted Auditing Standards and International Taxation.
FAQ
Hong Kong Bank Account FAQs
Answers based on official sources, including Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) guidance, checked in October 2026.
Ask your questionCan non-residents open a Hong Kong bank account?
Each bank applies risk-based customer due diligence, and requirements vary by bank, product and applicant. HKMA maintains remote-onboarding frameworks for individual and corporate customers, but these frameworks do not make every applicant eligible or guarantee approval.
Can a tourist-visa holder open an account?
The bank applies risk-based customer due diligence, and requirements vary by bank, product and applicant. Information requests should be proportionate and relevant to the applicant’s risk assessment.
Must all directors attend account opening?
HKMA guidance says a bank should not impose a blanket requirement that all directors and beneficial owners of an overseas company attend account opening.
Must the company have an office in Hong Kong?
HKMA guidance says a bank should not treat a Hong Kong office as a universal prerequisite for an overseas company’s account application.
How long does account opening take?
HKMA guidance says simple cases with sufficient information can be completed within several days. There is no uniform timeframe for all cases.
Can a bank reject an application without review?
HKMA guidance says a bank should not reject an account-opening application upfront without conducting customer due diligence. A completed assessment may still end in rejection.
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