Specified Forms

The Registrar of Companies has specified 11 forms for the purposes of the limited partnership funds under the Limited Partnership Fund Ordinance (Chapter 637).

A CD-ROM containing a full set of the new forms (HK$30 each) and hard copies of individual forms (HK$4 or HK$7 each) are also available for purchase at the Information Counter on the 14th floor of the Queensway Government Offices, 66 Queensway, Hong Kong. Please refer to the “Price List of Specified Forms of Limited Partnership Funds” (Hard Copies / CD-ROM) and Information Note on "How to Obtain Specified Forms (Limited Partnership Funds)" for details.

Important Note:

• Personal data collected by the Registrar of Companies (“the Registrar”) in the forms delivered to the Registrar will be used for the purposes set out in the Personal Information Collection Statement.

• All bilingual forms should be completed consistently either in English or in Chinese. For forms in either English or Chinese, please complete all items in the same language of the form. Traditional Chinese characters should be used if the form is completed in Chinese.

• Specified forms must be delivered in complete format including all pages of inapplicable items (except the Notes for Completion and unused continuation sheets).

• If the required fee is paid by cheque, the cheque should be crossed and made payable to 'Companies Registry'. Please do not send cash.

Limited Partnership Fund Ordinance (Cap. 637)

Purpose of Collection

1. Personal data provided to the Registrar of Companies (“the Registrar”) pursuant to any requirement of the Limited Partnership Fund Ordinance (Cap. 637) will be used by the Registrar for one or more of the following purposes:

   1. to administer the Limited Partnership Fund Ordinance (Cap. 637) ;

   2. to enforce relevant provisions of the Limited Partnership Fund Ordinance (Cap. 637) ;

   3. to make available for public inspection the LPF Register (containing personal data), so as to enable any member of the public to ascertain, in relation to a limited partnership fund -

      1. whether the member of the public is dealing with -
         1. the general partner in the fund;
         2. the authorized representative of the fund (if any); or
         3. the investment manager of the fund,
         
         

         in relation to the administration of the fund or its property; and

      2. the particulars of –
         1. the fund;
         2. the general partner in the fund;
         3. the authorized representative of the fund (if any);
         4. the investment manager of the fund;
         5. a former general partner in the fund (if any);
         6. a former authorized representative of the fund (if any); or
         7. a former investment manager of the fund (if any);
      and

   4. to provide copies of any documents containing such personal data to any person subject to payment of a fee.

Classes of Transferees

2. The personal data collected will be available in the LPF Register for public inspection subject to any restriction in law.

Notice

1. The provisions of the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance, (Cap. 486) ("PDPO") apply to the use of personal data obtained from the Companies Registry's public registers.  Any person who uses personal data for any purpose other than the purposes stated in the PICS or in contravention of the requirements under the PDPO is liable to pay compensation and may be subject to enforcement action under the PDPO.
2. Individuals have a right to request access to and correction of his/her personal data held in the public registers maintained by the Companies Registry pursuant to sections 18 and 22 of the PDPO. Any such request for access to and correction of such personal data may be made to any officer acting for or on behalf of the Registrar at the Companies Registry, 15th Floor, Queensway Government Offices, 66 Queensway, Hong Kong.