Now with this responsive web design, you can easily change the text size to fit your eyesight needs.
Shortcut If you browse on Companies Registry (CR) Homepage on a desktop computer, a modern web browser will allow you to hold down the Ctrl key (Command key on a Macintosh) and press the + or - key to increase or decrease the text size, and 0 to go back to the default size.
On a smartphone or a tablet, you can simply pinch open on the screen to zoom in (i.e. to enlarge) and pinch close to zoom out (i.e. to reduce) everything.
Menu You may also change the text size from the menu. Choose from the following web browsers for specific instructions:
Chrome On the Page menu, select Zoom, then Larger.
Firefox On the View menu, select Zoom, then Zoom In. Or you may click on the Menu icon and select + or - to make the text size bigger or smaller.
Internet Explorer / Edge On the View menu, select Text Size, then Largest. Or you may click on the IE Settings icon, select Zoom, then choose a percentage or click Zoom In.
Opera On the View menu, select Zoom. Then choose a percentage.
Safari On the View menu, select Make Text Bigger.
Endorsement Disclaimer CR does not endorse specific web browsers or recommend one browser over another. While some popular browsers are included here, mention of a specific browser does not imply any endorsement or recommendation.
A licence granted by the Licensing Court under the Money Lenders Ordinance, Chapter 163 of the Laws of Hong Kong ("MLO"), is subject to such conditions as the Licensing Court may impose. A licensee must abide by the conditions imposed on the licence.
On the grant or renewal of a money lenders licence with effect from 4 March 2025, a Revised Licensing Condition is imposed on money lenders licences. Please refer to the following documents for a proforma of the licensing conditions:
Money Lenders Licence - Licensing Conditions from 4 March 2025 (Full version with 15 licensing conditions)
You may click here for the previous versions of the licensing conditions.
Please refer to the following Guidelines for compliance with the licensing conditions:
Guideline - Licensing Conditions
The following two Guidelines on Licensing Conditions are identical except for the wording of Licensing Condition 14.
Guidelines on Licensing Conditions of Money Lenders Licence (March 2025) [effective from 3 March 2025](Applicable to money lenders licence granted before 3 March 2025)
Guidelines on Licensing Conditions of Money Lenders Licence (March 2025) [effective from 3 March 2025] (Applicable to money lenders licence granted on or after 3 March 2025)
[Please also refer to the Supplementary Information on the Guideline on Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Financing of Terrorism (For Licensed Money Lenders) (March 2025)]
For enquiries on the licensing conditions and the Guidelines, please call the Money Lenders Section at 2867 2632.
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