Please contact me (WeChat/Phone: 1304348584) to request information and a quote. Many people go to great lengths to obtain Hong Kong residency, thinking they’ve made it, but little do they know: once they […]

Recently, a seller asked me: “My Hong Kong company has been registered for two years, and I’ve been shipping goods from Shenzhen to the U.S. the whole time—they’ve never passed through Hong Kong. The company just uses a registered office address; I haven’t hired any staff or rented an office. Is this practice actually safe?”

My answer is: It’s not safe. Moreover, in the second half of 2026, there will be a surge in such incidents.

There are only two weeks left until Order No. 837 officially takes effect. This is no longer a topic that can be put off until later. After July 1, the rules will change completely, so you need to do the following before then […]

There is a very common structure in the cross-border business community: registering a company in Hong Kong and then using that Hong Kong company to hold a controlling stake in a company on the mainland.

Historically, the purpose of doing so was clear—to take advantage of tax incentives for foreign-invested enterprises and reap the policy benefits of “fake foreign investment.”

Following the implementation of Order No. 837, the compliance foundation for this approach was completely undermined. Return investments were explicitly brought under the scope of outbound investment regulation, and structures lacking valid ODI procedures will face dual compliance risks in both mainland China and Hong Kong.

If you or your clients are using this architecture, we recommend reading this article carefully. There’s a link to a free assessment at the end of the article—be sure to claim it.

 Recently, a major policy has been reshaping the entire “logic of overseas investment”—State Council Order No. 837 (Regulations on the Administration of Foreign Investment), which will take effect on […]