香港公司法术语中英文对应

上市公司 (listed company)指有股份在认可证券市场上市的公司；

《上市规则》 (listing rules)指认可交易所根据《证券及期货条例》(第571章)第23条订立的、管限证券在该交易所营办的证券市场上市事宜的规章；

公司 (company)指 ——

(a)根据本条例组成及注册的公司；或

(b)原有公司；

《公司名称索引》 (Index of Company Names)指根据第30条备存的名称索引；

公司秘书 (company secretary)包括担任公司秘书职位的人(不论该人是以何职称担任该职位)；

公司登记册 (Companies Register)指根据第27条备存的纪录；

公司集团 (group of companies)指2间或多于2间的法人团体，而其中一间是余者的控权公司；

分担人 (contributory)就公司而言，指负有法律责任在该公司清盘时作出付款作为该公司资产的人；

文件 (document)包括 ——

(a)传票、通知、命令及任何其他法律程序文件；及

(b)登记册；

可赎回股份 (redeemable shares)指须按或可按公司或股东的选择而赎回的股份；

生效日期 (commencement date)就本条例任何条文而言，指该条文开始实施的日期；

成员 (member)就公司而言，指 ——

(a)该公司的创办成员；或

(b)同意成为该公司成员的人，而该人的姓名或名称是以成员身分记入该公司的成员登记册的；

有联系公司 (associated company)就法人团体而言，指 ——

(a)该法人团体的附属公司；

(b)该法人团体的控权公司；或

(c)上述控权公司的附属公司；

局长 (Secretary)指财经事务及库务局局长；

身分证 (identity card)指根据《人事登记条例》(第177章)发出的身分证；

法人团体 (body corporate) ——

(a)包括 ——

(i)公司；及

(ii)在香港以外地方成立为法团的公司；但

(b)不包括单一法团；

法院 (court)指香港特别行政区具司法管辖权的法院，并包括裁判官；

股份 (share) ——

(a)指公司股本中的股份；及

(b)(如公司的任何股份被转换为股额)包括股额；

股份权证 (share warrant)指符合以下说明的权证 ——

(a)述明其持有人拥有该权证指明的股份；及

(b)使该等股份可藉交付该权证而转让；

非上市公司 (unlisted company)指没有任何股份在认可证券市场上市的公司；

非香港公司 (non-Hong Kong company)指在香港以外地方成立为法团并符合以下说明的公司 ——

(a)在第16部的生效日期当日或之后，在香港设立营业地点；或

(b)在该生效日期前，已在香港设立营业地点，并在该生效日期继续在香港设有营业地点；

《前身条例》 (predecessor Ordinance)指在附表9第2条的生效日期＃前不时有效的《公司条例》(第32章)；

指明格式 (specified form)指根据第23条指明的格式；

原有公司 (existing company)指根据《旧有公司条例》组成及注册的公司；

书面决议 (written resolution) ——见第12部第1分部第2次分部；

特别决议 (special resolution) ——见第564条；

破产管理署署长 (Official Receiver)指根据《破产条例》(第6章)委任的破产管理署署长；

财政年度 (financial year)就公司而言，指按照第9部第3分部断定的该公司的财政年度；

高级人员 (officer)就法人团体而言，包括该法人团体的董事、经理或公司秘书；

执业会计师 (certified public accountant (practising))具有《会计及财务汇报局条例》(第588章)第2(1)条所给予的涵义； (由2022年第66号法律公告修订)

处长 (Registrar)指根据第21(1)条委任的公司注册处处长；

章程细则 (articles)就公司而言，指该公司的组织章程细则；

附注——

请亦参阅第98条。载于原有公司的组织章程大纲的条件，须视为该公司的章程细则的条文。

备任董事 (reserve director)就私人公司而言，指根据第455(1)条提名为该公司的备任董事的人；

创办成员 (founder member) ——

(a)就根据本条例组成及注册的公司而言，指为第67(1)(a)条的目的而在该公司的章程细则上签署的人；或

(b)就原有公司而言，指在该公司的组织章程大纲上签署的人；

普通决议 (ordinary resolution) ——见第563条；

注册非香港公司 (registered non-Hong Kong company)指在公司登记册内注册为注册非香港公司的非香港公司；

债权证 (debenture)就公司而言，包括该公司的债权股证、债券及任何其他债务证券( 不论该等债权股证、债券及债务证券是否构成对该公司资产的押记)；

会计交易 (accounting transaction)就公司而言，指第373条规定须记入该公司的会计纪录的交易，但不包括因支付任何条例规定该公司须支付的费用而产生的交易；

经理 (manager)就公司而言 ——

(a)指在董事的直接权限下就该公司执行管理职能的人；但

(b)不包括 ——

(i)该公司的财产的接管人或经理人；及

(ii)根据《公司(清盘及杂项条文)条例》(第32章)第216条委任的该公司的产业或业务的特别经理人；

董事 (director)包括担任董事职位的人(不论该人是以何职称担任该职位)；

资讯系统 (information system)具有《电子交易条例》(第553章)第2(1)条给予该词的涵义；

电子纪录 (electronic record)指资讯系统所产生的数码形式的纪录，而该纪录 ——

(a)能在资讯系统内传送，或能由一个资讯系统传送至另一个资讯系统；并且

(b)能储存在资讯系统或其他媒介内；

幕后董事 (shadow director)就法人团体而言，指该法人团体的一众董事或过半数董事惯于按照其指示或指令(不包括以专业身分提供的意见)行事的人；

认可交易所 (recognized exchange company)指根据《证券及期货条例》(第571章)第19(2)条认可为营办证券市场的交易所公司的公司；

认可证券市场 (recognized stock market)具有《证券及期货条例》(第571章)附表1第1部第1条给予该词的涵义；

《旧有公司条例》 (former Companies Ordinance)指 ——

(a)《1865年公司条例》+(1865年第1号)；

(b)《1911年公司条例》＠(1911年第58号)；或

(c)《前身条例》。

 

accounting transaction (會計交易), in relation to a company, means a transaction that is required by section 373 to be entered in the company’s accounting records, excluding a transaction arising from the payment of any fee that the company is required by an Ordinance to pay;

articles (章程細則), in relation to a company, means the articles of association of the company;

Note—

Please also see section 98. A condition of an existing company’s memorandum of association is to be regarded as a provision of the company’s articles.

associated company (有聯繫公司), in relation to a body corporate, means—

          (a)    a subsidiary of the body corporate;

          (b)    a holding company of the body corporate; or

          (c)    a subsidiary of such a holding company;

body corporate (法人團體) —

          (a)    includes—

           (i)    a company; and

          (ii)    a company incorporated outside Hong Kong; but

          (b)    excludes a corporation sole;

certified public accountant (practising) (執業會計師) has the meaning given by section 2(1) of the Accounting and Financial Reporting Council Ordinance (Cap. 588); (Amended L.N. 66 of 2022)

commencement date (生效日期), in relation to any provision of this Ordinance, means the date on which that provision comes into operation;

Companies Register (公司登記冊) means the records kept under section 27;

company (公司) means—

          (a)    a company formed and registered under this Ordinance; or

          (b)    an existing company;

company secretary (公司秘書) includes any person occupying the position of company secretary (by whatever name called);

contributory (分擔人), in relation to a company, means a person liable to contribute to the assets of the company in the event of its being wound up;

Court means the Court of First Instance;

court (法院) means a court of competent jurisdiction of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and includes a magistrate;

debenture (債權證), in relation to a company, includes debenture stock, bonds and any other debt securities of the company, whether or not constituting a charge on the assets of the company;

director (董事) includes any person occupying the position of director (by whatever name called);

document (文件) includes—

          (a)    a summons, notice, order and any other legal process; and

          (b)    a register;

electronic record (電子紀錄) means a record generated in digital form by an information system, which can be—

          (a)    transmitted within an information system or from one information system to another; and

          (b)    stored in an information system or other medium;

existing company (原有公司) means a company formed and registered under a former Companies Ordinance;

financial year (財政年度), in relation to a company, means a financial year of the company determined in accordance with Division 3 of Part 9;

former Companies Ordinance (《舊有公司條例》) means—

          (a)    the Companies Ordinance 1865 (1 of 1865);

          (b)    the Companies Ordinance 1911 (58 of 1911); or

          (c)    the predecessor Ordinance;

founder member (創辦成員) —

          (a)    in relation to a company formed and registered under this Ordinance, means a person who signs on the company’s articles for the purposes of section 67(1)(a); or

          (b)    in relation to an existing company, means a person who subscribed to or signed on the company’s memorandum of association;

group of companies (公司集團) means any 2 or more bodies corporate one of which is the holding company of the other or others;

identity card (身分證) means an identity card issued under the Registration of Persons Ordinance (Cap. 177);

Index of Company Names (《公司名稱索引》) means the index of names kept under section 30;

information system (資訊系統) has the meaning given by section 2(1) of the Electronic Transactions Ordinance (Cap. 553);

listed company (上市公司) means a company that has any of its shares listed on a recognized stock market;

listing rules (《上市規則》) means the rules made under section 23 of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap. 571) by a recognized exchange company that govern the listing of securities on a stock market it operates;

manager (經理), in relation to a company—

          (a)    means a person who performs managerial functions in relation to the company under the directors’ immediate authority; but

          (b)    excludes—

           (i)    a receiver or manager of the company’s property; and

          (ii)    a special manager of the company’s estate or business appointed under section 216 of the Companies (Winding Up and Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance (Cap. 32);

member (成員), in relation to a company, means—

          (a)    a founder member of the company; or

          (b)    a person who agrees to become a member of the company and whose name is entered, as a member, in the company’s register of members;

non-Hong Kong company (非香港公司) means a company incorporated outside Hong Kong that—

          (a)    establishes a place of business in Hong Kong on or after the commencement date of Part 16; or

          (b)    has established a place of business in Hong Kong before that commencement date and continues to have a place of business in Hong Kong at that commencement date;

officer (高級人員), in relation to a body corporate, includes a director, manager or company secretary of the body corporate;

Official Receiver (破產管理署署長) means the Official Receiver appointed under the Bankruptcy Ordinance (Cap. 6);

ordinary resolution (普通決議) —see section 563;

predecessor Ordinance (《前身條例》) means the Companies Ordinance (Cap. 32) as in force from time to time before the commencement date^# of section 2 of Schedule 9;

recognized exchange company (認可交易所) means a company recognized under section 19(2) of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap. 571) as an exchange company for operating a stock market;

recognized stock market (認可證券市場) has the meaning given by section 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap. 571);

redeemable shares (可贖回股份) means shares that are to be redeemed, or are liable to be redeemed, at the option of the company or the shareholder;

registered non-Hong Kong company (註冊非香港公司) means a non-Hong Kong company that is registered in the Companies Register as a registered non-Hong Kong company;

Registrar (處長) means the Registrar of Companies appointed under section 21(1);

reserve director (備任董事), in relation to a private company, means a person nominated as a reserve director of the company under section 455(1);

Secretary (局長) means the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury;

shadow director (幕後董事), in relation to a body corporate, means a person in accordance with whose directions or instructions (excluding advice given in a professional capacity) the directors, or a majority of the directors, of the body corporate are accustomed to act;

share (股份) —

          (a)    means a share in a company’s share capital; and

          (b)    if any of the company’s shares is converted into stock, includes stock;

share warrant (股份權證) means a warrant—

          (a)    stating that the bearer is entitled to the shares specified in the warrant; and

          (b)    enabling the shares to be transferred by delivery of the warrant;

special resolution (特別決議) —see section 564;

specified form (指明格式) means the form specified under section 23;

unlisted company (非上市公司) means a company that does not have any of its shares listed on a recognized stock market;

written resolution (書面決議) —see Subdivision 2 of Division 1 of Part 12.