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香港公司章程样本及章程含义

发布时间:2013-5-11 14:58:52
一般来说,对香港公司的行为进行约束和指导的准则主要有两个--《公司条例》和《公司章程》。公司章程是公司设立的最主要条件和最重要的文件之一。公司的设立程序以订立公司章程开始,以设立登记结束。公司没有公司章程,不能获得批准;公司没有公司章程,也不能获得登记。因此,公司章程是公司最重要的法律文件。

下述材料为柠檬会计所提供的香港公司章程中英文样本,供申请者参考。

THE COMPANIES ORDINANCE (CHAPTER 32)

公司条例(香港法例第32章) 


Private Company Limited by Shares 

私人股份有限公司

ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION


Preliminary
序文

1.The  regulations  contained  in  Table  “A”  in  the  First  Schedule  to  the  Companies Ordinance (Chapter 32) shall apply to the Company save in so far as they are hereby expressly excluded or modified. In case of conflict between the provisions of Table “A” and these presents, the provisions herein contained shall prevail.


1.除非本章程细则明确排除或修改《公司条例》(香港法例第32章)附表1的表A(下称“A 表”)所列规定,否则表A所列规定适用于公司。若表A所列规定与本章程细则互相冲突,则以本章程细则的规定为准。


2.The company is a private company and accordingly:
(a) the right to transfer shares is restricted in manner hereinafter prescribed;
(b) the number of members of the company (exclusive of persons who are in the employment of the company and of persons who having been formerly in the employment of the company were while in such employment and have continued after the determination of such employment to be members of the company) is limited to 50. Provided that where 2 or more persons hold one or more shares in the company jointly they shall for the purpose of this regulation be treated as a single member;
(c) any invitation to the public to subscribe for any shares or debentures of the company is prohibited.


2.公司为私人公司,据此:

(a)转让股份的权利受到下述限制;
(b)公司成员人数不超过五十人(不包括公司雇用的人士,亦不包括先前受公司雇用并且在雇用期间为公司成员以及雇用终止之后仍为公司成员的人士),但是当两人或两人以上联名持有公司的一份或多份股份时,就本款而言,该等人士应视作一名成员;
(c)任何邀请公众人士认购公司的任何股份或债权证的行为均受禁止。
 
Transfer of Shares
 股份转让
3. The Directors may decline to register any transfer of shares to any person without giving any reason therefor. The Directors may suspend the registration of transfers during the twenty-one days immediately preceding the Annual General Meeting in each year. The Directors may decline to register any instrument of transfer, unless (a) a fee not exceeding two dollars is paid to the Company in respect thereof, and (b) the instrument of transfer is accompanied by the Certificate of the shares to which it relates, and such other evidence as the Directors may reasonably require to show the right of the transferor to make the transfer.


3.董事会可以拒绝登记向任何人转让的任何股份,无须说明任何理由。在每年的年度股东大会前21天期间,董事会可以暂停转让登记。董事会可以拒绝登记任何转让文书,除非(a)就此向公司支付不超过2美元的费用;(b)转让文书配有相关股份证书及董事会可以合理要求的其他证据,以证明转让人有权做出该等转让。

 
Chairman of Directors
董事会主席
4.The Directors may elect a chairman of their meetings, and determine the period for which he is to hold office, and unless otherwise determined the chairman shall be elected annually. If no chairman is elected, or if at any meeting the chairman is not present within half an hour of the time appointed for holding the same, the Directors present shall choose someone of their number to be the chairman of such meeting.


4.董事会可选出会议主席并决定其任期。除另有规定外,主席选举必须每年举行一次。若未选出主席,或主席在任何会议约定时间半小时内仍未出席,则出席的董事应在与会董事中选出一人,担任会议主席。


5.Unless and until the Company in General Meeting shall otherwise determine, the number of Directors shall not be less than one.  The first Directors of the Company shall be nominated in writing by the subscribers to the Memorandum of Association.


5.除公司在股东大会上另有决定外,董事人数不得少于一人。首任董事必须由组织章程大纲上的认购人书面提名。


6.A Director who is about to go away from or is absent from Hong Kong may with the approval  of  the  majority  of the  other  Directors  nominate  any  person  to  be  his substitute and such substitute whilst he holds office as such shall be entitled to notice of Meetings of the Directors and to attend and vote thereat accordingly and he shall ipso facto vacate office if and when the appointor returns to Hong Kong or vacate office as a Director or removes the substitute from office and any appointment and removal under this Article shall be effected by notice in writing under the hand of or by cable from the Director making the same. A Director may appoint (subject as above provided) one of the other Directors to be his substitute who shall thereupon be entitled to exercise (in addition to his own right of voting as a Director) such appointor's rights at Meetings of the Directors.


6. 董事即将离开香港或不在香港,可在得到其他大多数董事的批准后,提名任何人士代替其职位,替代董事在替代期间,有权接收董事会议通知,出席会议并在会上表决。当委托人回港或离任或罢免替代董事,替代董事应自动离任。根据本条所作出的任何委任及罢免,必须由做出此举的董事亲笔以书面形式或以电报形式发出通知,方可实施。一位董事可(按照以上规定)委任另一位董事为替代董事。该替代董事有权在董事会议上行使其本身作为董事的表决权及委托人的权利。


7.At the Annual General Meeting to be held next after the adoption of these Articles and at  every  succeeding  Annual General  Meeting  all  Directors,  except  Permanent Directors  if  any  are  appointed,  shall  retire  from  office  and  shall  be  eligible  for re-election.


7.除永久董事外(如获委任),所有董事必须在公司通过本章程细则后的第一次年度股东大会及随后每年的股东大会上退任,可以连选连任。


8.A Director shall not require any qualification shares.


8.董事不应索取任何资格股。

 
9.The office of a Director shall be vacated if the Director:
(a) resigns his office by notice in writing to the Company; or
(b) becomes bankrupt or makes any arrangement or composition with his creditors generally; or
(c) becomes of unsound mind.


9.如有下述情形,董事应退任:

(a)以书面通知向公司辞职;
(b)破产或与其债权人达成任何总体安排或和解;或者
(c)精神失常。
 
10. (a) No Director shall be disqualified from his office by contracting with the Company, nor  shall  any  such  contract  or  any  contract  entered  into  by  or  on  behalf  of  the Company in which any Director shall be in any way interested be avoided, nor shall any Director so contracting or being so interested be liable to account to the Company for any profit realised by any such contract by reason only of such Director holding that office, or of the fiduciary relations thereby established but it is declared that the nature of his interest must be disclosed by him at the meeting of the Directors at which the contract is determined on if his interest then exists, or, in any other case, at the first meeting of the Directors after the acquisition of his interest. A Director may vote in respect of any contract or arrangement in which he is interested.
(b) A Director of the Company may be or become a Director of any company promoted by this Company or in which it may be interested as a vendor, shareholder or otherwise and no such Director shall be accountable for any benefits received as a Director or shareholder of such company.


10. (a)董事不会因为与公司订约而丧失出任董事的资格。该合约或者公司订立或代表公司订立的任何合约亦不因与任何董事存在任何利益关系而失去效力,上述订约或存在利益关系的任何董事均不仅仅因为担任董事或者由此成立的信托关系而有责任向公司说明通过上述任何合约所实现的利润,但是如果在董事会议上就合约做出决定时,该董事与合约存在利益关系,该董事必须在董事会议上披露其利益性质;或者在其他任何情况下,必须在其获得利益之后的第一次董事会议上予以披露。董事可以就与其存在利益关系的任何合约或安排进行表决。

(b)公司董事可在公司所发起的任何公司出任董事或以卖方、股东或其他身份与该公司存在利益关系。该董事无须向公司说明其作为该公司股东或董事所得到的利益。

11.The Directors may meet together for the dispatch of business, adjourn and otherwise regulate their Meetings as they think fit and determine the quorum necessary for the transaction of business. Until otherwise determined, two Directors shall constitute a quorum or one Director shall constitute a quorum for sole Director company.


11.董事会在其认为合适的情况下,可举行会议处理事务、休会以及以其他方式对会议进行规范,并可决定处理事务的法定人数。除非另行决定,否则法定人数应为两人,或者如果公司只有一名董事,则法定人数应为一人。

12.Any casual vacancy occurring in the Board of Directors may be filled up by the Directors, but the person so chosen shall be subject to retirement at the same time as if he had become a Director on the day on which the Director in whose place he is appointed was last elected a Director.


12.若董事会出现任何临时空缺,董事会可予以填补,但是所选董事的退任时间必须与其所填补董事的退任时间相同,犹如其与所填补的董事同日当选为董事。


13.Subject to the provisions of Article 6 hereof, the Directors shall have power at any time, and from time to time, to appoint a person as an additional Director who shall retire from office at the next following Annual General Meeting, but shall be eligible for election by the Company at that meeting as an additional Director.


13.在不抵触本章程细则第6条的情况下,董事会有权在任何时间并不定期地任命任何人为额外董事。而该董事必须在下次股东大会上退任,但其在该大会上有资格被公司选为额外董事。


14.The  Company  may  by  ordinary  resolution  remove  any  Director  and  may  by  an ordinary resolution appoint another person in his stead. The person so appointed shall be subject to retirement at the same time as if he had become a Director on the day on which the Director in whose place he is appointed was last elected a Director.
14.公司可以通过普通决议罢免董事并委任另一人代其出任董事。被委任的董事退任日期与所替代董事一致,犹如其与所替代的董事同日当选为董事。
 
15.Any Resolution of the Board of Directors in writing signed by the majority of the Directors, in whatever part of the world they may be, shall be valid and binding as a resolution of the Directors provided that notice shall have been given to all the Directors  of  the  Company  capable  of  being  communicated  with  conveniently according to the last notification of address by each such Director given to the Registered Office of the Company.


15.无论董事身在世界何方,由大多数董事签字的董事会书面决议均作为董事会决议具备效力和约束力,但是对于能够方便地根据其最近向公司注册办事处提供的地址通知联系到的公司所有董事,均应事先向其发出通知。


16.Where any notice is required either by these Articles, by Table "A", by the Ordinance or otherwise, to be given to any Director or to any Member of the Company, such shall be valid if given by cable and where any consent, agreement, signature, notice by or authority from any Director or Member of the Company such shall be good and valid if given by cable in spite of the fact that neither the cable nor the document by which the cable is sent bears a written signature. This clause shall not apply to Special Resolutions.


16.任何根据本章程细则、表A、《公司条例》或其他规则,须向公司任何董事或任何成员发出的通知,如以电报发出,视为有效。由公司董事或成员做出的任何赞同、同意、通知或授权,如以电报发出,即使电报和发送电报的文件均未签名,依然视为妥当及有效。本规定不适用于特别决议。


Powers of Directors
 董事会权力
17.The Directors, in addition to the powers and authorities by these Articles or otherwise expressly conferred upon them, may exercise all such powers and do all such acts and things as may be exercised or done by the Company in General Meeting subject nevertheless to the provisions of the Companies Ordinance (Chapter 32), to these Articles, and to any regulations from time to time made by the Company in General Meetings, provided that no such regulation so made shall invalidate any prior act of the Directors which would have been valid if such regulations had not been made.


17.除本章程细则及其他明文赋予董事会的权力及权限外,董事会可行使公司在股东大会上行使的所有权力,并实施公司在股东大会上实施的所有行为和事务,但必须符合《公司条例》(香港法例第32章)、本章程细则及公司不定期在股东大会上订立的任何规定;但是,董事会在该等规定未订立前所做的一切行动如果在不订立该等规定的情况下具备效力,则不因该等规定的订立而失去效力。


18.Without prejudice to the general powers conferred by the preceding Article and the other powers conferred by these Articles, it is hereby expressly declared that the Directors shall have the following powers, that is to say, power: 
(1) To  pay  the  costs,  charges  and  expenses  preliminary  and  incidental  to  the promotion, formation, establishment and registration of the Company.
(2) To purchase or otherwise acquire for the Company or sell or otherwise dispose of any property, rights or privileges which the Company is authorised to acquire at such price and generally on such terms and conditions as they shall think fit.
(3) To engage, suspend or dismiss the employees of the Company, and to fix and vary their salaries or emoluments.
(4) To institute, conduct, defend, compromise or abandon any legal proceedings by or against the Company or its officers, or otherwise concerning the affairs of the Company, and also to compound and allow time for payment or satisfaction of any debts due and of any claims or demands by or against the Company.
(5) To refer any claims or demands by or against the Company to arbitration and observe and perform the awards.
(6) To make and give receipts, releases and other discharges for moneys payable to the Company, and for claims and demands of the Company.
(7) To invest, lend or otherwise deal with any of the moneys or property of the Company in such manner as they think fit having regard to the Company's Memorandum of Association and from time to time to vary or realise any such investment.
(8) To borrow money on behalf of the Company, and to pledge, mortgage or hypothecate any of the property of the Company.
(9) To open a current account with themselves for the Company and to advance any money to the Company with or without interest and upon such terms and conditions as they shall think fit.
(10) To enter into all such negotiations and contracts and rescind and vary all such contracts and execute and do all such acts, deeds and things in the name and on behalf of the Company as they may consider expedient for, or in relation to, any of the matters aforesaid, or otherwise for the purposes of the Company.
(11) To give to any Director, officer or other person employed by the Company a commission on the profits of any particular business or transaction, and such commission shall be treated as part of the working expenses of the Company, and to pay commissions and make allowances (either by way of a share in the general profits of the Company or otherwise) to any person introducing business to the Company or otherwise promoting or serving the interest thereof.
(12) To sell, improve, manage, exchange, lease, let, mortgage or turn to account all or any part of the land, property, rights and privileges of the Company.
(13) To employ, invest or otherwise deal with any Reserve Fund or Reserve Funds in such manner and for such purposes as the Directors may think fit.
(14) To execute, in the name and on behalf of the Company, in favour of any Director or other person who may incur or be about to incur any personal liability for the benefit of the Company, such mortgages of the Company's property (present or future) as they think fit, and any such mortgage may contain a power of sale and such other powers, covenants and provision as shall be agreed upon.
(15) From time to time to provide for the management of the affairs of the Company abroad in such manner as they think fit, and in particular to appoint any persons to be the attorneys or agents of the Company with such powers (including power to sub-delegate) and upon such terms as they think fit.
(16) From time to time to make, vary or repeal rules and by-laws for the regulation of the business of the Company, its officers and servants.
(17) To delegate any or all of the powers herein to any Director or other person or persons as the Directors may at any time think fit.


18. 在不影响上一条赋予董事会的一般权力及本章程细则赋予董事会其他权力的情况下,现明确声明董事会有下列权力:

(1)支付公司的发起、组建、创办及注册之前的以及由此产生的成本、费用与开支。
(2)按董事会认为合适的价格,并通常按照董事会认为适当的条款及条件,为公司购买或以其他方式收购或出售或以其他方式处置公司有权取得的任何财产、权利或特权。
(3)聘用、解雇公司员工或予以停职,决定及变动员工的薪金或酬金。
(4)对于公司或其高管人员提起的或者向公司或其高管人员提起的,或以其他形式涉及公司事务的任何法律诉讼,均有权提起、处理、进行辩护、和解或放弃;有权达成和解并留下一定时间,以便支付或清偿任何到期债务以及公司提起或者向公司提起的任何索赔或要求。
(5)将公司提起的或者向公司提起的任何索赔或要求提交仲裁,遵守并履行裁决。
(6)对公司收到的应收款项及索偿与要求款项出具收据,并予以免除及进行其他解除。
(7)依据公司组织章程大纲,按照董事会认为合适的方式投资、贷出或以其他方式处理公司的资金或财产,并不定期地变更或兑现该等投资。
(8)代表公司借入款项,以及质押、按揭、抵押公司的任何财产。
(9)为公司开立与董事之间的往来账户,按照董事会认为合适的条件及条款给公司垫款,该等垫款可收取利息或不收取利息。
(10)在董事会认为有利于公司、或同上述任何事项有关的情况下或者出于公司其他目的,以公司名义及代表公司,进行谈判、订立合约、撤销及更改合约,执行和实施一切行为、行动与事务。
(11)从任何特定业务或交易所得的利润中抽取佣金给予任何董事、高管人员或公司雇用的其他人士,佣金应视作公司经营费用的一部分;支付佣金及发放津贴(可利用公司一般利润的一部分或以其他形式)给向公司介绍业务、推动或服务于公司利益的任何人。
(12)出售、改善、管理、交换、租赁、出租、按揭或利用公司的全部或任何部分的土地、财产、权利及特权。
(13)按董事会认为合适的方式和目的,利用、投资或以其他方式处置储备金。
(14)以为了公司利益而产生个人责任的任何董事或其他人士为受益人,以公司名义并代表公司签署董事会认为合适的公司财产(现在或将来)按揭文件,任何此等按揭文件可包括出售权以及约定的其他权利、承诺及条款。
(15)按董事认为合适的方式,不时为管理公司海外事务做好准备,具体包括按照董事会认为合适的条件委任任何人为公司的代理人,赋予其董事会认为合适的权力(包括转委托权)。
(16)不时制定,更改或废除规章及附则以便规范公司业务、高管人员及员工。
(17)在董事会认为合适的任何时间,将本章程细则规定的任何或所有权力委托给其他董事或其他人。

19.Clause 81 of Table “A” shall not apply.


19.表A第81 条不适用于本章程细则。


Seal and Cheques
 印章及支票

20.The Seal of the Company shall be kept by the Board of Directors and shall not be used except with their authority.


20.公司印章由董事会保管,除得到董事会授权外,不得使用。


21.Every document required to be sealed with the Seal of the Company shall be deemed to be properly executed if sealed with the Seal of the Company and signed by the Chairman of the Board of Directors, or such person or persons as the Board may from time to time authorise for such purpose. 


21.所有需要加盖公司印章的文件,若已加盖公司印章并经董事会主席或董事会不定期授权签字的人士签署,则该文件视作已妥为签立。


22.All cheques, promissory notes, drafts, bills of exchange, and other negotiable instruments, shall be made, signed, drawn, accepted and endorsed, or otherwise executed by the person or persons from time to time authorised by a resolution of the Board of Directors.


22.所有支票、本票、票据、汇票及其他流通票据均应由董事决议不定期授权的人士制定、签署、开出、承兑、背书或以其他形式签立。

 
General Meetings
 股东大会
23.For all purposes, the quorum for all general meetings shall be two members personally present and holding either in his own right or by proxy at least one-tenth of the paid-up capital of  the  Company.     One member shall constitute a quorum  for  a meeting of a company having only one member. No business shall be transacted at any General Meeting unless the requisite quorum be present at the commencement of the business.


23.无论出于何种目的,所有股东大会的法定人数应为两名成员,该等成员亲自出席,并亲自持有或通过其代理人持有公司至少十分之一的实缴资本。如果公司只有一名成员,则会议的法定人数为一名成员。除非开始处理事务时出席人数达到必要的法定人数,否则在任何股东大会上均不得处理事务。


24.A resolution in writing signed by all the shareholders shall be as valid and effectual as a resolution passed at a general meeting duly convened and held. 


24.书面决议一经全体股东签字,其效力和有效性即等同于正式召开的股东大会所通过的决议。


Votes of Members
成员表决
25.All voting of members in respect of any matter or matters shall be by poll and every member present in person or by proxy shall have one vote for each share of which he is the holder.


25.所有成员表决任何事务,必须以投票方式进行。每一位亲自出席或通过代理人出席的成员,以所持股份计,每股一票。


Divisions of Profits
利润分配
26.The net profits of the Company in each year shall be applied in or towards the formation of such reserve fund or funds and in or towards the payment of such dividends and bonuses as the Directors subject to the approval of the Company in General Meeting may direct.


26.公司每年的净利润应用于建立储备金,以及按照董事会根据公司在股东大会上的批准所作出的指示,支付股息和红利。

 
27.No dividend shall be payable except out of the profits of the Company, and no dividend shall carry interest as against the Company.


27.股息只能以公司的利润支付,公司不就股息支付利息。


28.A transfer of shares shall not pass the right to any dividend declared thereon before the registration of the transfer.


28.股份转让未登记前,享有该等股份已公布股息的权利不得转移。


29.If two or more persons are registered as joint holders of any share, any one of such persons may give effectual receipts for any dividends or for other moneys payable in respect of such share.


29.若两人或两人以上登记为任何股份的联名持有人,则其中任何一人均可签发有效收据,以证明收妥所持股份的股息或其他应付款项。


30.The Directors may retain any dividends payable on shares on which the Company has a lien, and may apply the same in or towards satisfaction of the debts, liabilities or engagements in respect of which the lien exists.


30.对于公司持有留置权的股份,董事会可以留存该股份的股息,并可将该等股息用作清偿留置权所涉及的债务、负债或债项。


31.All dividends unclaimed for one year after having been declared may be invested or otherwise made use of by the Directors for benefit of the Company until claimed.


31.对于公布后一年内无人领取的所有股息,董事会可为了公司的利益,将该等股息用于投资或以其他方式利用,直至有人领取时为止。



Secretary
秘书
32.The First Secretary of the Company shall be Lemon Accountancy Group Limited who may resign from this office upon giving notice to Company of such intention and such resignation shall take effect upon the expiration of such notice or its earlier acceptance.


32.公司的第一任秘书是柠檬会计集团有限公司,其可以向公司通知其辞职意愿,从而提出辞职,辞职自该通知到期时生效,或者如果公司在此前接受辞职,则自该时刻起生效。


Notice
通知
33.Any notice required to be given to the shareholders under these Articles may be in Chinese or English or both.


33.本章程细则要求向股东发出的任何通知均可以中文或英文书写,或者同时以中文和英文书写。