How are shares transferred in a Hong Kong company, and is there stamp duty?

Yes. The seller and buyer sign bought and sold notes and an instrument of transfer, which must be stamped by the Stamp Office. Duty is 0.1% of the price or the value of the shares, whichever is higher, payable by each side, plus HK$5 on the instrument. We then update the register of members and the Significant Controllers Register.

Corporate changes

Source: Stamp Duty, Inland Revenue Department, Hong Kong