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The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Gazette is normally published on Friday. For publication of a public notice in the Gazette, applications through PNSPS must be submitted not later than 8:00 a.m. on Tuesday in the week in which the public notice is intended to be published. If any one day from Monday to Friday of the week is a general holiday, the application must be submitted not later than 8:00 a.m. on Monday in the week in which the public notice is intended to be published. If there are two or more general holidays in the week, the closing deadline will be announced in Gazette Supplement No. 6 and on the Gazette website three weeks prior to the holidays.
The Printing Division will typeset the public notice in accordance with the house style of the Gazette. It will send the proof to the PNSPS for the applicant’s checking and will notify the applicant by email to check the proof from PNSPS. If the applicant has not received any notification by noon four days before the expected publication date, the applicant is advised to contact the Printing Division at 2564 9570.
Only one proof will be provided for proofreading. Applicant should check the proof carefully and sign the proof for approval through PNSPS, and pay the necessary fee to the Government Logistics Department by the selected payment means ((1) pay online via PNSPS using PPS, FPS or credit card; (2) for General Demand Note received, pay using payment methods such as ATM, FPS and internet banking; or (3) pay at North Point Government Offices Collection Office) before the specified deadline.
If the applicant has not confirmed the proof through PNSPS before the specified deadline, the applicant will be regarded to have discontinued the application. Under this circumstance, the applicant may still be required to pay the full fee.
Notification for cancellation of application for publication of public notice must be submitted through PNSPS not later than 2:00 p.m. on the closing date of application. Notification of withdrawal of paid application for publication of public notice must be submitted in writing to the Printing Division not later than 2:00 p.m. on the closing date of application. Any late notification will not be processed. If notification of cancellation or withdrawal is submitted after the proof has been issued, applicant may still be required to pay the full fee irrespective of the reason for cancellation.
If more than one copies of the same public notice are submitted by any means to the Printing Division for typesetting, each one will be regarded as a separate application and the applicant may be required to pay the full fees irrespective of whether the public notice will eventually be published or not.
The applicant must ensure that the public notice submitted for publication in the Gazette is accurate and is the final version.
The publication of a public notice in the Gazette is normally for the compliance of the provisions of Hong Kong Laws or Court Orders as below:
Group | Classification |
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Private Bill Companies Ordinance (Stock Shares) |
1st Notice 2nd Notice 3rd Notice Cancellation and Replacement |
Companies Ordinance | Special Resolutions Notice to Creditors Final Meetings Notice of appointment of Liquidator Annual Final Meeting |
High Court | Companies Winding-up Bankruptcy Probate Jurisdiction Miscellaneous Proceeding etc |
Notices | Transfer of Business Dissolution of Partnership Intention of Selling Properties Notice of Resignation Insurance Companies Ordinance |
Miscellaneous | Latest Publications Trade Marks Ordinance |
Rates for each insertion | Per cm of length of notice |
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Single column Width 6 cm | $182 |
Double column Width 12.5 cm | $364 |
Fees for publication of public notices are listed on the inside front cover of Gazette Supplement No. 6 and on the Government Logistics Department website. This fee payment does not include any fee charged by other Government departments including the Intellectual Property Department and the Companies Registry.
The fact that any notice from a member of the public is published does not imply approbation by or on behalf of the Government of the content of such notice.
Publishing public notices / account management related matters | Payment related matters |
Printing Division, Government Logistics Department | Accounts Section, Government Logistics Department |
Address: 10/F, Government Logistics Centre, 11 Chong Fu Road, Chai Wan, Hong Kong | Address: 10/F, North Point Government Offices, 333 Java Road, North Point, Hong Kong |
Telephone: 2564 9570 / 2564 9565 | Telephone: 2231 5160 |
Email: pd_public_notices@gld.gov.hk | Email: gld_acct@gld.gov.hk |