Account Opening Guideline
Individual account opening documents
  1. Completed and signed the original individual account opening form
  2. Copy of valid passport or Identity Card
  3. Residential address proof (i.e. a recent utility bill or bank statement issued within 3 months)
  4. Correspondence address proof issued within 3 months (if different from residential address)
  5. Self-certification Form – Individual / Joint Account
Corporate account opening documents

Certified true copy should be certified by licensed or registered person, Justice of the Peace or other professional person such as certified public accountant, lawyer, notary public and chartered secretary. In special cases, documents must be verified and signed by professional person (for example, certified public accountant, lawyer, notary public and chartered secretary).

The certifier should sign and write down the date on the duplicate copy of the documents (write down his full name clearly) and clearly indicate his position or identity. The certifier should state that the duplicate document is a true copy of the original document (or words with similar effect).

HK incorporated company
  1. Certified true copy of Certificate of Incorporation
  2. Certified true copy of Business Registration Certificate
  3. Certified true copy of Articles of Association
  4. Certified true copy of Annual Return / Notice of change of information (Certified by a professional third party)
  5. Certified true copy of identification documents of all directors, shareholders, authorization persons and ultimate beneficial owners
  6. Certified true copy of address proof of shareholders issued within 3 months
  7. with multiple layers in their ownership structures (if applicable) : Ownership chart describing the intermediate declared by director, copy of Certificate of Incorporation and latest register of shareholders of intermediate layers, follow the chain of ownership to the individuals who are the ultimate beneficial owners and certified true copy of identification documents and address proof issued within 3 months of the ultimate beneficial owners
  8. The latest audited account or financial statements (margin account must provide)
Company incorporated overseas
  1. Certified true copy of Certificate of Incorporation
  2. Certified true copy of Articles of Association
  3. Certified true copy of Certificate of Incumbency issued within the last 6 months (Certified by a professional third party)
  4. Certified true copy of Latest Register of Directors
  5. Certified true copy of Latest Register of Shareholders
  6. Certified true copy of identification documents of all directors, shareholders, authorization persons and ultimate beneficial owners
  7. Certified true copy of address proof of shareholders issued within 3 months
  8. For companies with multiple layers in their ownership structures (if applicable) : Ownership chart describing the intermediate declared by director, copy of Certificate of Incorporation and latest register of shareholders of intermediate layers, follow the chain of ownership to the individuals who are the ultimate beneficial owners and certified true copy of identification documents and address proof issued within the last 3 months of the ultimate beneficial owners
  9. The latest audited account or financial statements (margin account must provide)
Mainland incorporated company
  1. Certified true copy of Certificate of Business License
  2. Certified true copy of Articles of Association
  3. Certified true copy of identification documents of all directors, shareholders, authorization persons and ultimate beneficial owners
  4. Certified true copy of address proof of shareholders issued within 3 months
  5. For companies with multiple layers in their ownership structures (if applicable) : Ownership chart describing the intermediate declared by director, copy of Certificate of Incorporation and latest register of shareholders of intermediate layers, follow the chain of ownership to the individuals who are the ultimate beneficial owners and certified true copy of identification documents and address proof issued within the last 3 months of the ultimate beneficial owners
  6. The latest audited account or financial statements (margin account must provide)
Corporate account needs to complete and return the followings forms :
  1. Completed and signed the original corporate account opening form
  2. Business address proof within last 3 months
  3. Certified true copy of board resolution authorized the opening and operating of the account and specifying the signing arrangements for operation and operating account (with the full name of the authorized persons, their signatory specimen, and their capacity / authority) (Certified true copy should be certified by Client's Director or Company Secretary); OR The client can complete the "Board Resolution" contained in the account opening form.
  4. Deed of Guarantee
  5. W-8BEN-E Form
  6. Self-certification Form – Entity
  7. Self-certification Form – Controlling Person
Account opening
In person
  1. Client can visit the below address with identification documents and address proof issued within 3 months
  2. Address : Suite 2101-2105, Champion Tower, 3 Garden Road , Central, Hong Kong
By online (no need to go to HK to open an account in person)
  1. In order to facilitate client to open a securities account easily, we set up an online account opening system for clients so as to improve the efficiency of account opening and fulfill the needs of Mainland clients.
  2. Clients can log in to the account opening system of Fosun International Securities to complete the application form and upload identification and address proof documents, and then complete the certification procedure contained in the account opening system. Our Customer Services Officer will conduct a review on client information upon receiving it, if the information provided by client is correct, it is expected that the account opening can be completed in 3-5 working days.
By mail (only applicable to individual account)
  1. Completed and signed the original individual account opening form
  2. Copy of identification documents and address proof within 3 months
  3. Bank cheque with amount not less than HK$10,000

Return to Fosun International Securities Limited : Suite 2101-2105,21/F, Champion Tower, 3 Garden Tower, Central, Hong Kong

Our staff will verify your personal information with you by phone, the account opening letter will be sent to your registered email upon the cheque is cleared successfully.

Pursuant to SFC's guideline, in order to properly verify the identity of the client, we should obtain and encash a cheque (amount not less than HK$10,000 and bearing the client's name as shown in his identity document) issued by the client and drawn on the client's account with a licensed bank in Hong Kong; and the signature on the cheque issued by the client must match the signature of the account opening form.