Six months and counting: Demosisto party still waiting for a reply on its registration
Localist group cannot open a bank account until it gets approval from the Companies Registry, which normally processes applications within days
The Companies Registry is under fire for holding up the application of the youth-led Demosisto political party for almost six months without offering an explanation.
Demosisto deputy secretary general Agnes Chow Ting told the Post that the application to register as a company was submitted in late March but they were still waiting for a reply. The group cannot set up a bank account to raise money until it secures the approval.
Solicitor Daniel Wong Kwok-tung called the delay “unacceptable” and said decisions on even complicated applications would normally be made within a month.
The registry’s website states that limited companies will normally be incorporated within four working days.
“The Companies Registry cannot just keep the matter in abeyance forever,” Daniel Wong said.