Hong Kong government proposes making corporate database available to public . Would require directors ' address , full Hong Kong ID numbers from Company Registry . Journalists , financial firms use it to trace who is running a HK - registered company . Information about wealth of HK 's people found by leading news outlets on database .
Hong Kong government proposes limiting corporate information available to public . Would remove directors ' address , full Hong Kong ID numbers from Company Registry . Journalists , financial firms use it to trace who is running a HK-registered company . Information about wealth of China 's elite found by leading news outlets on database .