Hong Kong government proposes making corporate database available to public . Residents are often fiercely vocal in response to anything they see as infringement of these rights . 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 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 .