Official Receiver's Office

Official Receiver's Office (ORO, Chinese: 破產管理署) is a government department under the Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau of the Government of Hong Kong. They are responsible for statutory functions relating to insolvency, by being the role of liquidator and trustee of last resort in the administration of both corporate and personal insolvency cases respectively.[1]

Official Receiver's Office 破產管理署
Hong Kong Government Agency
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Official Receiver	Phyllis McKenna
Assistant Official Receiver	Sin Siu Wah, Alvin (Acting) (Legal Services 1) Lillian Chow (Legal Services 2) Fu Kam Wong, Ronald (Case Management)
Agency Information
Establishment	1992
Affiliation	Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau
Headquarter	High Block, Queensway Government Offices, 66 Queensway, Hong Kong
Contact
Website	Official Website

The Office was established in 1 June 1992, taking over the powers and perform the duties of the Insolvency Division of the then Registrar General’s Department.[2] According to Bankruptcy Ordinance (Cap. 6), once the court make a bankruptcy order, the Official Receiver will become the provisional trustee of the property of the bankrupt, and become the liquidator under the Companies (Winding Up and Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance (Cap. 32) to conduct personal or company compulsory liquidations.

Reference

"Welcome Message - Official Receiver's Office". 2022-04-06.
"Companies Registry - Fact Sheets". 2022-04-06.

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