Guide to Depositing Hong Kong Physical Stock Certificates

This guide walks you through everything you need to know about depositing physical Hong Kong stocks into your Longbridge account—including requirements, steps, timelines, and fees. By the end, you'll feel confident and ready to complete your deposit smoothly.

Step 1. Provide the details of the physical stock certificates to be transferred via online customer service or the account manager.

1.1 Photo taking and uploading

Please take a photo of the front side of the physical stock certificate and upload the image to your account manager or online customer service, indicating your intention to transfer-in the relevant certificate.

1.2 Verification

After Longbridge verifies that the stock certificates can be transferred-in, your account manager or online customer service will provide feedback within 2 working days.

Note: Each certificate to be transferred-in must be photographed.

Step 2. Submit the supporting documents in person at the Hong Kong office.

2.1 Document signing

Please sign on the back of the original stock certificate under the [Signature(s) of transferor(s)] section.

If a transfer form is used, please sign on the back under the [Signature(s) of transferor(s)] section (within the red box as shown below). This signature will be used by the stock registrar to verify the Shareholder's information, so it must be consistent with the signature on file with the stock registrar. (Up to three styles of signatures are accepted here.)

Note: For corporate accounts, the company seal and signature are required. If no seal is available, please insert "FOR AND ON BEHALF OF [Shareholder's Name]" and sign.

A transfer form

2.2 On-site processing

Please personally deliver the signed physical stock certificates and transfer form (if applicable) to the office of Longbridge Securities. (Mailing is not accepted.)

Office address: Unit 3302, 33/F, West Tower, Shun Tak Centre, 168-200 Connaught Road Central, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong

FAQs

Q1: How long will it take to complete the stock transfer-in?

If the provided information and documents are correct, the transfer process is expected to be completed within 12 working days after Longbridge receives the physical stock certificates.

Note: The actual transfer time is subject to the processing time of the Central Clearing and Settlement System.

Q2: What are the charges for stock transfer-in?

When the number of physical stock certificates transferred on the same day is under 10, only a government stamp duty of HKD 5 per certificate will be charged.

When the number of stock certificates transferred reaches 11 or more in a day, an additional handling fee of HKD 5 per certificate will be charged on top of the government stamp duty.

Note: If a transfer form is used, the stamp duty will only be charged once. If the transfer-in is unsuccessful, the stamp duty already charged will not be refunded.

Notes:

1. Currently, Longbridge only supports the transfer-in of physical stock certificates for HK stocks. Please note that the name of the shareholder must be consistent with the name under the Longbridge account when handling the stock transfer-in.
2. For the transfer-in of jumbo certificates, clients are required to provide transaction records (e.g., statements) of the relevant stocks for the past six months and the physical stock withdrawal slips.