A good preparation helps to facilitate your loan application. This includes building up clear financial records and retaining relevant supporting documents. To help you get prepared, an information checklist of the documents required is elaborated as follows :

Information
Supporting documents
Business details

Company registration / ownership and the company's general information e.g. name, address, telephone no. / fax no., year of establishment, number of employees in Hong Kong and overseas, etc .

Latest Business Registration Certificate
Certificate of Incorporation
Partnership Deed (Only applicable to Partnership)
Documentary evidence which shows that the company is properly set up
Organisation structure

Organisation structure of the company and the management team

Memorandum & Articles of Association*
Latest Form D1 D2 / Directors' Information*
Organisation chart of the company / management team
Scope of Business

Company's products / services, production process, major materials / components used for production, list of clients, etc.

Products / services brochures
Transaction records (such as sale / purchase contracts, invoices, etc.)
Franchise agreements / other sales contracts
Financial information

Past two to three years' audited accounts / management accounts

Bank statements of major banker for the past six months
Financial Statements for the past two years (Please certify true copies by director(s) with a company chop)
Company's credit report
Financial condition of the owners, partners, shareholders or guarantor

Proof of personal wealth / assets

Hong Kong Identity Card
Bank statements of major banker for the past three months
Latest income proof or Tax Demand Note
Present residential proof
Collateral information (if applicable)

Property / machinery / car / operation facilities, etc.

Suppliers' invoices
Sale / purchase contracts of property / car
* Only applicable to Limited Company

The above Checklist is for reference only. Different banks / lending institutions may ask for different supporting documents depending on the individual company's background, while you may also provide banks / lending institutions with further information for them to know your business better.

Reference: Trade and Industry Department's "Information Checklist for Unsecured Loan Application"