Hong Kong Official Receiver's Office: Received a total of 768 personal bankruptcy petitions in August, a decrease of 0.25% compared to the same period last year.

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15:37 19/09/2025
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The Official Receiver's Office of Hong Kong announced that in August of this year, a total of 768 personal bankruptcy petitions were received, a decrease of 11.6% compared to July and a decrease of 0.25% year on year.
The Hong Kong Official Receiver's Office announced that in August this year, a total of 768 individual bankruptcy petitions were received, a decrease of 11.6% compared to July, and a decrease of 0.25% year-on-year. In the same month, the number of court orders for bankruptcy and winding-up increased to 786 cases, up by over 8% monthly and 13% annually. In August, there were 73 compulsory winding-up petitions for companies, a decrease of 5.1% monthly but an increase of 30.3% compared to the previous year. The number of winding-up orders issued by the court was 47, an increase of nearly 12% monthly but a decrease of 7.8% annually.