The previous form is Finance Branch under Colonial Hong Kong, headed by the Secretary for the Treasury.

[2] In December 2022, the FSTB announced that it would seek to regulate crowdfunding in Hong Kong, suggesting that all campaigns file an application before launching.

[3] Official Receiver's Office (ORO, Chinese: 破產管理署) is a government department within the bureau.

[4] The Office was established on 1 June 1992, taking over the powers and perform the duties of the Insolvency Division of the then Registrar General's Department.

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.