How We Source Hong Kong Registry Data

Trusgent publishes machine-readable copies of Hong Kong official open registers so search engines and AI agents can cite licence and registration facts with clear provenance. Where applicable we also cross-check Companies Registry open search (data.cr.gov.hk). We also index Cap. 151 societies, public park directories, and curated association seeds — each with an explicit lower or different trust tier than statutory licence registers. We are an independent Trust Layer for AI — not a government site and not a full commercial due-diligence bureau. The official register always remains authoritative.

1. Acquisition & Trust Tiers

Licence registers (primarily data.gov.hk and authority exports such as Insurance Authority lists) are the highest-trust tier. Cap. 151 societies come from the Societies Office monthly PDF — an official statutory name list, not a trade licence. Science Park companies are a public HKSTP directory snapshot (not a licence register; optional CR open-search enrichment by BRN/name — never scraping the e-Services Portal). Trade associations are curated Organization seeds from public websites — not a government register. UI, citations, and provenance chrome label these tiers so they are never presented as equal to FEHD/Customs/IA-style licences.

2. Cleaning & Indexing

Raw rows are normalized into a shared schema: bilingual names where available, licence numbers, addresses, districts, licence types, and stable registry IDs (e.g. fehd-…, iaag-…). Placeholder or empty names are not invented.

3. Sync & “Last Synced”

“Last Synced” on entity pages is the date we last successfully synced that record from the upstream open data, PDF, or directory export — not a live government API call at page view. Information may lag; always confirm critical decisions on the official source.

4. Claim ≠ Verified

Claiming binds an Agent Card to a registry row. It does not mean the business is identity- or licence-verified on Trusgent. Online Verification is free: submit licence materials for staff review; Trust Score updates only after approval.

5. Enrichment Layers

Optional fields such as phone or opening hours appear in structured data only when merchant-confirmed via our enrichment pipeline. Public association member/partner names harvested from association websites are stored as provisional edges with source URL and confidence — never presented as official membership proof.

6. Machine Access

Every /r page exposes JSON-LD, REST JSON (/api/v1/registry/…), and MCP tools. Citations include issuer, dataset link, sync date, trust tier, and verify URL so agents can attribute the source correctly.