The Companies Registry will implement phase two of the five-day week scheme from January.

Starting next month, the opening hours for all counter and non-counter public services will be extended from 8.30am to 5.45pm from Monday to Friday, to compensate for closing Saturdays.

All service counters will stay open during the lunch hour while back offices will have a lunch break from 12.45pm to 1.45pm.

Documents, applications and cheques can be submitted to the registry by post or by depositing them in the drop-in box near the information counter on the deck floor, high block of the Queensway Government Offices on Saturdays, except public holidays.

Company searches can also be done online.