EX-5.1 2 ea187397ex5-1_galaxypayroll.htm OPINION OF FORBES HARE REGARDING THE VALIDITY OF THE SECURITIES BEING OFFERED

Exhibit 5.1

 

Qwomar Building

P.O. Box 4649, Road Town

Tortola VG1110

British Virgin Islands

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Jose.santos@forbeshare.com

JST/6330.001

Reference

 

Galaxy Payroll Group Limited
25th Floor, Ovest
77 Wing Lok Street
Sheung Wan
Hong Kong

 

31 October 2023

 

Dear Sirs

 

Galaxy Payroll Group Limited (the “Company”)

 

We are lawyers licensed and qualified to practice law in the British Virgin Islands. We have acted as special British Virgin Islands counsel to the Company to provide this legal opinion in connection with the Company’s Registration Statement on Form F-1 (File number 333-269043), including all amendments or supplements thereto (“Form F-1”), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) under the United States Securities Act of 1933 (the “Act”), as amended, (the “Registration Statement”) related to the offering and sale by the Company of up to 2,000,000 ordinary shares, par value US$0.000625 per share (the “Offered Shares”) and the reselling by certain selling shareholder (the “Selling Shareholder”) of 2,240,000 ordinary shares, par value US$0.000625 per share (the ” Resale Shares”), and the issue of up to 300,000 ordinary shares, par value US$0.000625 per share to the underwriter pursuant to an option to purchase up to 15% of the total number of the ordinary shares (the “Over Allotment Shares”, collectively, together with Offered Shares, the “Shares”).

 

1.Documents Reviewed

 

We have reviewed originals, copies or drafts of the following documents and have examined such other documents and considered such legal matters as we have deemed necessary for the purpose of rendering this legal opinion:

 

1.1The public records of the Company on file and available for public inspection at the Registry of Corporate Affairs in the British Virgin Islands (the “Registry of Corporate Affairs”) on [27 January 2023] including:

 

1.1.1the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation; and

 

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1.1.2the Company’s amended and restated Memorandum and Articles of Association.

 

1.2A Registered Agent’s Certificate dated [28 December 2022] issued by Vistra (BVI) Limited, the Company’s registered agent (the “Registered Agent’s Certificate”).

 

1.3A Certificate of Good Standing issued by the Registry of Corporate Affairs (the “Certificate of Good Standing”).

 

1.4The records of proceedings on file with and available for inspection on [27 January 2023] at the British Virgin Islands High Court Registry (the “High Court Registry”).

 

1.5The Registration Statement.

 

2Assumptions

 

In giving this opinion we have assumed, without further verification, the completeness and accuracy of the Registered Agent’s Certificate and that the information contained in such certificates remains accurate as at the date of this opinion. We have also relied upon the following assumptions, which we have not independently verified:

 

2.1Copies of documents, conformed copies or drafts of documents provided to us are true and complete copies of, or in the final forms of, the originals.

 

2.2All signatures, initials and seals are genuine.

 

2.3The accuracy and completeness of all factual representations expressed in or implied by the documents we have examined.

 

2.4That all public records of the Company which we have examined are accurate and that the information disclosed by the searches which we conducted against the Company at the Registry of Corporate Affairs and the High Court Registry is true and complete and that such information has not since then been altered and that such searches did not fail to disclose any information which had been delivered for registration but did not appear on the public records at the date of our searches.

 

2.5There is nothing under any law (other than the law of the British Virgin Islands) which would or might affect the opinions hereinafter appearing. Specifically, we have made no independent investigation of the laws of the Peoples Republic of China or the United States of America.

 

3Opinion

 

Based upon, and subject to, the foregoing assumptions and the qualifications set out in section 4 below, and having regard to such legal considerations as we consider relevant, we are of the opinion that:

 

3.1The Company is a company limited by shares and registered under the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004 (as amended) (the “Act”), in good standing at the Registry of Corporate Affairs and validly existing under the laws of the British Virgin Islands, and possesses the capacity to sue and be sued in its own name.

 

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3.2The Shares to be offered and sold by the Company as contemplated by the Registration Statement when issued by the Company against payment in full, of the consideration, in accordance with the terms set out in the Registration Statement and duly registered in the Company’s register of members (shareholders), such Shares will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable (meaning that no further sums are payable to the Company on such securities).

 

3.3The Resale Shares to be offered and sold by the Selling Shareholder as contemplated by the Registration Statement have been issued by the Company against payment in full of the consideration therefor, are duly registered in the Company’s register of members (shareholders), and are validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable (meaning that no further sums are payable to the Company on such securities).

 

3.4The statement in the Registration Statement under the caption “British Virgin Islands Taxation” in so far as it constitutes a summary or description of the laws and regulations of the British Virgin Islands is accurate and fairly presents a summary of British Virgin Islands law. To the extent that the discussion relates to matters of British Virgin Islands tax law under the Taxation Section in the Registration Statement, it represents our opinion.

 

3.5The statement in the Registration Statement under the caption “Enforceability of Civil Liabilities” in so far as it constitutes a summary or description of the laws and regulations of the British Virgin Islands is accurate and fairly presents a summary of British Virgin Islands law. To the extent that the discussion relates to matters of British Virgin Islands laws or treaties under the “Enforceability of Civil Liabilities” Section in the Registration Statement, it represents our opinion.

 

4Qualifications

 

The opinions expressed above are subject to the following qualifications:

 

4.1To maintain the Company in good standing under the laws of the British Virgin Islands, annual filing fees must be paid to the Registry of Corporate Affairs.

 

4.2The obligations of the Company may be subject to restrictions pursuant to United Nations sanctions as implemented under the laws of the British Virgin Islands.

 

4.3We make no comment with regard to any references to foreign statutes in the Registration Statement.

 

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4.4This opinion is given only as to, and based on, circumstances and matters of fact existing and known to us on the date of this opinion. This opinion only relates to the laws of the British Virgin Islands which are in force on the date of this opinion.

 

5Consents

 

In connection with the above opinion, we hereby consent:  

 

5.1To the use of our name in the Registration Statement, the prospectus constituting a part thereof and all amendments thereto under the captions “Legal Matters”, “Taxation”, and “Enforceability of Civil Liabilities”; and

 

5.2To the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement.

 

This opinion is limited to the matters detailed herein and is not to be read as an opinion with respect to any other matter.

 

Yours faithfully

 

/s/ Forbes Hare  
Forbes Hare  

 

 

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