2012年12月11日星期二

Relying on Hong Kong’s Superiority to Enjoy International Resources

Relying on Hong Kong’s Superiority to Enjoy International Resources



Due to its geography and special history, Hong Kong has a significant influence internationally. Meanwhile, the superior business environment attracts massive investors to set up business in Hong Kong. 

According to the report of newly issued “Global Financial Centre Index”, Hong Kong has already ranked as third biggest financial center of the world, only to London and New York. At present, Hong Kong, gathering the bank organizations from all over the world, becomes the 15th largest banking centre in global and third largest banking center in Asia. Top 100 banks in Global, 69 of them have already set up the branches in Hong Kong, which composes the huge financial network with local financial institutions. 

At the same time, with the releasing of bluebook of Chinese most competitive cities, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Beijing took the top three in comprehensive competitiveness. However, regarding to the competitiveness of financial capital, opening up economic structure, human capital, management capacity of government and ecological environment, Hong Kong retained its first place in all these aspects. 

Thus, enterprises can take avail of the superiority of Hong Kong, set up Hong Kong companies to enjoy the international resources and develop international business. The statistic revealed that there were 3638 global companies set up their head office or office in Hong Kong at the end of June 2010. The number of setting up head office in Hong Kong was increased to 1285 by companies from different countries. According to the published “2010 World Investment Report” of United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the amount of foreign direct investment to Hong Kong ranked second only to China Mainland, the second place of Asia abd jumping to fourth place globally. 

As an international financial centre, Hong Kong is an ideal place of IPO and financing for global enterprises. It can provide you the various financing channels such as IPO, SEM’s financing, private-raising funds. In addition, as a place with most risk fund of Aria and for listed, Hong Kong can help you to bring in risk capital and strategic partners to develop business. 

As an area of most open and export-oriented for global economy, Hong Kong was regarded as the world's freest economy by US Heritage Foundation. According to the report of “Wall Street Journal” and “2010 Index of Economic Freedom” of traditional foundation, Hong Kong has continued to be the freest economic system in the world for 16 years running. 

With the approval for global integration of trade and service, Hong Kong joined the related international organizations positively. As a duty-free port, there is no quota limit or tariff, and with free flowing of fund, cargo and service. The publication and the freedom of speech are protected by Law, and more than 40 newspaper and 600 periodicals are published both in Chinese and English, which guarantee the free flow of information. Enterprise setting up a company in Hong Kong can enjoy more preferential benefits of tax affairs and the freedom of management. 

In the promotion of brand, Hong Kong is the platform for producing international brand. With the frequent communication with foreign countries and innumerable international exhibitions annually, Hong Kong is regarded as the “Exhibition Capital of Asia” and beneficial for the promotion of brand as well as the development of foreign trade.