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location.
The reasons people come are simple. First there is
We are the hub of South East and East Asia.
Second we have an open and impartially administered
economy. Our taxes are low, simple and stable. Our legal
system is familiar to the international businessman and
accessible to all. There are no special deals for anybody
coming to Hong Kong. You take us as you see us. You rent
your office. You plug in your phones, faxes and portable
computers. You register as a business. All of that before
lunch. In the afternoon you get down to business.
What has worked for manufacturing has worked for
The last 15 years have
finance and professional services.
seen Hong Kong blossom into one of the world's leading
international financial centres. Again, location has
helped. We complete the twenty-four hour global market,
opening before New York closes and closing only after
London has started trading. Our communications are second
to no other city in the world. Our knowledge of
international markets and business practices superb. Our
workforce highly trained and highly motivated. Our market
is not over regulated. We have no controls on the movement
of capital in or out. Nowhere works as hard or as fast as
Hong Kong.