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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.

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