Hong Kong enjoys unrivalled access to an estimated consumer market of 450 million people in southern China. Consequently, Hong Kong corporate formation is popular with international entrepreneurs looking to penetrate Chinese markets. The following information will help you determine whether Hong Kong corporate formation is the optimum strategy through which to achieve this. |
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To support Hong Kong corporate formation, a wide range of financial services are available. In the 2007 Global Financial Centres Index (GFCI), Hong Kong was the world’s third-largest global financial centre, after London and New York. Consequently, a wide range of services are available to investors choosing Hong Kong corporate formation to access China. Services offered include asset management and corporate finance. |
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According to the Hong Kong Trade Development Council, Hong Kong is the largest contributor of foreign investment to China. |
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Many investors choosing Hong Kong corporate formation list their companies on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. In 2006, the Hong Kong Stock Exchange raised US$32 billion (or 15% of total global capital raised), ahead of the London Stock Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange (10.5%). | |
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Hong Kong enjoys excellent communications links with southern China. Air, rail, road and sea links are modern and efficient and offer unrivalled access to China's booming southern provinces, and open up an important market to investors following Hong Kong corporate formation.. |
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Investors choosing Hong Kong corporate formation enjoy access to the Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (CEPA). This is a free trade agreement granting Hong Kong manufacturers and service suppliers preferential access to the Chinese market. The agreement is now in its fourth phase, in which China agrees to abolish tariffs on all products of Hong Kong origin (to date there are more than 1,400 products). For more details on how the CEPA can benefit Hong Kong corporate formation, contact us. |
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| 6. | Hong Kong is technologically advanced and positively ranked at 12th in the World Economic Forum's 2006-2007 Network Readiness Index. The index measures the ability of a country to adopt and benefit from information technology. | |
| 7. | Following Hong Kong company formation, annual audited financial statements must be submitted to the Hong Kong Inland Revenue Department. | |
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For more information on Hong Kong corporate formation, please email email@healyconsultants.com or telephone us in Hong Kong at
+852 8331 1911. |
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