- Preface
- What's New in This Guide?
- Why Hong Kong?
- Part 1: Establishing and Running a Business
- What are my options for investment?
- How do I establish a business?
- What are the key compliance requirements?
- How do I make changes to my company?
- How do I deregister my company?
- How do I solve legal disputes?
- Part 2: Tax, Audit, and Accounting
- What are the major taxes in Hong Kong?
- What are the key compliance requirements?
- International taxation
- Part 3: Human Resources and Payroll
- Hiring employees
- What obligations do I have as an employer?
- Employee leave and vacations
- Visa requirements and procedures in Hong Kong
- Terminating an employee
- Part 4: Cybersecurity and Data Protection
- What are the major cybersecurity and data protection laws?
- What are some of the key compliance requirements?
Why Hong Kong?
Hong Kong is one of Asia’s most practical investment bases because its unmatchable capability to connect global capital, international standards, and Chinese Mainland opportunity in one commercially practical operating environment. For many investors, the advantage is not a single incentive — it is the ecosystem: contracts are designed and enforced in a predictable legal environment; capital can be raised, moved, and managed efficiently; and cross border business with the Chinese Mainland and broader Asia is operationally close and commercially mature.
For foreign investors, Hong Kong often serves as a base to structure and finance Asia strategies, especially when Chinese Mainland connectivity matters. For Chinese Mainland enterprises, it functions as an outward-facing bridge for global fundraising, overseas investment, and international contracting
