Hong Kong is the world’s tenth largest trading power and the third largest financial centre in the world.

Hong Kong has a free market economy, highly dependent on international trade and finance

Hong Kong is an ideal platform for doing business in Asia, especially for mainland China.

Hong Kong has a free-enterprise, free-trade economy. The government has traditionally adopted a policy of nonintervention in the private sector, while at the same time providing the territory with a modern and sophisticated commercial infrastructure

The most common type of business entities in Hong Kong are companies, sole proprietorships and partnerships.

Types of Companies in Hong Kong

To do business in Hong Kong, one can set up a sole proprietorship, a partnership or register one’s own company incorporated elsewhere as an overseas company in Hong Kong. 

Information on registration and company officer obligations

The Corporate Tax Rate in Hong Kong stands at 16.50 percent. Corporate Tax Rate in Hong Kong averaged 16.58 percent from 1997 until 2015, reaching an all time high of 17.50 percent in 2004 and a record low of 16 percent in 1999. Corporate Tax Rate in Hong Kong is reported by the Inland Revenue Department, Hong Kong.

Profits tax is payable by every company carrying on a trade, profession or business in Hong Kong on profits arising in or derived from Hong Kong from that trade, profession or business. 

The Personal Income Tax Rate in Hong Kong stands at 15 percent. Personal Income Tax Rate in Hong Kong averaged 15.36 percent from 2004 until 2014, reaching an all time high of 16 percent in 2005 and a record low of 15 percent in 2008. Personal Income Tax Rate in Hong Kong is reported by the Inland Revenue Department, Hong Kong.

Hong Kong does not impose income tax on individual total income.

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Although Hong Kong and Macau are parts of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), as Special Administrative Regions (SAR), each has its own entry regulations.  

2024 tips on getting to and getting around Hong Kong from real travelers and locals.

Hong Kong has a highly developed transport system. You can get there by plane, by ferry and cross-boundary bus and get around by subway, light rail, bus, minibus

Hong Kong has one of the most sophisticated and successful telecommunication markets in the world.

A listing of telecom companies in Hong Kong

Labor laws are contained in a written Employment Ordinance, and employers and employees can negotiate contract of employment terms, provided that none of the terms in any contract of employment violate the regulations contained in the Employment Ordinance.

A comprehensive guide to employment law in Hong Kong.

This guide will help you understand the basic rules and regulations governing employee termination and retrenchment 

The cost of living in Hong Kong can be high for expats.

Average prices of more than 40 products and services in Hong Kong. Prices of restaurants, food, transportation, utilities and housing are included

How to do business in Hong Kong: Hong Kong´s business culture emphasizes personal reputation.

This guide to doing business in Hong Kong presents some useful tips on some salient points relating to etiquette, protocol and cross cultural communication.

Subtropical Hong Kong has four distinguishable seasons – warm and humid spring, hot and rainy summer, pleasant and sunny autumn, cool and dry winter.

Information on Hong Kong’s sub-tropical climate, including the duration of the typhoon season.

Travel advice from the UK government

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While there are nine years of compulsory schooling in Hong Kong, six in primary school and three in junior secondary school, the Hong Kong government has recently moved to make it easier and more likely that the majority of students will receive 12 years of education.  

In Hong Kong, there is a highly competitive private education system featuring some of the best learning institutions in the world

Public holidays in Hong Kong are provided for by legislation, namely the General Holidays Ordinance

Comprehensive list of National and Regional Public Holidays that are celebrated in Hong Kong during 2017 

This site provides information on the demographic features of the population of Hong Kong, includingpopulation density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace

Demographic facts and statistics from the CIA

Hong Kong Customs regulations and procedures for importing and exporting goods at border.

FAQs regarding import/export

Hong Kong is a founding member of the World Trade Organization (WTO) as well as a member of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC).

Free Trade Agreement between Hong Kong and the Member States of the European Free Trade Association

In Hong Kong, you can hang your hat in modest guesthouses, youth hostels, palatial hotels, chic boutiques, and mid-range comfort – in the heart of the city

Hotel guide for Hong Kong

Expert picks for your Hong Kong vacation, including hotels, restaurants, entertainment, shopping, top attractions, and more.

Hong Kong’s official tourism guide includes tourist information on attractions, events, shopping and dining, vacation holiday packages, street maps, virtual tours