HONG KONG RIGHT PLACE RIGHT TIME RIGHT NOW Business Opportunities in Hong Kong Charles Ng Associate Director-General of Investment Promotion Hong Kong & China: Seminar & business Luncheon Bristol, 11 September 2012
RIGHT PLACE Heart of Asia Gateway to China
Greater Pearl River Delta Population 55.3 mn > Canada Exports US$387 bn > UK, Canada (more than 27% of China s exports) GDP US$665 bn > Sweden, Saudi Arabia Land area 56,000 sq km < Panama (less than 1% of China)
One Country, Two Systems
Low and Simple Tax System Corporate Income Personal Income Employer Social Security Employee Social Security VAT 25 45 49 23 17 China 17 20 14.5 20 7 Singapore 16.5 15 5 5 0 Hong Kong VAT/GST/Sales tax Capital Gains Tax NO Withholding tax on investments Estate duty Global taxation Wine duty Source: Forbes Tax Misery Index 2009, Inland Revenue
World Class ICT - Connecting People 4 th in the Global Innovation Index Report (INSEAD 2011) 6 th most advanced ICT economy (ITU Sept 2011) 7 th most e-ready economy (EIU 2010) 2 nd in Asia Cloud Readiness Index (Asia Cloud Computing Association, Sept 2011) Mobile phone penetration rate >200%
Human Capital - Quality Education Four universities in the world s top 200 (Times Higher Education Magazine) HKUST MBA 1 st in Asia and 6 th in the world World s Top emba in 2010: Kellogg - HKUST emba Programme (Financial Times 2011) 47 international schools Pool of financial expertise (most CFAs in Asia Pacific)
Another Side of Hong Kong
RIGHT TIME
Business-to-Consumer Gateway to 3.37 million HNWIs in Asia-Pacific with wealth totalling US$10.7 tn > North America the first time HNWIs in Mainland China reached c. 562,400, or +5.2% China (including Hong Kong) overtook the U.S. as the world s largest market for art and antiques Source: Capgemini World Wealth Report 2012
Million 45.00 40.00 35.00 30.00 25.00 20.00 15.00 10.00 5.00 0.00 42 million visitors; +16% US$32 bn spending; +20% US$940 per capita spending: +9% 13.8 13.5 11.6 12.7 11.7 10.8 7.0 22.5 28.1 9.3 18.0 8.9 15.5 12.5 13.6 8.5 2.4 3.8 1997 2000 2003 2005 2006 2007 2009 2010 2011 Source: HKTB
Total retail sales US$52 bn; +25% Per capita retail spending >USD8,900 84% of the world s leading luxury and fashion retailers and 41% of all international retail brands are in Hong Kong 11 shops in London;17 in Hong Kong 6 shops in Milan;13 in Hong Kong 4 shops in Milan;10 in Hong Kong
Springboard for Mainland Companies 2000 2011 43% 55% 645 listed Mainland enterprises on the HKEx; total market cap US$1.37 tn (as of Jan 2012) 18% 27% 1,086 new investment projects approved; investment amount US$35 bn (MOFCOM, 2011) % of mainland companies % of market capitalisation RMB deposits in Hong Kong of RMB588 bn + 87% (as of Dec 2011) Source: HKEx and MOFCOM
Foreign Direct Investment in 2011 3,752 overseas/ Mainland companies with regional headquarters and offices (Source: 2011 Annual Survey, Hong Kong SAR Government's Census & Statistics Department) Rank FDI Inflows (2011) US$ bn FDI Outflows (2011) US$ bn 1 USA 226.9 USA 396.7 2 China 124.0 Japan 114.4 3 Belgium 89.1 UK 107.1 4 Hong Kong 83.2 France 90.1 5 Brazil 66.7 Hong Kong 81.6 6 Singapore 64.0 Belgium 70.7 7 UK 53.9 Switzerland 69.6 8 Russia 52.9 Russia 67.3 9 Australia 41.3 China 65.1 10 France 40.9 Germany 54.4 Source: World Investment Report 2012 (UNCTAD) Latest preliminary figure from HKSAR Government s Census and Statistics Department: FDI Inflows (2012 Q1) into Hong Kong US$23.8 bn
From Micro California-themed wine bars Leading Japanese stationery company Innovative design and printing from Russia Italian branding and design agency Top French public relations agency
to MACRO Global operations Global CEO Global headquarters Global Chairman
HK s opportunities in diversified economy Transport and Industrial Transport related (Sea, Land & Air) Commodities (Mining, etc.) Industrial products (Supply Chain, Trading, etc.) Information & Communications Technology Software/Hardware & Cloud Solution Data Centre Innovation and Technology Green Trade Renewable energy (EV, etc.) Bio Tech (Life Science, etc.) Electronics (Nanotech, etc.) Financial Services Bank, Insurance Asset Management VC, PE, etc. Tourism and Hospitality Food/ Beverage (wine, etc.) Restaurants/ Hotels Tourism related Business and Professional Services Law firms Accounting firms Consultants NGOs Educational Creative Industries Art & Culture Design/ Architectural firm Media/ Multimedia - Entertainment Consumer Products Trading Retail Supply Chain
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Get in touch! www.investhk.gov.hk Email: enq@investhk.gov.hk Charles Ng: cng@investhk.gov.hk Tel: (852) 3107 1000 David Parker Head, Investment Promotion (London Office) Email:david_parker@hketolondon.gov.hk Tel: 44-20-7290-8207 22