1. Diversified Fund Raising Platform

• World’s top IPO market in seven of the past 11 years, raising a total of over USD40 billion in 2019
• World’s largest offshore RMB liquidity
• 1,200+ Mainland Chinese companies were listed with a market capitalisation of about HKD28 trillion in 2019
• Home to 70+ the world’s top 100 banks

2. Global Investment Hub

• Leading recipient and source of FDI flows
• Asia’s important venture capital and private equity management centre
• Key offshore capital-raising hub for Chinese enterprises
• Premier location as Corporate Treasury Centre with a competitive tax regime
• 4,000+ regional headquarters and regional offices of MNCs
• 1,400+ Mainland Chinese companies set up regional headquarters and local offices in Hong Kong
• Prominent fund and asset management centre with access to more than 6.2 million high net worth individuals in Asia Pacific

3. World-class Professional Services Hub

• 1,800+ Certified Public Accountants (CPA) firms and corporate practices
• 5,000+ practising CPAs
• Around 1,000 Hong Kong and foreign law firms with the presence of most global law firms
• 10,000+ practising solicitors plus 1,600+ registered foreign lawyers from 30+ jurisdictions

4. Legal Regime

• Rule of law upheld by an independent judiciary
• Ranked 8^th out of 141 economies in judicial independence by World Economic Forum in 2019
• Arbitral awards are enforceable in 150+ New York Arbitration Convention contracting members, as well as in the Mainland China and Macao SAR
• Preferred venue for arbitration, mediation and domain name disputes resolution with world class legislative framework, independent judiciary and leading international arbitral and mediation institution

5. International Network and Connectivity

• At the heart of Asia; half the world’s population lies within a five-hour flight of Hong Kong
• The most well-connected international trading centre as well as a major platform for China’s foreign trade and investment
• 120+ airlines operate flights from Hong Kong to about 220 locations worldwide, including 50+ destinations on the Mainland China.