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Based in Hong Kong · linked to the Bay Area · reaching the world
A structured guide to doing business in the Greater Bay Area
Read the market landscape · break down the ways in · navigate getting things done
- 84 sources on file
- CC BY 4.0, quotable
- No login wall, no tracking
Business map · five channels out
Hong Kong: the super-hub where five key flows move
The real opportunity lies in riding these flows and capturing value along them. Pick your lane and check the key figures, the ways in, and the practical risks.
Money
HK$42.2T
Assets under management · No.1 IPO market 2025
Fintech · family offices · asset management
Goods
HK$10.8T
Merchandise trade · ~99% re-export
Re-export · cross-border e-commerce · supply chain
People
49.9M
Visitors a year · 7.51M year-end population
Tourist retail · serving new arrivals
Rules
HK$126.2B
HKIAC 2025 amount in dispute · mainland interim-relief channel
Arbitration · IP · contracts · re-domiciliation
Companies
11,070
Parent companies in HK +11% · 1.557M companies on register
Corporate services · channel partnerships · regional HQ
Sources
- MoneySFC Asset & Wealth Management Survey 2025HKEX 2025 Year in Review
- GoodsC&SD 2025 full-year merchandise tradeTID re-export statistics
- PeopleHKTB 2025 full-year visitor arrivalsC&SD year-end population 2025
- RulesHKIAC 2025 case statistics
- CompaniesInvestHK × C&SD 2025 parent-company surveyCompanies Registry 2025 statistics
What do you want to do
Understand the market
Where the money is · who the buyers are · local size & costs
Find opportunities
Five flows · which flow your opportunity sits on
Get things done
Incorporate · open an account · licences · funding
Latest risk alert
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