A selection of articles, books and online resources to help you explore the key issues for doing business in Hong Kong.
See our Country resources for Hong Kong to access general country profiles, economic forecasts, industry reports, statistics and other information.
Online books, guides and publications
eBooks
The library provides full text access to a selection of key business and reference eBooks from leading publishers.
Passport Hong Kong: Your Pocket Guide to Hong Kong Business, Customs & Etiquette
Grzeskowiak, Andrew (World Trade Press, 2008)
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BNA Country Portfolios
The Business operations in… series from Bloomberg BNA provide expert guidance on the tax aspects of expanding and operating businesses abroad.
Business Operations in Hong Kong
Analysis of the business environment in Hong Kong, focusing on: the economy and government, operating a business, forms of doing business, principal taxes and taxation of domestic corporations.
Members and registered students can access this series by logging in to the website.
Access to online content from Bloomberg BNA is provided to members and registered students subject to the conditions in the BNA terms of use statement.
Useful links
Hong Kong
Key country facts, business news, contacts and export information from UK Trade & Investment.
Country Profile – Hong Kong
General background information prepared by Foreign and Commonwealth desk officers.
Ease of Doing Business in Hong Kong
Summary of comprehensive annual data collated by the World Bank showing key indicators for business and economic conditions.
Guides
Atradius Country Reports
The latest overviews cover the country's most important business sectors, imports and exports, key indicators, political and economic summaries and outlook.
Business Guides by Country
Introductory guides published by Baker Tilly giving an overview of rules and regulations covering business entities and accounting, finance and investment, employment regulations and tax.
Doing Business In
Booklets from HLB International giving general information on doing business in other countries.
Doing Business in Hong Kong
Official portal from the Government Information Service, which provides sections on business opportunities in Hong Kong, a resource library (reports, key business statistics and business forms), and a business directory.
Doing business in Hong Kong
Guide published jointly by HSBC and PwC in October 2011. Sections cover taxation, audit, accountancy, employment law, trade and banking.
Doing Business in Hong Kong
Guide from PKF International which provides an overview of the country, types of business entities, accounting, taxation and other useful information.
Taxation and Investment
Guides and snapshots from Deloitte featuring information on the investment climate, labour relations and work force, business regulations, foreign investment, choice of business entity and corporate taxation.
Forums and support networks
British Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong
A support network for promoting business and trade between Britain and Hong Kong.
Publications
Buy books from Amazon on doing business in Hong Kong
Taxation
Taxation in Hong Kong
Access tax rates and guides, news, information on tax treaties and other resources.
Articles and books in the Library collection
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