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Overseas Business Risk: Hong Kong

Information on key security and political risks which UK businesses may face when operating in Hong Kong.

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Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Published
2 September 2014
Last updated
18 May 2022 — See all updates

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Overseas Business Risk: Hong Kong

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This report looks at the intellectual property, organised crime, human rights, bribery and corruption and terrorism risks that UK businesses may face when operating in Hong Kong.

Published 2 September 2014
Last updated 18 May 2022 + show all updates

  1. Update on all the statistics in the report. Edited Chapter 1 - added Hong Kong GDP growth in 2021 and prediction growth in 2022. Added the Hong Kong Economic Factsheet on gov.uk Edited Chapter 1 - added the description of the launch of the Wealth Management Connect scheme in 2021. Added "Approach to COVID 19" section in Chapter 1 Updated the political structure of Hong Kong in Chapter 2 Edited Chapter 3 - Rights and Freedom - edited the part on the Hong Kong National Security Law, the paragraph on the Hong Kong's Court of Appeal and other recent changes of the political landscape in Hong Kong. Updated the statistics on Chapter 4 Intellectual Property, Chapter 5 Bribery and Corruption Edited Chapter 7 on Organised Crime

  2. A full update on the Oversea Business Risk for Hong Kong. Added sections: Economics and Trade, Intellectual Property, revised Human Rights section to include Business Rights.

  3. Significant updates to sections: Government, Human Rights, International relations, Economic overview. Other minor updates to other sections.

  4. Updated with latest figures and situation

  5. Updated with latest figures and situation.

  6. Updated with latest figures and situation.

  7. Updated with latest figures and situation.

  8. Updated with latest figures and situation.

  9. First published.