Invest Hong Kong () is the department of the

Hong Kong SAR Government The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, commonly known as the Hong Kong Government or HKSAR Government, refers to the executive authorities of Hong Kong SAR. It was formed on 1 July 1997 in accordance with the Sino-B ...

responsible for

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, supporting overseas,

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and

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ese businesses to set up and expand in

Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a List of cities in China, city and Special administrative regions of China, special ...

. Founded on July 1, 2000, its first Director General was

Michael Rowse Michael "Mike" John Treloar Rowse (, born ) is a Hong Kong public figure. A naturalised citizen of the People's Republic of China, Rowse was the Director-General of InvestHK, a department of the Hong Kong Government. Rowse was one of the few f ...

. The Investment Officers are organized into nine specialist sector teams covering Hong Kong's four pillar industries and six new growth sectors: Business & Professional Services; Consumer Products; Creative Industries; Financial Services; FinTech; Information & Communications Technology; Innovation & Technology, Tourism & Hospitality and Transport, Infrastructure & Advanced Manufacturing. InvestHK is headed by the Director-General of Investment Promotion who reports to the

Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development The Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development heads the Commerce and Economic Development Bureau of the Hong Kong Government. The Secretary is responsible for promoting commerce and the economic development of Hong Kong. The position was ...

Director-General of Investment Promotion

The current Director-General of Investment Promotion is Stephen Phillips. In August 2022, Phillips went to Australia and New Zealand to market Hong Kong's business attractions. In November 2022, despite the "0+3" restrictions for inbound travelers, Phillips said that Hong Kong is "well and truly back open for business."

National Security Law

In March 2022, Phillips claimed that the National Security Law was not a big concern for companies when investing in Hong Kong.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Investhk Hong Kong government departments and agencies Investment promotion agencies

Director-General of Investment Promotion

National Security Law

See also

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