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) is the executive authorities of Hong Kong. It was established on 1 July 1997, following the handover of Hong Kong. ...

responsible for

Foreign Direct Investment A foreign direct investment (FDI) is an ownership stake in a company, made by a foreign investor, company, or government from another country. More specifically, it describes a controlling ownership an asset in one country by an entity based i ...

, supporting overseas businesses to set up and expand in

Hong Kong Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor ...

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

Michael Rowse Michael John Treloar "Mike" 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 & Transport, and hospitality, Infrastructure & Advanced Manufacturing. Invest HK 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 c ...

Director-General of Investment Promotion

Alpha Lau

The current Director-General of Investment Promotion is

Alpha Lau Alpha (uppercase , lowercase ) is the first letter of the Greek alphabet. In the system of Greek numerals, it has a value of one. Alpha is derived from the Phoenician letter ''aleph'' , whose name comes from the West Semitic word for ' ox ...

(Chinese: 劉凱旋). Under Lau's leadership, the agency has focused on promoting Hong Kong as a location for corporate headquarters, family offices, and technology companies. For the first half of 2024, InvestHK reported assisting over 300 companies in establishing or expanding operations in Hong Kong, with investments totaling approximately HK$38 billion.

Stephen Phillips

The former Director-General of Investment Promotion was 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." In March 2022, Phillips claimed that the National Security Law was not a big concern for companies while investing in Hong Kong.

Events

Hong Kong FinTech Week

Hong Kong FinTech Week is an international

fintech Financial technology (abbreviated as fintech) refers to the application of innovative technologies to products and services in the financial industry. This broad term encompasses a wide array of technological advancements in financial services, ...

event, organized by Investhk; It is held in Hong Kong (and

Shenzhen Shenzhen is a prefecture-level city in the province of Guangdong, China. A Special economic zones of China, special economic zone, it is located on the east bank of the Pearl River (China), Pearl River estuary on the central coast of Guangdong ...

). Hong Kong FinTech Week brings together fintech communities from the East and the West that seek to expand their businesses to Hong Kong, mainland China and the Asia-Pacific region.

Gay Games

In September 2023, ''SCMP'' reported that although Invest HK was a sponsor of the 2023 Gay Games, it had not provided support to the event.

References

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