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Doing business in Hong Kong: 2026 legal guide for UK lawyers on incorporation, tax, employment, immigration, financial markets, virtual assets, compliance, competition, data protection, IP and family offices
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Doing business in Hong Kong: 2026 legal guide for UK lawyers on incorporation, tax, employment, immigration, financial markets, virtual assets, compliance, competition, data protection, IP and family offices
March 2026 Introduction Hong Kong stands as a leading international financial centre, regularly cited among the easiest places in the world for doing business. Its clear tax regime, established legal framework, solid financial markets, open flow of information, skilled workforce and the government’s enduring capitalist laissez-faire approach have encouraged thousands of multinational companies to set up a presence in the city. By the fourth quarter of 2025, Hong Kong demonstrated resilience, with real GDP for the quarter forecast to grow by 3.8% despite global economic headwinds. Today, the People’s Republic of China (China) is the world’s second largest economy after the United States and remains one of the fastest-growing major economies. China is progressively shifting from “the world’s factory” towards a substantial consumer and financial market, supported by a more affluent population. Hong Kong’s geographic and cultural closeness to China, combined with its
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