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Department of the Hong Kong SAR Government From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Invest Hong Kong (Chinese: 投資推廣署) is the department of the Hong Kong SAR Government responsible for Foreign Direct Investment, supporting overseas businesses to set up and expand in Hong Kong. Founded on 1 July 2000, its first Director General was Michael Rowse.
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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.[citation needed]
Invest HK is headed by the Director-General of Investment Promotion who reports to the Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development.[citation needed]
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Director-General of Investment Promotion
Alpha Lau
The current Director-General of Investment Promotion is Alpha Lau (Chinese: 劉凱旋).[1] Under Lau's leadership, the agency has focused on promoting Hong Kong as a location for corporate headquarters, family offices, and technology companies.[2] 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.[3]
Stephen Phillips
The former Director-General of Investment Promotion was Stephen Phillips.[4] In August 2022, Phillips went to Australia and New Zealand to market Hong Kong's business attractions.[4] In November 2022, despite the 0+3 restrictions for inbound travelers, Phillips said that "Hong Kong is well and truly back open for business."[5]
In March 2022, Phillips claimed that the National Security Law was not a big concern for companies while investing in Hong Kong.[6]
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Events
Hong Kong FinTech Week
Hong Kong FinTech Week is an international fintech event, organized by Investhk; It is held in Hong Kong (and Shenzhen).[7]
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.[7]
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.[8]
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References
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