HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 26 June 2026 – Greater than 380 representatives of worldwide enterprises joined a welcome reception yesterday (June 25) for 413 newly arrived or expanded abroad and Chinese language Mainland firms in Hong Kong.
Through the reception, Make investments Hong Kong (InvestHK), the federal government’s funding promotion company, introduced spectacular outcomes for the primary half of 2026, revealing that these enterprises are anticipated to herald over HK$53 billion (US$6.8 billion) in overseas direct funding and create over 8,600 new jobs for Hong Kong.
Hong Kong SAR’s Chief Government, John Lee (second left); the Secretary for Commerce and Financial Growth, Algernon Yau (second proper); the Director of the Chief Government’s Workplace, Carol Yip (first left); and the Director-Normal of Funding Promotion, Alpha Lau (first proper), toast the success of enterprises increasing in Hong Kong at Make investments Hong Kong’s annual welcome reception.
Talking on the reception, John Lee, Chief Government of the Hong Kong Particular Administrative Area (HKSAR), stated Hong Kong is without doubt one of the finest locations on the planet to do enterprise, being ranked because the world’s freest economic system by the Fraser Institute and the second best economic system in line with the most recent IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook.
“In selecting Hong Kong to your Asian and international enterprise growth, you share my perception in Hong Kong’s flourishing future,” Mr Lee stated. “You have got made a clever selection. Hong Kong is without doubt one of the world’s finest economies to do enterprise in and with.”
Beneath the “one nation, two techniques” precept, Hong Kong possesses the distinctive benefits of having fun with robust assist from the nation (China) and being carefully related to the world. The town presents an open and business-friendly setting, a easy and low tax regime, and a typical regulation system that seamlessly connects with international monetary centres.
Austria-based transport and logistics agency Gebrüder Weiss just lately upgraded its Hong Kong workplace to grow to be regional headquarters in East Asia and Oceania. Its Regional Director East Asia/Oceania, Michael Zankel, stated of Hong Kong, “The enterprise setting is nice, you have got quite a lot of expertise round right here to make use of. It has at all times been the gateway to the Chinese language Mainland however for us it’s extra a gateway to Asia.”
In keeping with Merwann Younes, World Head of Hospitality & Life-style Channels for Italian firm Moleskine, Hong Kong is a “a really dynamic and artistic metropolis, that are additionally the core values for Moleskine as a model.”
Etienne Dubois, Chief Technique Officer, Unlimitics, which has developed an AI-powered college simulation recreation designed for neurodivergent kids, stated Hong Kong is an effective place for start-up entrepreneurs like himself. “It’s a superb melting pot for expertise and alternatives and for progress,” he stated.
Increasing on its first half outcomes for 2026, InvestHK introduced that its variety of accomplished tasks had elevated 9% in comparison with the identical interval in 2025, whereas anticipated direct funding was up 36% and new jobs created rose 6% year-on-year.
When it comes to homeland of the 413 enterprises, 246 got here from the Chinese language Mainland, adopted by Singapore (26), the US (21), the UK (18), France (11) and Italy (11).
The highest 5 sectors are innovation and know-how (93), monetary providers and fintech (89), tourism and hospitality (55), transport, logistics and industrials (44), and enterprise {and professional} providers (39).
Wanting forward, Mr Lee stated the HKSAR Authorities was expediting growth of the Northern Metropolis, a brand new financial engine destined to rise as a world I&T and enterprise hub.
“This may unlock considerable alternatives and form a affluent future for Hong Kong,” Mr Lee stated, including that the HKSAR Authorities is creating Hong Kong’s first 5-Yr Plan, a strategic blueprint that can deal with long-term financial momentum, advancing know-how and enhancing livelihoods.
Funding promotion outcomes of InvestHK for the primary half of 2026 can be found at: https://gia.data.gov.hk/common/202606/25/P2026062500366_548202_1_1782386859629.pdf
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