If you would like to open a new company in Hong Kong, bear in mind that all Hong Kong companies are required to have a company secretary... Read Full Article »
If you want to start a business, set up a company in Hong Kong or you just need to open a bank account, you might be asked to provide the following documents: Read Full Article »
The ease of incorporating a Hong Kong company is recognized by the World Banks Doing Business Survey as the second easiest place to start a business. Hong Kongs 12th rank in the 2011 Corruption Perception Index by Transparency International and its lack of corruption allows companies to set up without worrying about false fines and other fees. Read Full Article »
Offshore banking in Hong Kong Hong Kong offshore banking strategies are popular due to Hong Kongs excellent reputation as a financial and banking centre. The procedure of opening a bank account in Hong Kong is quick and straightforward. Read Full Article »
Hong Kong has been ranked as the worlds freest economy and the 2nd best place in the world to start a new business. This has essentially been due to the citys strategic location and the strength of its liberal economic policies. Read Full Article »
Now is the time to set-up a regulated asset protection structure (RAPS), in a low-tax jurisdiction outside of your country of residence. Simply put; it's time to invest offshore and set-up an overseas retirement plan, and Hong Kong is the best jurisdiction for asset protection. Read Full Article »
As a global hub, Hong Kong has a pretty impressive resume. Global business surveys have given the following recognitions to Hong Kong... Read Full Article »
Company law is a fairly dull subject, but nothing is more infuriating than having to negotiate your way through forests of ambiguous, bureaucratic legislation when trying to set up a new company, organize a takeover or issue shares. It's good for lawyers of course, but in the end even they should probably be in favour of simplicity, because if no-one wants to set up in your jurisdiction there won't be any work at all! Hong Kong is near the end of a comprehensive re-write of its companies law, which will considerably improve clarity and transparency. Not that the old law seems to have stopped new entrants from flooding in. Read Full Article »
Ed Fast for the WTO! This is not to do down Pascal Lamy, who soldiers on gamely with the Doha Round, but even this determined marathon runner has to get tired sometime, and when he does, Ed would be a good replacement. He has bone-dry free trading credentials, on display once again this week as he took a 30-strong delegation of Canadian business-people to Russia. You do have to wonder slightly what they are going to sell each other: hockey players? snow-ploughs? But that's the wonder of free trade: once the barriers are down, all kinds of amazing things happen. In BT 50 (an alternative calendar, BT for before taxes, round about 1900, and AT for after taxes) my great-great grandfather made money buying eggs in Kazan (that's where Ed was this week) and selling them in Rochdale. Who could have guessed it? Read Full Article »
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