WebGuide - Hong Kong

The following WebGuide is meant to provide an overview into the many sources of information which must be considered in making a business decision.  Your feedback is appreciated to keep this as comprehensive a document as possible.  For a copy of the Country Commercial Guide, prepared annually by the US Commercial Service, Hong Kong, please click here. 

Airlines

Airlines of the World

http://www.hotelstravel.com/airlines.html 

Board of Airline Representatives, Hong Kong

http://www.bar.org.hk 

Cathay Pacific Airways [Hong Kong]

http://www.cathaypacific.com/ 

Dragonair

http://www.dragonair.com/ 

Hong Kong Airport Airlines

http://www.airwise.com/

Japan Airlines

http://www.jal.com.hk/ 

Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) - airline tickets, airfares and travel reservations

http://www.scandinavian.net/

United Airlines - Hong Kong

http://www.unitedairlines.com.hk/ 

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Banks

In addition to the following links, the following guide may be of help: Questions for Your Banker.  It has links to several directories of worldwide banks.

American Express Bank Ltd.

 http://www.americanexpress.com.hk/ 

Bank of America, N.A.

 http://www.bankofamerica.com.hk 

Bank of New York (HK Branch)

 http://www.bankofny.com 

Citibank NA

 http://www.citibank.com.hk/

State Street Bank and Trust Company

 http://www.statestreet.com 

Union Bank of California, N.A.

 http://www.uboc.com 

Wells Fargo Bank NA

 http://www.wellsfargo.com 

A listing of banks in Hong Kong

http://www.hkexporter.net/

Hong Kong stock market

http://www.site-by-site.com/
ReserveBank.com's listing of banks in Hong Kong http://www.reserve-bank.com/

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Business with Hong Kong

Search Baker & McKenzie's extensive list of publications for information related to Hong Kong http://www.bakernet.com/

Doing Business in Hong Kong

http://www.business.gov.hk/
GovHK is the one-stop portal of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government http://www.gov.hk/en/business/

ChinaVest

http://www.chinavest.com/ 

Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office

http://www.hongkong.org/ 

Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office Toronto, HKETO, Special Administrative Region...

http://www.hketo.ca/ 

Hong Kong Interkulturelles (Dos and Don'ts, Geschäftsetikette) - BizLinX

http://www.bizlinx.de/

Hong Kong SAR Government Information Centre - Text-only Index

http://www.info.gov.hk/index_e.htm 
International Trade in Hong Kong SAR  by GlobalTrade.net http://www.globaltrade.net/

Practical Tips for Doing Business with Hong Kong & other markets

http://www.hktdc.com/

US-China Business Council

http://www.uschina.org/ 

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Chambers of Commerce

American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong

http://www.amcham.org.hk/ 

Australian Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong

http://www.austcham.com.hk/ 

British Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong

http://www.britcham.com/ 

Chamber Business Website, Welcome!

http://www.chamber.org.hk/ 

Federation of Hong Kong Industries

http://www.industryhk.org/

French Chamber of Commerce & Industry in Hong Kong 

http://www.fccihk.com/ 

German Industry and Commerce China and Hong Kong 

http://china.ahk.de/

Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce

http://www.hkgcc.org.hk/ 

Hong Kong Junior Chamber

http://www.hkjc.org/ 

Swedish Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong

http://www.swedcham.com.hk/ 

The Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong

http://www.cancham.org/ 

The Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce

http://www.tdctrade.com/

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Directories and Databases

Kompass - fee based.  Offers extensive free info. http://www.kompass.com 

GCweb.net Directory: The Hong Kong and Great China Web Directory

http://www.gcweb.net/ 

Hong Kong Database

http://www.cuhk.hk/hkwww.htm 

Hong Kong Enterprise Directory- Hong Kong Business Portal - Trade Matching Service

http://www.hked.com/ 

Hong Kong Internet Directory, Information, Search engine, and Web Guide. Vacation...

http://www.webguidehongkong.com/ 

Hong Kong Listed Company Directory

http://hklcd.ppn.com.hk/ 

Hong Kong Optical Manufacturers Directory

http://www.hkexporter.net/optical/ 
Yahoo's index of Hong Kong Directories http://dir.yahoo.com/

Hong Kong Yellow Pages

http://www.yp.com.hk 

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Export Documentation Requirements

Hong Kong's Import/Export Control Requirements http://www.hktdc.com/
Import Regulations - Hong Kong http://www.tradecommissioner.gc.ca/
Overview on import and export licensing and control of the Trade and Industry Department and other government departments in Hong Kong. http://www.tid.gov.hk/service/utf/Disclaimer.do

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Financing Agencies

Yahoo! Business and Economy, Financial Services

http://dir.yahoo.com/

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General Country Information

FITA's Hong Kong Mini Portal - The FITA Mini Portal has an overview of the country, with facts about the language, currency, climate, etc., plus more specific information about the economy, markets, taxes, labor market indicators, and tips on doing business in Hong Kong. http://www.fita.org/countries/hk.html
Univ. of Redlands, Asian Studies, Asian Resources  http://newton.uor.edu/ 

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Hong Kong's Economic Outlook

Asia Pacific Fund Home Page

http://www.asiapacificfund.com/ 

Asian Business Watch

http://www.asianbusinesswatch.com/ 

ChinaOnline - Economic News 

http://www.chinaonline.com/ 

CN-Markets - The Hong Kong Financial Anchor Site.

http://www.e-finet.com/ 

Economic Forum

http://www.tdctrade.com/econforum 

Homepage of the Argentine Consulate General in Hong Kong

http://home.netvigator.com/

Hong Kong and the International Monetary Fund

http://www.imf.org/external/country/HKG 

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Hong Kong's Government

Hong Kong Government

 http://www.info.gov.hk 
Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department http://www.afcd.gov.hk 
Airport Authority Hong Kong http://www.hongkongairport.com/

Census and Statistics Department

 http://www.info.gov.hk/

Customs and Excise Department

 http://www.customs.gov.hk/

Directory of all HK government websites

 http://www.gov.hk/
Environmental Protection Department http://www.epd.gov.hk/epd/ 

Food & Environmental Hygiene Department

 http://www.fehd.gov.hk/ 

Government Logistics Department

 http://www.gld.gov.hk/ 

Hong Kong Productivity Council

 http://www.hkpc.org/

Hong Kong Tourism Board

 http://www.discoverhongkong.com/
Hong Kong Trade Development Council http://www.tdctrade.com/ 

Information Services Department

 http://www.isd.gov.hk/ 

Inland Revenue Department

 http://www.ird.gov.hk/ 

Intellectual Property Department

 http://www.ipd.gov.hk/ 
Invest Hong Kong http://www.investhk.gov.hk/ 
Labour Department http://www.labour.gov.hk/
Office of The Communications Authority http://www.ofca.gov.hk/
Trade and Industry Department http://www.tid.gov.hk/ 
Established in 1966, the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) is the statutory organization of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to promote Hong Kong's trade in goods and services. It helps to develop Hong Kong's role as an information hub, a sourcing and business center in Asia-Pacific, and the gateway to Chinese Mainland.  http://www.tdctrade.com/ 
Governments on the WWW: Hong Kong http://www.gksoft.com/govt/en/hk.html 

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Intellectual Property Rights

Search Baker & McKenzie's extensive list of publications for information related to Hong Kong http://www.bakernet.com/

Customs and Excise Department

http://www.customs.gov.hk/  

Hong Kong - Extent of Copyright Protection

http://www.ladas.com/

Intellectual Property Law

http://hg.org.master.com/

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Market Research

AC Nielsen Hong Kong Office

 http://hk.nielsen.com/
Hong Kong Productivity Council, Marketing Group http://www.hkpc.org 

International Data Corporation Asia Pacific Ltd.

 http://www.idc.com 

NFO International

 http://www.nfow.com.hk 

Pacific Rim Group Ltd.

 http://www.pacificrimgroup.com 

Research International Asia Ltd.

 http://www.research-int.com 

WirthlinAsiaPacific

 http://www.wirthlin.com 
Strategis guide to Honk Kong Market Research http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/
US Department of Commerce Market Research http://www.buyusainfo.net/

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Miscellaneous

Colleges and Universities Yahoo! Directory http://dir.yahoo.com/
Colleges and Universities HKU School of Professional And Continuing Education http://hkuspace.hku.hk/index.php 
Colleges and Universities Hong Kong Adventist College http://www.hkac.edu/ 
Colleges and Universities Hong Kong Baptist University http://www.hkbu.edu.hk/ 
Colleges and Universities HONG KONG SHUE YAN COLLEGE http://www.hksyc.edu/ 
Colleges and Universities Lingnan University http://www.ln.edu.hk/ 
Colleges and Universities St John's College (The University of Hong Kong) http://www.stjohns.hk/home.php 
Colleges and Universities The Chinese University of Hong Kong http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/ 
Colleges and Universities The University of Hong Kong http://www.hku.hk/ 
Search Engines 3721 - owned by Yahoo http://www.3721.com/ 
Search Engines AltaVista http://www.altavista.com/ 
Search Engines Baidu (Chinese) http://www.baidu.com/ 
Search Engines Business-China.com - Directory and Search Engine for China ... http://www.business-china.com/ 
Search Engines China Information::China Directory::China Topic Search Engine http://www.chinasearch.com/ 
Search Engines China Search Engine | Sinomania! http://www.sinomania.com/
Search Engines China Search Engines http://searchengineguide.com/
Search Engines China Window - The Best Way to China http://www.china-window.com/ 
Search Engines ChinaSite.com: The Complete Reference to China/Chinese Related Web http://www.chinasite.com/ 
Search Engines Chinese Search engine. http://www.admcity.com/
Search Engines Find China search engines with Search Engine Colossus http://www.searchenginecolossus.com/
Search Engines Google http://www.google.com/ 
Search Engines Search Engine http://www.chinavista.com/
Search Engines WebCrawler Web Search Home Page http://www.webcrawler.com/ 
Search Engines Yahoo! Chinese http://chinese.yahoo.com/ 
Search Engines China Asian Dragons http://china.asiadragons.com/ 
Search Engines

The Educational CyberPlayGround offers a beginners tutorial all the way up to sophisticated security information.

http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/
US Subsidiaries Apple, China http://www.apple.com.cn/ 
US Subsidiaries Apple, Hong Kong http://appleclub.com.hk/ 
US Subsidiaries Cisco http://www.cisco.com/cn/ 
US Subsidiaries Cisco Systems Hong Kong, Ltd, 31/Fl.,Great Eagle Centre, 23 Harbour Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong, Tel: (852) 2588 3100, Fax: (852) 2588 3299  http://www.cisco.com/hk/ 
US Subsidiaries Compaq, Hong Kong http://h20426.www2.hp.com/
US Subsidiaries Computer Associates, HK http://www.ca.com/hk/
US Subsidiaries Dell, Hong Kong http://www.ap.dell.com/
US Subsidiaries HP, Hong Kong http://welcome.hp.com/
US Subsidiaries IBM China/Hong Kong Limited, 10/F Hong  Kong PCCW Tower, Taikoo Place, 979 King's Road
Quarry Bay, Hong Kong, Tel: (852) 2825 6222, Fax: (852) 2810 0210, E-mail: ibmhkg@hk1.ibm.com 		 http://www.ibm.com/hk/ 
US Subsidiaries Ingram Micro, Hong Kong http://hk.ingrammicro.com/ 
US Subsidiaries Oracle, Hong Kong http://www.oracle.com/hk/ 
US Subsidiaries Sun, Hong Kong http://www.sun.com.hk/ 
US Subsidiaries Xerox, Hong Kong http://www.fujixerox.com.hk/ 
US Subsidiaries

American Express Bank Ltd.

 http://www.americanexpress.com.hk/ 
US Subsidiaries

Bank of America, N.A.

 http://www.bankofamerica.com.hk 
US Subsidiaries

Bank of New York (HK Branch)

 http://www.bankofny.com 
US Subsidiaries

Citibank NA

 http://www.citibank.com.hk 
US Subsidiaries

J. P. Morgan Chase & Co.

 http://www.chase.com.hk 
US Subsidiaries

State Street Bank and Trust Company

 http://www.statestreet.com 
US Subsidiaries

Union Bank of California, N.A.

 http://www.uboc.com 
US Subsidiaries

Wells Fargo Bank NA

 http://www.wellsfargo.com 

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Nevada Exports

Item 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
TOTAL 69256645 81487548 79765915 130517704 160948938
334--COMPUTER AND ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS 26667180 40143997 40801569 84303407 90331963
339--MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED COMMODITIES 32853403 30665456 32106479 34151681 53796322
325--CHEMICALS 459152 583180 644957 3047610 5272396
335--ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT; APPLIANCES & COMPONENTS 2095993 2893696 1207030 2187843 2854171
316--LEATHER & ALLIED PRODUCTS 112510 335932 274905 737115 2107746
333--MACHINERY; EXCEPT ELECTRICAL 1718450 2700302 1158695 1563248 1110227
920--USED OR SECOND-HAND MERCHANDISE 339700 251990 308001 566694 820820
315--APPAREL MANUFACTURING PRODUCTS 92242 213710 210956 321179 726676
336--TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT 323662 282414 273963 438433 633726
910--WASTE AND SCRAP 863786 877352 299815 187405 574680
311--FOOD MANUFACTURES 849704 593348 307648 376629 541309
332--FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS; NESOI 290082 135112 477782 251278 524401
322--PAPER 0 5201 41718 250529 465156
323--PRINTED MATTER AND RELATED PRODUCTS; NESOI 413827 264575 246851 160092 228771
312--BEVERAGES & TOBACCO PRODUCTS 468294 793596 901451 405557 204527
331--PRIMARY METAL MFG 420583 287169 64343 471110 165634
326--PLASTICS & RUBBER PRODUCTS 466404 181867 178954 121584 165129
114--FISH; FRESH/CHILLED/FROZEN & OTHER MARINE PRODUCTS 461613 0 0 28000 159000
337--FURNITURE & FIXTURES 68250 61356 5100 720000 142410
111--AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS 0 24980 41802 30997 39000
327--NONMETALLIC MINERAL PRODUCTS 54984 58754 81406 105916 30472
313--TEXTILES & FABRICS 15765 0 58501 3263 17857
324--PETROLEUM & COAL PRODUCTS 0 5978 0 0 17700
314--TEXTILE MILLS PRODUCTS 0 25477 34177 33260 14153
990--SPECIAL CLASSIFICATION PROVISIONS; NESOI 125757 75255 8978 46974 4692
511--NEWSPAPERS; BOOKS & OTHER PUBLISHED MATTER; NESOI 30520 0 3544 0 0
321--WOOD PRODUCTS 33472 11032 22750 7900 0
212--MINERALS & ORES 31312 15819 4540 0 0

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Newspapers

Online Newspaper's index of Hong Kong newspapers http://www.onlinenewspapers.com/hk.htm 

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Technical Standards

tdctrade.com - Hong Kong Trade Development Council

http://www.itc.gov.hk/

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Transportation

In addition to the following links, the following guide may be of help: Questions for Your Forwarder.  It has links to several directories of worldwide freight forwarders and logistics companies.

Hong Kong Marine Department Notices Marine department notices covering works being undertaken and marine investigations in the Hong Kong region.

http://www.mardep.gov.hk/

Hong Kong Ship Owners Association.  Our Association's chief purpose will continue to be to promote and to protect the interests of the Hong Kong ship owners and ship managers.

http://www.hksoa.org.hk/ 

Hong Kong Shipping Register.  The Register is operated by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region through the Marine Department which has over 140 years of experience in ship registration, inspection and survey.

http://www.mardep.gov.hk/

Transportation to Hong Kong Airport

http://www.airwise.com/

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Travel and Tourism

AsiaPlanet.com - Travel and background information for  22 Asian countries. http://www.asia-planet.com/ 

Department of Hotel and Tourism Management

http://www.polyu.edu.hk/~htm/ 

Hong Kong - World Wide Web Virtual Library

http://www.asiawind.com/

Hong Kong : Tourism

http://www.asiarooms.com/

Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office

http://www.hongkong.org/ 

Hong Kong Tourist Association

http://www.hkta.org/ 

Hong Kong travel and tourism information, travelogues, travel stories, trip reports

http://www.travel-library.com/

rec.travel guide to Hong Kong

http://www.math.toronto.edu/
Lycos Guide for China http://travel.lycos.com/
Fodors is known for being the best site for travel offering hotel, restaurant reviews and their series of mini-guides to specific destinations. http://www.fodors.com 

tdctrade.com

http://www.tdc.org.hk/ 

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US Government

US Commercial Service, Hong Kong http://www.buyusa.gov/hongkong/en/ 
US Consulate General Hong Kong http://www.usconsulate.org.hk/ 
Hong Kong Background Notes http://www.state.gov/
Consular Information Sheet http://travel.state.gov/
CIA Factbook https://www.cia.gov/

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Weather

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Date Updated: May 08, 2012




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