

Doing Businessin Hong Kong
Asian Market Insights
Hong Kong is commonly referred to as Asia’s World City. It offers non- stop intensity, fascinating contrasts, compact variety and significant opportunities for Irish exporters.
However, the Covid-19 pandemic has created a new set of challenges for doing business in Hong Kong.
Enterprise Ireland is responding to the global crisis by working with Irish exporters to help them avail of business response supports announced by the Government. These supports are designed to help businesses stabilise and adapt to the evolving situation, in preparation for getting back on the road to recovery.
Market Overview
While Hong Kong is a significant market in its own right, it is also an important part of the Pearl River Delta Market. This is made up of the Special Administrative Regions (SARs) of Hong Kong and Macau and China’s Guangdong Province. Hong Kong’s economy is characterised by free trade, low taxation and minimal government intervention. It consistently ranks in the Top 10 globally traded economy.
€48,958 GDP per capita 2018
€362.99bn GDP 2018
2.2% Economic Growth (2019)
