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H
ong Kong’s attractiveness for both Mainland Chinese and international businesses has reached a record high, as shown in the latest survey, which recorded 11,070 companies based in the city in 2025.
The findings were outlined in the HKSAR government’s 2025 Annual Survey of Companies in Hong Kong with Parent Companies Located outside Hong Kong, and the 2025 Start-up Survey.
According to the surveys, the city is the base for 11,070 companies with parent companies located outside Hong Kong, an increase of 11 percent year-on-year (yoy). Collectively, the companies employed 509,000 people, recording a 3 percent increase yoy.
At the same time, according to the results of InvestHK 2025 Start-up Survey, start-ups in Hong Kong continued to flourish with a record high number of 5,221, up by 11 percent yoy. These start-ups engaged 19,753 persons, representing an increase of 12 percent yoy and spanned across different sectors, such as financial technology; information, computer and technology; biotechnology; education and learning; and health and medical, etc.
Exceptional momentum
As the survey results reaffirm Hong Kong’s role as an international business hub, Indonesia as ASEAN’s largest economy is primed to leverage the city’s position to expand their footprint in the Asia Pacific region and beyond.
In 2024, Indonesia was Hong Kong's sixth-largest ASEAN trading partner, recording Rp 80.83 trillion in total trade value.
On the flip side, entrepreneurs and investors from the Chinese Mainland and beyond are utilizing Hong Kong as a gateway to invest in Indonesia. From 2018 to 2022, over 8,400 investment projects originated from Hong Kong, amounting to a total of approximately Rp 312.2 trillion.
To facilitate this two-way investment, InvestHK hosted the ASEAN Business Community Reception last month, offering the ASEAN business community a prime opportunity to forge new connections, strengthen existing relationships and explore potential collaboration within the thriving ASEAN-Hong Kong business ecosystem.
If Indonesian companies plan to expand their business in the region, then Hong Kong is the right place, not just as a global financial and business hub, but as a strategic partner for ASEAN companies aiming to go global.
“Hong Kong’s prime geographic location, high-quality infrastructure and its role as a gateway to Chinese Mainland and the broader Asian market make it an attractive destination for our company. The availability of a skilled, multilingual workforce in Hong Kong adds a strong factor in our decision,” said Stephen Yan, chairman of Singapore-based wealth management firm WRISE Prestige.
In addition to the city’s robust financial ecosystem, world-class infrastructure and gateway to the vast markets of the Chinese Mainland and beyond, ease of business is also a main attraction for those seeking to establish a presence in Hong Kong.
