Publisher's Synopsis
This text provides a practical approach to the legal and commercial infrastructure which serves trade and investment in Hong Kong. It provides a panoptic view of what the laws of Hong Kong and its legal practitioners have to offer those who are there to do business. It gives special emphasis to problems and pitfalls which clients may encounter when trading with or investing in Hong Kong. It also specifically addresses practical problem areas relating to inbound investment, and how such investment can be most suitably structured. Hong Kong's potential as a centre for regional trade, not least with mainland China, is also considered.;Each chapter is written by an expert in his field: the contributors being drawn from the ranks of practising barristers, solicitors, government lawyers and economists, as well as academics. It is a guide book to those features of Hong Kong's laws and regulations of which the prospective investor or businessman and his legal advisers need to know. It also provides an overview of Hong Kong's commerical law and practice, as well as a source of reference material.
