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WebGuide - Hong Kong

The following WebGuide, compiled by James Secreto, a summer intern at the Ypsilanti U. S. Export Assistance Center, 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 Airlines

http://www.hktimetable.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 

Bank One

 http://www.bankone.com 

Citibank NA

 http://www.citibank.com.hk 

J. P. Morgan Chase & Co.

 http://www.chase.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/

ChinaVest

http://www.chinavest.com/ 

Hong Kong Business Web

http://www.businessweb.com.hk/ 

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 

Practical Tips for Doing Business with Hong Kong

http://www.tdc.org.hk/visitor 

US-China Business Council

http://www.uschina.org/ 

Your Hong Kong

http://www.yourhk.com/ 

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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.fhki.org.hk/main.htm 

French Chamber of Commerce & Industry in Hong Kong 

http://www.fccihk.com/ 

German Industry and Commerce China and Hong Kong 

http://www.ahk-china.org/  

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/hksar/191.htm 

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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

http://www.internet-directory.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/ 

Hong Kong Trade Directory

http://www.nas.com/~westg/ 

Hong Kong Trade Directory

http://www.niagarapromotions.com/ 
Yahoo's index of Hong Kong Directories http://english.hk.dir.yahoo.com/

Hong Kong Yellow Pages

http://www.yp.com.hk 

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Financing Agencies

Yahoo! Business and Economy, Financial Services

http://english.hk.dir.yahoo.com/

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General Country Information

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 

Hong Kong Economic Outlook

http://www.cyberhaven.com/

The world's Freest Economy

http://www.hketo.ca/

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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/

Companies Registry

 http://www.info.gov/cr/ 

Customs and Excise Department

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

Department of Health

 http://www.info.gov.hk/dh 
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/hkpc/home/ 

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 Telecommunications Authority http://www.ofta.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 : Hong Kong

http://www.tdctrade.com/intpro/hk 

Intellectual Property Law

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

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Market Research

AC Nielsen Hong Kong Office

 http://www.acnielsen.com.hk 

Boston Consulting Group

 http://www.bcghk.com.hk 

China Concept Consulting

 http://www.chinaconcept.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 

ORC International Holdings, Inc.

 http://www.orcinternational.com/

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/
USDOC ICT Team's webpage for China http://www.emich.edu/ict_usa/CHINA.htm 

Market research reports for Hong Kong

http://www.tradeport.org/

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Michigan Exports

Item 2002 2003 2004 2005
Total 143312036 125388725 156517205 131251161
325 Chemical Manufactures 27957800 19307910 22131791 31877557
334 Computers & Electronic Prod. 30695868 27432681 24816273 26209153
311 Processed Foods 16389113 11490102 19849083 19990029
333 Machinery Manufactures 13884325 11950904 16582152 12836537
339 Misc. Manufactures 13043058 11936106 23125421 8652674
327 Non-Metallic Mineral Mfgs. 3249924 3644211 2902965 5826655
335 Elec. Eq.; Appliances & Parts 8921527 6156447 4239792 4437806
337 Furniture & Related Products 1811715 1460214 2415766 3851724
336 Transportation Equipment 9350169 8328174 17115709 2874319
332 Fabricated Metal Products 1968196 2848961 3235312 2807427
331 Primary Metal Manufactures 529650 7233391 7027996 2498486
910 Waste & Scrap 4124340 3502744 2219147 1892025
322 Paper Products 2703891 2654681 1645406 1751030
326 Plastic & Rubber Products 1507297 1871073 1788938 1295407
323 Printing & Related Products 890789 410376 948192 1110562
313 Fabric Mill Products 704624 211133 412196 776082
990 Spec. Classification Provisions 1946935 2338292 2865258 715145
324 Petroleum & Coal Products 461017 625275 332337 405504
511 Publishing Industries 0 0 79175 378378
321 Wood Products 770864 551611 698980 291605
314 Non-Apparel Textile Products 143753 42030 29181 194200
315 Apparel Manufactures 59196 93697 823478 194164
316 Leather & Related Products 1973698 1031448 858092 187216
112 Animal Production 127996 77439 159303 97621
113 Forestry & Logging 74093 175875 66762 28597
212 Mining 3121 0 0 26356
920 Used Merchandise 19077 0 148500 23553
111 Crop Production 0 13950 0 21349
211 Oil & Gas Extraction 0 0 0 0
312 Beverage & Tobacco Products 0 0 0 0

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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 College of Surgeons of Hong Kong http://www.cshk.org/ 
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 http://link.lanic.utexas.edu/
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.html 
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 Chinese Search Engines China Information http://www.kostenloses.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.html 
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 3COM http://www.3com.com.cn/ 
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://www.compaq.com.hk/
US Subsidiaries Computer Associates, HK http://www.cai.com/
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 Hongkong 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

Bank One

 http://www.bankone.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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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://my.tdctrade.com/

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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.

Express Border Group

http://www.expressborder.com 

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/ 

e-HongKong.com - by e-HongKong.com - Directory and Complete Guide to Hong Kong

http://www.e-hongkong.com/ 

Hong Kong - World Wide Web Virtual Library

http://www.asiawind.com/

Hong Kong : Tourism

http://www.asiarooms.com/

Hong Kong : Tourism

http://www.hotels-in-hongkong.net/

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/

Maps Of Hong Kong

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

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 http://www.odci.gov/

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Date Updated: March 27, 2007

 
 

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