As Asia’s premier international city, Hong Kong is a world-class destination for business and leisure visitors. Hong Kong advocates and practises free trade and there is no sales tax or value added tax (VAT). Hong Kong’s extensive tax, trade and legal benefits, as well as its proximity to some of the world’s largest and most robust economies, have made it a global marketplace that links the booming economies of Mainland China and Asia with major markets worldwide.
Hong Kong is also fully committed to the freedom of information. It is an open and free society and is one of safest cities in the world. Nationals of around 170 countries can visit Hong Kong visa free. The state-of-the-art Hong Kong International Airport operates 24 hours a day. There are over 1,000 flights daily to and from some 190 destinations worldwide, including about 50 China cities. More than 50% of the world’s population is within 5 hours’ flying time of Hong Kong.
The infrastructure of Hong Kong is rated first class, physically as well as intellectually. The well-developed public transport system in Hong Kong is highly efficient, safe and very affordable. It consists of a central skeleton of trains with buses, trams, minibuses, taxies and ferries side branching to everywhere of the city.
Instilled with the exciting duality of a modern city’s vitality enhanced by a traditional society’s historical richness and colour, the cultural fusion and diversity of the city is evident in everything from its shopping, dining, arts, history, entertainment, nightlife, festivals and events. Hong Kong is the meeting point of the East and the West as well as the historical and the modern.