Introduction
The economy proved resilient to the global financial market turbulence, with both the external and domestic sectors holding up well in 2007. However, the economy recorded a lower growth rate of 2.3% in 2008 and contracted by 2.7% in 2009. The countrys economy strongly recovered to 6.9% growth in 2010.
Features and benefits
* Understand how Hong Kong can be used to plan business investments or market entry through a holistic view of the country.
* Gain an understanding of the political situation in Hong Kong, including key figures in the country and governance indicators.
* Understand customer demographics in Hong Kong through analysis of income distribution and the rural-urban split, as well as healthcare and education.
Highlights
The PESTLE analysis of Hong Kong identifies issues that affect the country's performance using the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) framework.
The political landscape section discusses the evolution of the political scenario in Hong Kong, as well as the country's economic, social, foreign, and defense policies. The section also discusses the country's performance according to World Bank Governance Indicators.
The economic landscape section outlines the evolution of Hong Kong's economy, as well as the country's performance in terms of GDP growth, composition by sector (agriculture, industry, and services), fiscal situation, international investment position, monetary situation, credit disbursement, banking sector, and employment.
Your key questions answered
* How does Hong Kong perform in terms of technology-intensive sectors like telecoms and IT, patents, and R&D expenditure trends?
* What is the legal structure in Hong Kong and are the laws conducive to investment?
* How does Hong Kong perform in terms of environmental indicators and its environmental policies?
* How does Hong Kong perform in terms of healthcare, income distribution, and education?
