InvestHK

Simon Galpin (at the time the Deputy-Head of Invest HK), Stephen Bradley (the British Consul General in Hong Kong), Andy McRae (a Director of Hays plc) and Nigel Cumberland (a co-founder of St. George's Harvey Nash) at an official ceremony held at Hong Kong's Foreign Correspondents' Club in June 2006 to celebrate Hays plc buying St George's Harvey Nash

Invest Hong Kong (Chinese: 投資推廣署) is the department of the Hong Kong SAR Government responsible for Foreign Direct Investment, supporting overseas, Mainland and Taiwanese businesses to set up and expand in Hong Kong. The department provides free advice and customised services to help businesses succeed in the city's economy. Founded on July 1, 2000, its mission is to confirm and strengthen Hong Kong as Asia's leading international business center and to attract economically and strategically important investment. Its first Director General was Michael Rowse.

The Investment Officers are organized into eight specialist sector teams covering Hong Kong's four pillar industries and six new growth sectors: Business & Professional Services; Consumer Products; Creative Industries; Financial Services; Information & Communications Technology; Innovation & Technology, Tourism & Hospitality and Transport & Industrial.

Partnering with clients on a long-term basis, InvestHK's sector-specific teams provide services which include:

Information on Hong Kong's business environment
Introductions to business contacts and service providers
Arrangement of visit programs
Business support facilitation
Public relations services during the launch or expansion of clients' Hong Kong businesses
Advice on relocations to Hong Kong – housing, schooling, healthcare, social and business networking

InvestHK is headed by the Director-General of Investment Promotion who reports to the Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development.

Criticism

Main article: Legal status of Uber's service § Hong Kong

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Official website of InvestHK (English) (Chinese)

Commerce and Economic Development Bureau (Hong Kong)

Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development: Greg So

Subordinate departments	Hong Kong Observatory Innovation and Technology Commission Intellectual Property Department Invest Hong Kong Office of the Communications Authority Office of the Government Chief Information Officer Post Office Radio Television Hong Kong Trade and Industry Department Hong Kong Economic and Trade Offices (Overseas)

Predecessors	Trade and Industry Branch Economic Services Branch Recreation and Culture Branch Broadcasting, Culture and Sport Branch Trade and Industry Bureau Economic Services Bureau Commerce and Industry Bureau Information Technology and Broadcasting Bureau Commerce, Industry and Technology Bureau Economic Development and Labour Bureau

Related organisations and statutory bodies	Office of the Telecommunications Authority Television and Entertainment Licensing Authority

Hong Kong Government

Executive Council Government Secretariat

Bureaus	Civil Service Commerce and Economic Development Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Development Education Environment Financial Services and the Treasury Food and Health Home Affairs Innovation and Technology Justice Labour and Welfare Security Transport and Housing

Departments	Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Architectural Services Buildings Census and Statistics Civil Aviation Civil Engineering and Development Correctional Services Customs and Excise Disciplined Services Drainage Services Electrical and Mechanical Services Environmental Protection Fire Services Food and Environmental Hygiene Government Dockyard Government Flying Service Government Logistics Government Records Service Health Highways Home Affairs Hong Kong Police Force Hongkong Post Housing Immigration Information Services Inland Revenue InvestHK Land Registry Lands Legal Aid Leisure and Cultural Services Marine Maritime Rescue Co-ordination Centre Observatory Radio Television Hong Kong Social Welfare Trade and Industry Transport Water Supplies

Statutory agencies or authorities	Airport Authority Antiquities Advisory Board Antiquities and Monuments Office Audit Commission Auxiliary Medical Service Central Policy Unit Centre for Health Protection Civil Aid Service Construction Industry Council Centre for Food Safety Communications Authority Economic Analysis and Business Facilitation Unit Examinations and Assessment Authority Exchanges and Clearing Export Credit Insurance Corporation Heung Yee Kuk Housing Authority Housing Society Hospital Authority Independent Insurance Authority Liquor Licensing Board Office of the Ombudsman Science and Technology Parks Corporation Sales of First-hand Residential Properties Authority Securities and Futures Commission Tourism Board Town Planning Board Trade Development Council West Kowloon Cultural District Authority Urban Renewal Authority

Central Bank	Hong Kong Monetary Authority

Foreign relations	Foreign relations of Hong Kong

Statutory bodies in Hong Kong List of Hong Kong government agencies Hong Kong Civil Service

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InvestHK

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