Hong Kong - Your “Smart Link” to China 

Canadian companies interested to establish their presence in China were urged to go through Hong Kong as it provides the expertise and the economic infrastructures that are crucial for Canadian companies to get into the lucrative China market.

Mayor Hazel McCallion of the City of Mississauga, joined a team of trade experts to encourage Canada’s small and medium enterprises to use Hong Kong as their “Smart Link” to China, while delivering a speech at a business forum organized by the Hong Kong-Canada Business Association on March 31 in Toronto. 

Participating organizations include the Hong Kong Economic & Trade Office, Hong Kong Trade Development Council, Canadian Association of Importers & Exporters, Ontario Exports Inc., and Export Development Canada, Speakers from Jamieson Laboratories Ltd., Delcan Corporation, Patent and Trade Mark Agent Nelligan O’Brien Payne, and Goodmans LLP shared their experiences with the audience. 

Mayor McCallion said by using Hong Kong as the link, Canadian companies would have a better chance of getting a settlement under Hong Kong’s Common Law system should there is a business dispute. The Mayor visited Hong Kong late last year with "Team Mississauga" and witnessed the tremendous economic growth in the territory.

Echoing the Mayor's views, the HKETO Director, Mr Bassanio So, listed out the distinctive advantages that Hong Kong offer in doing business through Hong Kong with China during his presentation. They include: its proximity to China; it being a strategic two-way platform for trade with and investment in Mainland China; its economic co-operation with China; it being the world’s freest economy, and its independent judicial system.

A similar business seminar was held in Vancouver earlier in March, advising Canadian businesses how to fast track into China. The Vancouver seminar was organized by HKETO, in conjunction with the Hong Kong Trade Development Council, the Hong Kong-Canada Business Association (Vancouver chapter), Canadian Manufacturer & Exporters, S.U.C.C.E.S.S., Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada; Gateway Asia; British Columbia Ministry of Small Business and Economic Development, and International Trade Canada.

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