As well as being a major market in its own right, Hong Kong is an excellent trading gateway to Mainland China and the wider Asia-Pacific. The size and growth rate of the Mainland China market also offers excellent opportunities for UK business and many companies use Hong Kong as a base for entering the Mainland market.

The nearby Pearl River Delta region in Guangdong Province is a growing market and home to the Mainland's wealthiest consumers. It is a substantial manufacturing base often called ‘The Workshop of the World’. Many of these factories are Hong Kong owned and managed, so there is a great deal of knowledge in Hong Kong about doing business in this region and other parts of China.

"HK is an ideal springboard for marketing in the Far East. It is a professional hub with a strong entrepreneurial ethos, is cosmopolitan, and has a very good understanding of western and eastern business cultures. It is therefore an ideal market entry point for the surrounding countries with English widely spoken in the business community" - Mike Bolam, Chief Executive, Skillogy International Ltd.

“Because of the growth in the Chinese economy, its building, construction and manufacturing sectors, I realised it was a big market for our products. Hong Kong distributors have extensive knowledge of this market and experience working with UK companies, so Hong Kong was the logical choice” – John Cowley, Managing Director, Lubrication Technology Ltd.

"China is the kind of market that will make most businesses think "where do we start?". Hong Kong provides the location and UKTI provide the expertise to give you that starting point from which to begin to reach into China. I would certainly recommend UKTI's Overseas Market Introduction Service to any businesses looking to enter a new market as for me it really opened a lot of doors that I would never have been able to find by myself!" - Josh Edbrooke

UKTI Hong Kong, in partnership with China Britain Business Council and UKTI Guangzhou, also offer an Overseas Market Introduction Service specifically for the Pearl River Delta (PRD) region.