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Thousands of Mainland China and overseas companies
                                                                      operate regional headquarters and offices in Hong Kong.

REGIONAL HEADQUARTERS AND START-UPS

Co-working spaces are flourishing in town, offering more choices for  Hong Kong is a preferred destination for
start-up entrepreneurs.                                               multi-nationals to set up offices and regional
                                                                      headquarters. Over 8 200 overseas and
                                                                      Mainland companies have been established in
                                                                      Hong Kong, of which about half are regional
                                                                      headquarters and offices.

                                                                      Hong Kong’s start-up scene has experienced
                                                                      phenomenal growth in recent years. There were
                                                                      over 2 200 start-ups in Hong Kong in 2017,
                                                                      a growth of 16% compared with 2016.
                                                                      The number is growing.

                                                                      The amount of venture capital investing in
                                                                      local start-ups has soared by 14 times from
                                                                      about HK$624 million in 2012 to about
                                                                      HK$9 billion in 2017.

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