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Expat businessmen confident for HK’s future
    2017-07-03  08:53    Shenzhen Daily

MANY expatriate businessmen, who chose to stay in Hong Kong in 1997, said they made the right decision at that time. Over the past 20 years, Hong Kong has not only remained stable, but also undergone rapid development, bringing them lots of business opportunities, they said.

“I opened the office for my current firm Jan. 1, 1997, and many people at the time thought I was out of my mind. But I was very convinced that Hong Kong was going to continue to succeed,” said Jon Zinke, a partner of a Hong Kong-based international law firm.

Zinke, who moved from the United States to Hong Kong in 1985, is among the many expatriate residents here who came with a plan to stay for a short period, but ultimately fell in love with the place and never left.

In a pamphlet compiled by the American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong (AmCham HK) to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Hong Kong’s return, Zinke said that over the 20 years, Hong Kong has successfully dealt with some “extreme circumstances.”

He cited the Asian financial crisis in 1997, the international financial crisis in 2008 as well as the SARS epidemic. “Hong Kong is very resilient and I foresee a very positive future,” he said.

In retrospect of Hong Kong’s development during the past 20 years, many expatriate businessmen acknowledged that it is a smart decision to choose to stick with Hong Kong. AmCham HK Chairman Walter Dias said that just before Hong Kong’s return in 1997, there were certainly a lot of concerns about how that would work, “because we had never seen any framework like ‘one country, two systems’ before. Some companies actually decided to leave.”

“In hindsight, a lot of people would regret that decision today, because Hong Kong has been so successful. The companies that stuck with Hong Kong during that time have also reaped a lot of benefits and had lots of success,” he noted.

“We continue to see really strong FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) numbers. Hong Kong still attracts No. 2 amount of FDI in the world and No. 1 in Asia,” he said. “That’s something that tells us people see a very positive future for Hong Kong.”

Dias said Hong Kong’s “unique role as the window of China, a conduit between the East and the West, and a super-connector between China and the rest of the world, has further proven the ‘one country, two systems’ is a successful policy for Hong Kong to continue to shine as a very special Chinese and world city.”

Hans Michael Jebsen, chairman of Hong Kong-based trading conglomerate Jebsen & Co., said Hong Kong has been a good location for firms to headquarter in, and thanks to the “one country, two systems” policy, this function has been “much more emphasized.”

When talking about their impression on Hong Kong, many expatriate businessman mentioned its adaptiveness and “can do” attitude.

James Thompson, chairman of the Crown Worldwide Group, said, “The people and government here have proven to be very adaptable to any change in circumstances.”(Xinhua)

 

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