Hong Kong is situated on China’s south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea.

On 1 July 1997, Hong Kong became the first Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China, under the principle of “one country, two systems”, and its legal system is completely independent from the legal system of mainland China. Hong Kong continues to follow the English Common Law tradition established under British rule. Hong Kong has a major capitalist service economy characterised by low taxation and free trade

• Hong Kong is the 3rd most important leading international financial centre, after London and New York City.
• Ranks 1st in 2014 Economic Freedom Index
• Ranks 9th in the Global Competitiveness Index 2013-2014,
• Hong Kong dollar, the currency of Hong Kong, is the 8th most traded currency in the world.
• Ranks 15th in the Corruption Perception Index 2013.