Invest Hong Kong (InvestHK) announced on 7 July 2025 that it supported over 1,300 overseas and Mainland companies in setting up or expanding in Hong Kong between January 2023 and mid-2025.
These efforts brought in more than HK$160 billion in foreign direct investment and created over 19,000 jobs in the first year of operation or expansion, strengthening the local job market and reinforcing Hong Kong’s role as a leading business hub in Asia.
InvestHK has crossed its key performance indicators (KPIs) set in the 2022 Policy Address, reaching its targets well ahead of schedule.
From January 2023 to the first half of 2025, InvestHK supported the establishment or expansion of 1,301 companies in Hong Kong, exceeding the original target of 1,130 companies.
Next, it achieved over HK$168.4 billion in foreign direct investment, more than doubling the minimum KPI of at least HK$77 billion. Finally, InvestHK helped create 19,136 new jobs, surpassing the initial goal of 15,250.
The top five locations of origin among the companies being assisted by InvestHK came from a diverse mix of regions across North America, Europe, and Asia.
Mainland China accounted for the largest share with 630 companies. The remaining 671 companies originated from other international markets, comprising 113 from the United States, 89 from the United Kingdom, 68 from Singapore, and 38 from Canada.
Among the companies assisted, financial services and fintech led the way with 283 companies, accounting for 22% of the total. This was closely followed by innovation and technology, which accounted for 275 companies or 21%.
Family offices represented 14% with 179 companies, while tourism and hospitality contributed 148 companies or 11%. Rounding out the top five were business and professional services, comprising 129 companies or 10% of the total.
The Director-General of Investment Promotion at InvestHK, Alpha Lau, noted that while external factors such as geopolitical tensions present challenges, they also create new opportunities for Hong Kong. She said,
“We will continue to leverage Hong Kong’s role as a two-way springboard for Mainland and overseas companies to connect between our country and the rest of the world under the ‘one country, two systems’ principle.”
She said InvestHK will build on its strong momentum to further deepen engagement with both Mainland China and international markets.
The department will continue to strengthen ties with established markets like Europe, North America, and North Asia, while also actively exploring opportunities in emerging markets.
Looking ahead, she added, InvestHK will focus on four strategic sectors, including financial services and fintech, innovation and technology, supply chain management and logistics, and finally sustainable development and the green economy.
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