Published in April 2008

1. Guide to Doing Business in China 2008 Edition (Chi) The Guide to Doing Business in China is well received by the business community since it was first published in 2001. The 2008 edition has incorporated the latest changes in related laws and regulations, making the content more comprehensive. The Guide contains 14 chapters, including topics like foreign investment policy, how to set up foreign-invested enterprises, import and export administration, tax administration, foreign exchange control and staff recruitment. 2. Hong Kong as a Wine Trading and Distribution Centre: Opportunity for Creating a New Industry (Eng) With the general contraction of wine consumption in Europe and the slowdown in US growth, all eyes are on the booming Asian market, especially the Chinese mainland. This study evaluates the potential of the wine market in Asia, and to assess whether there stands a chance for Hong Kong to seize this opportunity to create a new industry by developing into a regional wine trading and distribution centre.

Forthcoming Titles

1. Opportunities and Challenges for Hong Kong's Fashion Design Services Industry (Eng)
Hong Kong is a global sourcing hub for the world's fashion industry, underpinned by its strengths in fashion design-related services. This report examines Hong Kong's fashion design industry, in particular the market opportunities for Hong Kong's fashion design services in its aspiration to become one of the leading fashion hubs.

2. Hong Kong: Asia's Premier Fund Rising Platform and Investment Gateway (Eng)
Well established as an international financial centre in the region, Hong Kong has been a premier fund raising platform, particularly for the Chinese mainland in complementing its economic reforms. This report also examines Hong Kong as an effective gateway to investment opportunities arising in the region, amid strong attributes like a robust regulatory regime, depth and breadth of its financial market, and the cluster of participating financial institutions and professionals.

3. Riding on the Green Manufacturing Trend - Tapping the PRD's Industrial Demand (Eng)
This report will look into the rising needs of green manufacturing in the Pearl River Delta, and the demand of corresponding solutions and equipment to meet the requirements in pollution control, energy saving and waste recycling etc. With reference to the strengths of Hong Kong's environmental protection industry, the report will also discuss the advantages of using Hong Kong as a platform to tap into the Pearl River Delta's industrial demand in green manufacturing.

4. The Changing Business Model of Trading Companies in Hong Kong (Eng)
Trading business is one of the most important driver of Hong Kong's economy. In the past, trading companies in Hong Kong served mainly as middlemen between overseas buyers and mainland manufacturers, but this role has changed in view of the threat of disintermediation. This report studies how the business model of Hong Kong's trading companies has evolved, from solely business matching into supply chain management with higher value added to their buyers.

5. Chile -- A Liberal Market in Latin America (Eng)
Notwithstanding its remoteness, Chile offers a wealth of opportunities to Hong Kong exporters. This report is aimed to provide a circumstantial account of the contemporary consumer profile, distribution and import channels, import regulations and procedures, potential export opportunities and challenges in Chile, in a bid to facilitate market penetration of Hong Kong traders.

6. Guide to Doing Business with US (Eng)
This guide provides a wealth of user-friendly practical information for SMEs interested in developing business with the US, particularly with respect to the US trade regime by examining its import and other related regulations, as well as marketing and setting up a business in the US.

7. Guide to Doing Business with EU -- Germany, UK, France & Italy (Eng)
This guide provides a wealth of user-friendly practical information for SMEs interested in developing business with the EU. It covers not only relevant EU-wide trade policy, but also related national legislation and marketing and establishing business in Germany, the UK, France and Italy.

8. Medium-Term Prospects of Hong Kong Exports (Eng)
Hong Kong exporters are faced with heightened challenges on entering 2008, notably the downturn of the US economy, further regulatory changes on the Chinese mainland and an unabated increase in production costs. This report strives to figure out Hong Kong's recent export performance, the global economic outlook, as well as how the negative factors may come into play in affecting the medium-term prospects of Hong Kong exports.

9. Mexico - A Challenging Market with Huge Potential (Eng)
Amid the current review of a comprehensive range of anti-dumping duties against Chinese products after six years of China's WTO accession, Mexico is reemerging as a promising market for Hong Kong exports. This report provides an updated account of the likely opportunities and risks of doing business with Mexico, in an attempt to smooth the way for Hong Kong exporters tapping into this challenging but rewarding market.

Publications in Past 6 Months

1. Hong Kong Trade Quarterly, issue no. 6 (Eng & Chi)

2. Indonesia -- an Alternative Production Base and Emerging Market For Hong Kong Companies (Eng)

3. Survey of Watches Shoppers in Chinese Cities (Chi)

4. Offshore Trade and Production: Development and Implications (Eng & Chi)

5. Re-emerging Market Opportunities in Argentina (Eng)

6. Study on OEM, ODM and OBM: Extending Our Supply Chain with Added Value (Eng) online version only

7. 2007 Christmas Sales in Major Overseas Markets and Retail Outlook for 2008 (Eng)

8. Mainland/Taiwan Technological Cooperation - Hong Kong the Services Platform (Eng)

9. Latest Development and Strategies of Hong Kong Companies' Processing Trade Business in the Pearl River Delta -- Survey Results (Chi)

10. Hong Kong Trade Quarterly, issue no. 5 (Eng & Chi)

11. Hong Kong's Export Outlook for 2008: Maintaining Competitiveness through Supply Chain Management (Eng & Chi)

12. Mainland-Hong Kong Partnership in the Global Market of Services Outsourcing (Chi)

13. Relocating Processing Trade from PRD -- An Assessment of Alternative Destinations on the Mainland (Eng & Chi)

14. Breaking into the Mainland Consumer Market -- HKTDC's Top 30 Cities (Chi)

15. Brazil: A Rising Star in Latin America (Eng)