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Access through your institution Buy or subscribe Conveniently located in the heart of Asia, Hong Kong is renowned as an international financial and trading centre with a well-integrated

network of financial institutions and markets. Widely regarded as the world's freest economy1, Hong Kong is also identified as one of the world's most competitive business

environments2 and the best performing host economy for foreign direct investment in Asia3. To sustain the competitiveness of its economy, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR)

Government is fully aware of the importance of creating an environment which fosters innovation and technology development. Innovation and technology are essential elements for enhancing

creativity and productivity. They help add value to commerce and industry by introducing new products and services and exploring new business opportunities. They are also important for

building up human capital to meet the needs of a fast-changing, knowledge-based economy. To this end, the Hong Kong SAR Government has been actively pursuing a vigorous programme in recent

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