Country Analysis Report - Hong Kong - In-depth PESTLE Insights

Country Analysis Report - Hong Kong - In-depth PESTLE Insights

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Country Analysis Report - Hong Kong - Indepth PESTLE Insights Introduction The country analysis report on Hong Kong provides a wide array of analytical inputs to analyze the countryâ s performance, and the objective is to help the reader to make business decisions and prepare for the future. The report on Hong Kong analyzes the political, economic, social, technological, legal and environmental (PESTLE) structure of Hong Kong. The report provides a holistic view of Hong Kong from historical, current and future perspective. Insightful analysis on critical current and future issues is presented through detailed SCPT (strengths, challenges, prospects and threats /risks) analysis for each of the PESTLE segments. In addition, the PESTLE segments are supplemented with relevant quantitative data to support trend analysis. The PESTLE country analysis report series provides an in-depth analysis of 50 major countries. Features and Benefits â Understanding gained from the country analysis report on Hong Kong can be used to plan business investments or market entry apart from a holistic view of the country. â Political section on Hong Kong provides inputs about the political system, key figures in the country, and governance indicators. â Economic section on Hong Kong outlines the economic story of the country to provide a balanced assessment on core macro-economic issues. â Social section on Hong Kong enables understanding of customer demographics through the income distribution, rural-urban segmentation and centres of affluence, healthcare and educational scenario in the country. â Technological section on Hong Kong provides strategic inputs on information communications and technology, technological laws and policies, technological gaps, patents data and relevant laws. â Legal section on Hong Kong provides information about the legal structure, corporate laws, business set-up procedures and the tax regime. â Environmental section provides information on environmental policies in Hong Kong and the performance in terms of important environmental indicators. Highlights PESTLE analysis of Hong Kong identifies issues that affect the countryâ s performance through the prism of current strengths (strengths), current challenges (weaknesses), future prospects (opportunities) and future risks (threats). The political landscape discusses the evolution of the political scenario in Hong Kong in different periods. The economic, social, foreign and defence policies are considered in the political landscape section. It also discusses the performance of the country as per World Bank Governance Indicators. The economic landscape describes the evolution of the economy of Hong Kong in different periods. It also examines the countryâ s performance in terms of GDP growth, composition by sector (agriculture, industry and services), fiscal situation, international investment position, monetary situation, credit disbursement, banking sector and employment. The economic landscape also explains the financial system in the country, especially with regard to financial authorities/regulators. The social landscape covers the demographics, education and healthcare scenario in Hong Kong. The social welfare policies of the government along with the countryâ s performance in terms of healthcare, income distribution and education are also provided. 3

The technological landscape discusses the structure and policies in terms of Intellectual property, research & development, technology agreements/pacts; and policies related to the promotion of technology in Hong Kong. The legal landscape examines the structure of the judicial system, legislation affecting businesses, tax regulations, labor laws, trade regulations and corporate governance in Hong Kong. The environmental landscape in Hong Kong discusses the environmental regulations and policies of the country. The performance of the country in terms of in terms of environmental indicators and impact of environmental policies is also examined. "After recovering from the severe financial crisis in 1997â 98, economic growth rebounded in 1999 and 2000, with growth rates of 3.4% and 10.2% respectively. However, the economy took a marked turn for the worse in the second half of 2001, registering negative growth rates during the third and fourth quarters and growth for the year of only 0.6%. The downturn in the US and the ongoing weakness of the Japanese economy were crucial factors in the weaker economic performance. Economic growth picked up marginally in 2002 and gained momentum in 2003, with growth rates of 1.8% and 3.2% respectively. The economy witnessed strong growth during 2004â 2006, growing at 7.0% in 2006. However, this momentum subsided slightly in 2007, with growth of 6.4% recorded. The economy had proven resilient to the global financial market turbulence, with both the external and domestic sectors holding up well in 2007. Retail and tourism were important contributors to this impressive growth. Local consumption demand grew robustly in 2007, especially in the second half of the year, on the back of rising incomes, a robust labor market, and the strong performance of the asset markets. Private consumption expenditure grew by 7.8% in real terms for 2007 as a whole, up from 6.0% growth in 2006, the fastest growth since 1993. Demand was especially strong in consumer goods and services. However, the economy recorded a lower growth rate of 2.3% in 2008 and contracted by 2.7% in 2009. The countryâ s economy strongly recovered to 6.9% growth in 2010.. " Your key questions answered â What is the outlook in terms of political stability, policies towards businesses, external front and popularity of government in Hong Kong? â What is the economic performance of Hong Kong in terms of GDP growth, fiscal situation, international investment position, monetary situation, credit disbursement, and employment among other economic indicators? â What is the performance of Hong Kong in terms of healthcare, income distribution and education? â What is the performance of Hong Kong in technology intensive sectors like telecommunications and information technology, patents and R&D expenditure trends? â What is the legal structure in Hong Kong and are the laws conducive for investment? â What is the performance of Hong Kong in terms of environmental indicators and impact of environmental policies? Additional Details Publisher : Marketline Reference : ohcp0156 Number of Pages : 70 Report Format : PDF Publisher Information : 4

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Table Of Contents for Country Analysis Report - Hong Kong - In-depth PESTLE Insights TABLE OF CONTENTS Overview 1 Catalyst 1 Summary 1 Key Facts and Geographic Location 9 Key facts 9 Geographical location 10 PESTLE Analysis 11 Summary 11 Political analysis 12 Economic analysis 15 Social analysis 18 Technological analysis 21 Legal analysis 24 Environmental analysis 26 Political Landscape 28 Summary 28 Evolution 28 Structure and policies 30 Performance 33 Outlook 34 Economic Landscape 36 Summary 36 Evolution 36 Structure and policies 37 Performance 39 Outlook 49 Social Landscape 50 Summary 50 Evolution 50 Structure and policies 51 Performance 53 Outlook 55 Technological Landscape 56 Summary 56 Evolution 56 Structure and policies 56 Performance 58 Outlook 60 Legal Landscape 61 Summary 61 Evolution 61 Structure and policies 61 Performance 63 6

Outlook 64 Environmental Landscape 65 Summary 65 Evolution 65 Structure and policies 65 Performance 67 Outlook 68 Appendix 70 Ask the analyst 70 Datamonitor consulting 70 Disclaimer 70 TABLE OF FIGURES Figure 1: Map of Hong Kong 10 Figure 2: Hong Kong â key political events timeline 29 Figure 3: Key political figures in Hong Kong 30 Figure 4: Composition of the Hong Kong legislature 32 Figure 5: Hong Kongâ s historical GDP growth, 1991â 2010 37 Figure 6: GDP and GDP growth rate in Hong Kong, 2004â 14 40 Figure 7: GDP composition by sector, 2010 41 Figure 8: Agricultural output of Hong Kong, 2005â 10 42 Figure 10: Industrial output of Hong Kong, 2005â 10 43 Figure 9: Services output of Hong Kong, 2005â 10 44 Figure 10: External trade of Hong Kong, 2006â 10 46 Figure 11: Consumer price index and inflation in Hong Kong, 2004â 14 48 Figure 12: Unemployment rate in Hong Kong, 2004â 14 49 Figure 13: Internet users and growth rate in Hong Kong, 2002â 13 59 Figure 14: Carbon dioxide emissions in Hong Kong, 2002â 13 68 TABLES OF TABLES Table 1: Hong Kong â key fundamentals 4 Table 2: Hong Kong â key facts 9 Table 3: Analysis of Hong Kongâ s political landscape 12 Table 4: Analysis of the economy of Hong Kong 15 Table 5: Analysis of Hong Kongâ s social system 18 Table 6: Analysis of Hong Kongâ s technology landscape 21 Table 7: Analysis of Hong Kongâ s legal landscape 24 Table 8: Analysis of Hong Kongâ s environmental landscape 26 Table 9: Mid-year population by age (millions), 2010 51 Table 10: International environment treaties signed by Hong Kong 67 7

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