Invest Hong Kong completes 3,000th project

Milestone attained September 4.

Invest Hong Kong (InvestHK) celebrated the completion of its 3,000th investment project. This marks a significant achievement for the department, which is tasked with attracting foreign direct investment (FDI) into Hong Kong.

Companies supported by InvestHK have brought almost HK$79 billion of investment to Hong Kong and created over 33,950 new jobs.

The ASB Biodiesel plant in Tseung Kwan O is InvestHK's 3,000th investment project and its first from Bahrain. Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development Gregory So presented a commemorative certificate to the company's representative to congratulate it on its successful setting-up in Hong Kong.

Director-General of Investment Promotion Simon Galpin said it is encouraging that his department has assisted 3,000 overseas and Mainland companies in setting-up or expanding their business operations in Hong Kong in just 13 years.

“This marks a significant milestone for the development of InvestHK," he said.