POLICY AND DEVELOPMENT

Part of a joint research initiative by HKTDC Research and the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences, this study provides an overview of the performance of China’s Overseas Economic and Trade Co-operation Zones and their role within the Belt and Road Initiative. This article is about the Special Economic Zone in Sihanoukville, Cambodia. More

Part of a joint research initiative by HKTDC Research and the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences, this study provides an overview of the performance of China’s Overseas Economic and Trade Co-operation Zones and their role within the Belt and Road Initiative. It has a particular emphasis on Hong Kong service providers, evaluating their role in facilitating mainland investment in such zones. More

While China continues to promote the Belt and Road initiative, Hong Kong has been regarded as the major service platform outside the mainland for tapping such opportunities. According to HKTDC surveys, mainland enterprises intended to sell more to Belt and Road, especially the Southeast Asian market, while some expressed an interest in going to Belt and Road countries to set up production facilities or to source various products and materials. More

The China-Europe Railway Express services have expanded rapidly recently, and are of increasing interest to companies wanting to transport Chinese products to Europe while tapping markets along the Belt and Road routes. Hong Kong companies could consider using rail as an adjunct to sea transport in order to develop inland market opportunities along the Belt and Road routes in both Asia and Europe. More