Date: April 19-20 th, 2004

Organizer: The Canadian Institute

Event: Business in China Conference

Topic: HONG KONG – The “Risk Manager” for your China Structure

When embarking on a new venture in China, determining the right corporate vehicle for the business is only part of the challenge. It is at least as important to determine how this vehicle will fit into the Canadian parent’s international corporate structure. Hong Kong limited companies are ideal holding structures for foreign-invested enterprises in China. Placing such a company between the Chinese operation and the parent shields the Canadian company from liability and other forms of business risk, and in most cases reduces or at least simplifies the venture’s tax exposure. For these reasons, Hong Kong structures form the essential building blocks of successful ventures on the Mainland.