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Australian-based pioneers of the serviced office and virtual office, Servcorp, announced its expansion in Hong Kong today (November 30) with the opening of its third centre in Central.
Located on Level 39, One Exchange Square, the new centre will be supported by fully trained multi-lingual professional staff.
The General Manager, Asia and CIO of Servcorp, Mr Marcus Moufarrige, said that the company saw tremendous opportunities in Hong Kong for the business services sector. He said, ¡§Hong Kong¡¦s free flow of trade, capital and information are essential to our business success. Under the stable and business-friendly environment, we have achieved healthy growth in our businesses since our establishment here in 2000.¡¨
¡§Moreover, Hong Kong is the hub of Asia and the gateway to China. The city has attracted thousands of the world¡¦s top corporations to set up business operations or representative offices, and we see this trend growing. Once a company makes a decision to do business in a new location, it wants to have everything up and running as soon as possible, and at the lowest cost.¡¨
¡§However, the company also expects to maintain the level of services found in its head office. This has created many opportunities for us. We grow in locations where our clients grow their businesses - this is exactly why we decided to further expand in Hong Kong,¡¨ said Mr Moufarrige.
According to Mr Moufarrige, 50% of the world's top 500 companies have offices in Servcorp facilities. The company provides serviced and virtual offices with state-of-the art communications and the most up-to-date corporate infrastructure such as boardrooms, meeting rooms. Servcorp also offers a well trained professional team of bilingual secretaries and receptionists.
Officiating at the opening of the new Servcorp centre, the Associate Director-General of Investment Promotion at Invest Hong Kong, Mr Simon Galpin, congratulated the company on its expansion.
He said, ¡§We are delighted to see the continued growth of Servcorp in Hong Kong ¡V which provides direct and powerful evidence of foreign investors¡¦ positive outlook on our business environment. The presence of world-class business services providers like Servcorp is very important to the overall competitiveness of Hong Kong in attracting overseas companies.¡¨
¡§Report on 2005 Annual Survey of Regional Offices Representing Overseas Companies in Hong Kong shows that availability of business services and professional support services is considered to be one of the most important factors affecting the choice of location for setting up regional operations. And more than 60% of the surveyed foreign companies in Hong Kong regarded this as an advantage for our city. We at Invest Hong Kong wish Servcorp every success in its future development here,¡¨ Mr Galpin concluded.
Founded in 1978 in Sydney, Australia, Servcorp today has presence in more than 50 locations worldwide, including New Zealand, Japan, Mainland China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, France, Belgium and U.A.E. It is publicly listed on the Australian Stock Exchange. For more information about Servcorp, please visit the website at www.servcorp.net.
Invest Hong Kong is the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government department charged with encouraging and facilitating inward investment into the city by providing all the support needed to establish or expand a business presence here. For more information, please visit the website at www.investhk.gov.hk.
Ends/Wednesday, November 30, 2005
Issued at HKT 15:45
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