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American engineering and scientific consultancy opens regional office in Hong Kong (with photo)
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     US-based consulting firm Exponent Inc announced today (December 16) the opening of an office in Hong Kong in order to expand its engineering and scientific consulting services in the Asia-Pacific region.

     Based in Hong Kong, Exponent Ltd aims to meet the increasing demand for technical support from US and international companies operating in East Asia. The new office at Hong Kong Science Park is equipped with advanced materials and facilities and staffed with engineering professionals, and will act as the regional office for Exponent's clients.

     American parent company Exponent Inc is best known for analysing accidents and failures in order to determine their causes. Its Hong Kong office will focus on product consultancy, assisting clients with health, environmental and engineering issues associated with new products to help prevent problems in the future.

     "The opening of an office in Hong Kong is a direct result of our growing consulting activity in Asia in general and China in particular.  We see opportunities to broaden the services we offer to American and globalising Mainland Chinese companies, " said Principal Scientist and Director of Exponent's Hong Kong office, Dr Jason Clevenger.

     Associate Director-General of Investment Promotion, Mr Charles Ng, said, "Hong Kong provides one of the best locations for companies with customers in Asia Pacific including Mainland China. These companies need consultancy services for their product designs, and hence open up plenty of opportunities for organisations like Exponent to grow their business regionally via our city."

About Exponent Ltd

     Exponent Ltd in Hong Kong is a subsidiary company of US parent company Exponent Inc. Exponent Inc provides solutions to clients' engineering, scientific and technical problems with specialisations in failure analysis, design support and third-party risk assessment in more than 90 disciplines. Exponent Inc has 20 domestic offices in the US and six international offices including one in Shanghai, Mainland China, plus the new Hong Kong office. For more information, please visit www.exponent.com .

About Invest Hong Kong

     Invest Hong Kong (InvestHK) is the department of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government established in July 2000 to attract foreign direct investment and support overseas and Mainland businesses to set up or expand in Hong Kong. It provides free advice and customised services to help businesses succeed in Hong Kong's vibrant economy. As of June 2014, InvestHK had completed over 3 300 investment projects creating more than 36 400 new jobs in the first year of operation or expansion and over HK$88 billion of investment. For more information, please visit www.investhk.gov.hk.

     For an event photo, please visit: www.flickr.com/photos/investhk/sets/72157649720707436/.

Ends/Tuesday, December 16, 2014
Issued at HKT 16:10

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