InvestHK achieves outstanding results in 2025 reflecting strong global investor confidence in Hong Kong (with photo)
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The strong foreign direct investment (FDI) performance was driven by investment across diverse and high-value industries. It is estimated that the total investment thereby brought to Hong Kong's economy has reached nearly $69.4 billion, a nearly 2 per cent increase compared to 2024; these companies are expected to create 10 748 job opportunities, covering transport, logistics and industrials, tourism and hospitality, as well as the financial services and fintech industries, with around 20 per cent in management/professional level jobs, in Hong Kong during their first year of operation, achieving more than 57 per cent of increment compared to 2024.
The Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development, Mr Algernon Yau, said, "I am happy to see the outstanding results achieved by InvestHK last year. Together with record numbers of Mainland and overseas companies and start-ups in the city, there are a clear reflection of the strong global investor confidence in Hong Kong. Our city's unique advantages, such as enjoying strong support of the motherland and being closely connected to the world under the 'one country, two systems' principle, proactively integrating into the development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA), and capitalising on national strategies such as the high-quality co-operation under the Belt and Road Initiative, continue to make it an important hub for businesses and investments, attracting enterprises across the globe to select the city as their base to expand regional businesses in Asia. This year marks the commencement of the 15th Five-Year Plan; the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government will continue to create an even more conducive business environment, further promote Hong Kong's national opportunities and international advantages to attract FDI and companies to Hong Kong, demonstrating the city's roles as a 'super-connector' and a 'super value-adder'."
The top five locations of origin among the companies assisted span markets in the United States, Europe and Asia.
| Location of origin | Number |
| Chinese Mainland | 298 |
| United States | 42 |
| Singapore | 29 |
| The United Kingdom | 26 |
| Canada/Japan | 15 |
Among the companies assisted, the top five sectors were as follows:
| Sectors | Number |
| Financial services and fintech | 117 |
| Innovation and technology | 115 |
| Family offices | 80 |
| Tourism and hospitality | 65 |
| Consumer products | 54 |
In addition, the New Capital Investment Entrant Scheme, received 2 852 applications by the end of 2025 since its launch in March 2024, which will bring in more than $85.5 billion in investments to the city.
The Director-General of Investment Promotion at InvestHK, Ms Alpha Lau, said, "2025 marked a significant chapter in InvestHK's story, celebrating a quarter-century legacy and the new horizons ahead. We will continue to deepen integration into overall national development in the 15th Five-Year Plan, strengthen co-ordination with other GBA cities, and expand engagement with our Mainland counterparts and stakeholders. We will make good use of the Task Force on Supporting Mainland Enterprises in Going Global to further support Mainland enterprises to go global via Hong Kong, strengthening the city's role as a powerful conduit for two-way investment. At the same time, the Northern Metropolis is also a strategic priority that the department is actively taking forward. Through preferential policy packages, we are committed to attracting more high-potential companies to set up in Hong Kong and showcasing to the international business community the enormous potential of Hong Kong as a cross-border collaboration platform."
InvestHK's annual report 2025 is available on the department's website here: www.investhk.gov.hk/en/resource-centre/?type=brochures-and-guides-annual-report.
Ends/Monday, January 26, 2026
Issued at HKT 9:28
Issued at HKT 9:28
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