Doing Business Economy Profile 2012 : Hong Kong SAR, China

Doing business sheds light on how easy or difficult it is for a local entrepreneur to open and run a small to medium-size business when complying with relevant regulations. It measures and tracks changes in regulations affecting 10 areas in the lif...

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Main Authors: World Bank, International Finance Corporation
Format: Report
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC 2017
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/760211468254701745/Doing-business-in-a-more-transparent-world-2012-economic-profile-Hong-Kong-SAR-China-comparing-regulation-for-domestic-firms-in-183-economies
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spelling okr-10986-269622021-04-23T14:04:39Z Doing Business Economy Profile 2012 : Hong Kong SAR, China World Bank International Finance Corporation ACCESS TO SERVICES ACCOUNT ACCOUNTING BANK LOAN BANKRUPTCY BANKRUPTCY LAW BORROWER BUSINESS ENTRY BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS FACILITATION BUSINESS INDICATOR BUSINESS REGISTRATION BUSINESS REGULATION BUSINESSES BUYER CADASTRE CAPITAL GAINS CERTIFICATE COLLATERAL COLLATERAL AGREEMENT COLLATERAL FOR LOANS COLLATERAL LAW COLLATERAL REGISTRY COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES COMMERCIAL BUSINESS COMPANY LAWS COMPETITIVENESS COMPLIANCE COSTS CONFLICT OF INTEREST CONTRACTORS COPYRIGHT CREDIT CARDS CREDIT HISTORY CREDIT INFORMATION CREDIT INFORMATION SYSTEM CREDIT SOURCE CREDITORS DEBTOR DEBTS DEED DEFAULTS DEPOSIT DERIVATIVE DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS DISTRIBUTION NETWORK DOMAIN E-MAIL ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ELECTRICITY ELECTRONIC SERVICES ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES FINANCIAL HISTORY FINANCIAL INSTITUTION FINANCIAL RESOURCES FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS FRAUD GOOD PRACTICE HOLDING IMMOVABLE PROPERTY INCOME TAX INFORMATION SHARING INFORMATION SYSTEM INSPECTION INSTALLATION INSURANCE INSURANCE COMPANY INSURANCE POLICY INTERFACE INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL FINANCE INVESTOR PROTECTION ISSUANCE LAND RECORDS LEGAL RIGHTS LENDER LEVY LICENSE LIENS LIMITED LIABILITY LOCAL BUSINESS MACROECONOMIC CONDITIONS MANUFACTURING MATERIAL MINIMUM CAPITAL REQUIREMENT MINORITY INVESTORS MINORITY SHAREHOLDER MINORITY SHAREHOLDER PROTECTIONS MORTGAGE MOVABLE ASSETS MOVABLE COLLATERAL NEW MARKETS NOTARY ONE-STOP SERVICE ONE-STOP SHOP ONLINE PAYMENT ORIGINAL ASSETS ORIGINAL INSTRUMENTS OVERHEAD PERSONAL ASSETS PLEDGES POSSESSORY SECURITY POST OFFICES PRIVATE CREDIT PRIVATE CREDIT BUREAU PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR CREDIT PROCUREMENT PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC REGISTRY PURCHASING QUERIES REGISTRATION FEE REGISTRATION PROCESS REGISTRY REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS REPAYMENT REPORTING RESULT RETURN SALES SALES AGREEMENT SEARCH SECURITIES SECURITIES REGULATIONS SECURITY INTEREST SERVICE PROVIDERS SETTLEMENT SHAREHOLDER STAMP DUTY STOCK EXCHANGE TAX TAX RATE TAX RULES TAX SYSTEM TELEPHONE TELEPHONE LINE TRADE CREDITORS TRADING TRANSACTION TRANSACTIONS SYSTEM TRANSPARENCY TURNOVER USERS USES VERIFICATION WAREHOUSE Doing business sheds light on how easy or difficult it is for a local entrepreneur to open and run a small to medium-size business when complying with relevant regulations. It measures and tracks changes in regulations affecting 10 areas in the life cycle of a business: starting a business, dealing with construction permits, getting electricity, registering property, getting credit, protecting investors, paying taxes, trading across borders, enforcing contracts and resolving insolvency. In a series of annual reports doing business presents quantitative indicators on business regulations and the protection of property rights that can be compared across 183 economies, from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, over time. This economy profile presents the doing business indicators for Hong Kong SAR, China. To allow useful comparison, it also provides data for other selected economies (comparator economies) for each indicator. The data in this report are current as of June 1, 2011 (except for the paying taxes indicators, which cover the period January-December 2010). 2017-06-07T18:14:00Z 2017-06-07T18:14:00Z 2012 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/760211468254701745/Doing-business-in-a-more-transparent-world-2012-economic-profile-Hong-Kong-SAR-China-comparing-regulation-for-domestic-firms-in-183-economies http://hdl.handle.net/10986/26962 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Working Paper Publications & Research East Asia and Pacific China, Hong Kong SAR
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topic ACCESS TO SERVICES
ACCOUNT
ACCOUNTING
BANK LOAN
BANKRUPTCY
BANKRUPTCY LAW
BORROWER
BUSINESS ENTRY
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
BUSINESS FACILITATION
BUSINESS INDICATOR
BUSINESS REGISTRATION
BUSINESS REGULATION
BUSINESSES
BUYER
CADASTRE
CAPITAL GAINS
CERTIFICATE
COLLATERAL
COLLATERAL AGREEMENT
COLLATERAL FOR LOANS
COLLATERAL LAW
COLLATERAL REGISTRY
COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES
COMMERCIAL BUSINESS
COMPANY LAWS
COMPETITIVENESS
COMPLIANCE COSTS
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
CONTRACTORS
COPYRIGHT
CREDIT CARDS
CREDIT HISTORY
CREDIT INFORMATION
CREDIT INFORMATION SYSTEM
CREDIT SOURCE
CREDITORS
DEBTOR
DEBTS
DEED
DEFAULTS
DEPOSIT
DERIVATIVE
DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS
DISTRIBUTION NETWORK
DOMAIN
E-MAIL
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
ELECTRICITY
ELECTRONIC SERVICES
ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES
FINANCIAL HISTORY
FINANCIAL INSTITUTION
FINANCIAL RESOURCES
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS
FRAUD
GOOD PRACTICE
HOLDING
IMMOVABLE PROPERTY
INCOME TAX
INFORMATION SHARING
INFORMATION SYSTEM
INSPECTION
INSTALLATION
INSURANCE
INSURANCE COMPANY
INSURANCE POLICY
INTERFACE
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
INVESTOR PROTECTION
ISSUANCE
LAND RECORDS
LEGAL RIGHTS
LENDER
LEVY
LICENSE
LIENS
LIMITED LIABILITY
LOCAL BUSINESS
MACROECONOMIC CONDITIONS
MANUFACTURING
MATERIAL
MINIMUM CAPITAL REQUIREMENT
MINORITY INVESTORS
MINORITY SHAREHOLDER
MINORITY SHAREHOLDER PROTECTIONS
MORTGAGE
MOVABLE ASSETS
MOVABLE COLLATERAL
NEW MARKETS
NOTARY
ONE-STOP SERVICE
ONE-STOP SHOP
ONLINE PAYMENT
ORIGINAL ASSETS
ORIGINAL INSTRUMENTS
OVERHEAD
PERSONAL ASSETS
PLEDGES
POSSESSORY SECURITY
POST OFFICES
PRIVATE CREDIT
PRIVATE CREDIT BUREAU
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRIVATE SECTOR CREDIT
PROCUREMENT
PROPERTY RIGHTS
PUBLIC REGISTRY
PURCHASING
QUERIES
REGISTRATION FEE
REGISTRATION PROCESS
REGISTRY
REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT
REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS
REPAYMENT
REPORTING
RESULT
RETURN
SALES
SALES AGREEMENT
SEARCH
SECURITIES
SECURITIES REGULATIONS
SECURITY INTEREST
SERVICE PROVIDERS
SETTLEMENT
SHAREHOLDER
STAMP DUTY
STOCK EXCHANGE
TAX
TAX RATE
TAX RULES
TAX SYSTEM
TELEPHONE
TELEPHONE LINE
TRADE CREDITORS
TRADING
TRANSACTION
TRANSACTIONS SYSTEM
TRANSPARENCY
TURNOVER
USERS
USES
VERIFICATION
WAREHOUSE
spellingShingle ACCESS TO SERVICES
ACCOUNT
ACCOUNTING
BANK LOAN
BANKRUPTCY
BANKRUPTCY LAW
BORROWER
BUSINESS ENTRY
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
BUSINESS FACILITATION
BUSINESS INDICATOR
BUSINESS REGISTRATION
BUSINESS REGULATION
BUSINESSES
BUYER
CADASTRE
CAPITAL GAINS
CERTIFICATE
COLLATERAL
COLLATERAL AGREEMENT
COLLATERAL FOR LOANS
COLLATERAL LAW
COLLATERAL REGISTRY
COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES
COMMERCIAL BUSINESS
COMPANY LAWS
COMPETITIVENESS
COMPLIANCE COSTS
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
CONTRACTORS
COPYRIGHT
CREDIT CARDS
CREDIT HISTORY
CREDIT INFORMATION
CREDIT INFORMATION SYSTEM
CREDIT SOURCE
CREDITORS
DEBTOR
DEBTS
DEED
DEFAULTS
DEPOSIT
DERIVATIVE
DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS
DISTRIBUTION NETWORK
DOMAIN
E-MAIL
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
ELECTRICITY
ELECTRONIC SERVICES
ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES
FINANCIAL HISTORY
FINANCIAL INSTITUTION
FINANCIAL RESOURCES
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS
FRAUD
GOOD PRACTICE
HOLDING
IMMOVABLE PROPERTY
INCOME TAX
INFORMATION SHARING
INFORMATION SYSTEM
INSPECTION
INSTALLATION
INSURANCE
INSURANCE COMPANY
INSURANCE POLICY
INTERFACE
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
INVESTOR PROTECTION
ISSUANCE
LAND RECORDS
LEGAL RIGHTS
LENDER
LEVY
LICENSE
LIENS
LIMITED LIABILITY
LOCAL BUSINESS
MACROECONOMIC CONDITIONS
MANUFACTURING
MATERIAL
MINIMUM CAPITAL REQUIREMENT
MINORITY INVESTORS
MINORITY SHAREHOLDER
MINORITY SHAREHOLDER PROTECTIONS
MORTGAGE
MOVABLE ASSETS
MOVABLE COLLATERAL
NEW MARKETS
NOTARY
ONE-STOP SERVICE
ONE-STOP SHOP
ONLINE PAYMENT
ORIGINAL ASSETS
ORIGINAL INSTRUMENTS
OVERHEAD
PERSONAL ASSETS
PLEDGES
POSSESSORY SECURITY
POST OFFICES
PRIVATE CREDIT
PRIVATE CREDIT BUREAU
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRIVATE SECTOR CREDIT
PROCUREMENT
PROPERTY RIGHTS
PUBLIC REGISTRY
PURCHASING
QUERIES
REGISTRATION FEE
REGISTRATION PROCESS
REGISTRY
REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT
REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS
REPAYMENT
REPORTING
RESULT
RETURN
SALES
SALES AGREEMENT
SEARCH
SECURITIES
SECURITIES REGULATIONS
SECURITY INTEREST
SERVICE PROVIDERS
SETTLEMENT
SHAREHOLDER
STAMP DUTY
STOCK EXCHANGE
TAX
TAX RATE
TAX RULES
TAX SYSTEM
TELEPHONE
TELEPHONE LINE
TRADE CREDITORS
TRADING
TRANSACTION
TRANSACTIONS SYSTEM
TRANSPARENCY
TURNOVER
USERS
USES
VERIFICATION
WAREHOUSE
World Bank
International Finance Corporation
Doing Business Economy Profile 2012 : Hong Kong SAR, China
geographic_facet East Asia and Pacific
China, Hong Kong SAR
description Doing business sheds light on how easy or difficult it is for a local entrepreneur to open and run a small to medium-size business when complying with relevant regulations. It measures and tracks changes in regulations affecting 10 areas in the life cycle of a business: starting a business, dealing with construction permits, getting electricity, registering property, getting credit, protecting investors, paying taxes, trading across borders, enforcing contracts and resolving insolvency. In a series of annual reports doing business presents quantitative indicators on business regulations and the protection of property rights that can be compared across 183 economies, from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, over time. This economy profile presents the doing business indicators for Hong Kong SAR, China. To allow useful comparison, it also provides data for other selected economies (comparator economies) for each indicator. The data in this report are current as of June 1, 2011 (except for the paying taxes indicators, which cover the period January-December 2010).
format Report
author World Bank
International Finance Corporation
author_facet World Bank
International Finance Corporation
author_sort World Bank
title Doing Business Economy Profile 2012 : Hong Kong SAR, China
title_short Doing Business Economy Profile 2012 : Hong Kong SAR, China
title_full Doing Business Economy Profile 2012 : Hong Kong SAR, China
title_fullStr Doing Business Economy Profile 2012 : Hong Kong SAR, China
title_full_unstemmed Doing Business Economy Profile 2012 : Hong Kong SAR, China
title_sort doing business economy profile 2012 : hong kong sar, china
publisher Washington, DC
publishDate 2017
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/760211468254701745/Doing-business-in-a-more-transparent-world-2012-economic-profile-Hong-Kong-SAR-China-comparing-regulation-for-domestic-firms-in-183-economies
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/26962
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