Countries / East Asia
Investing in Hong Kong
One of the world's deepest capital markets and a historic gateway between China and global investors. Property has been the defining asset of Hong Kong wealth for generations, and the territory has become one of Asia's two leading family-office hubs alongside Singapore.
- Capital
- Hong Kong (special administrative region)
- Currency
- Hong Kong dollar
- Main exchange
- Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX)
- Regulator
- Securities and Futures Commission (SFC)
How people invest in Hong Kong
Real estate dominates household and family balance sheets to a degree few other markets match. HKEX-listed China plays, family offices managing multi-generational conglomerate wealth, and gold round out the picture; tax incentives have drawn hundreds of new single-family offices since 2020.
Entrepreneurial families to know
Business families based in Hong Kong who are also active capital allocators — see the full family capital directory.
Li Ka-shing family
In 1950, Li Ka-shing — then 21, with his own savings plus money borrowed from relatives — rented a s…
Real estate developmentKwok family
Kwok Tak-seng, a grocery wholesaler who emigrated to Hong Kong after WWII, co-founded Sun Hung Kai E…
Real estateCheng family
Chow Tai Fook was founded in 1929 in Guangzhou by Chow Chi-yuen as a gold and jewelry business. Chen…
Utilities & powerKadoorie family
The Kadoories, a Sephardic Jewish family originally from Baghdad, settled in Hong Kong via Shanghai …
Other East Asia markets
Ready to put capital to work?
Browse platforms, banks, and funds active in East Asia, or read our start-investing guide.