This document provides an overview of key facts and figures about Hong Kong as well as broader trends in Asia and opportunities for startups. It notes that Hong Kong is a special administrative region of China with a population of over 7 million people and the highest life expectancy in the world. Additionally, it outlines Asia's growing middle class, increasing internet and mobile internet penetration rates, and opportunities in various sectors like fintech, virtual currencies, and education.

1. Hong Kong
Business 101
Last Revised Date: June, 2014
Author: Joshua Steimle

2. josh@mwi.com
@donloper

3. Hong Kong Fun Facts

4. Special Administrative Region
(SAR)
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One Country, Two Systems

5. 266 Islands
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10. < 25% of Land Developed
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11. Population = 7.15 Million
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12. Highest Life Expectancy
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Source: World Bank, Last updated: May 7, 2014
83.48 years

13. Cantonese / English
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Official Languages

14. July = Wettest Month
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15. Fastest Internet
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16. Legal To Kill
Cheating Husband
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But Wife Must Use Her Bare Hands

17. Fastest Internet
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100 Mbps in many areas

18. Not As Crazy
Expensive As You
Might Think
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19. Socialized Medicine
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20. Education…
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21. Safest City In The World
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22. Freest Economy?
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It’s All Relative

23. Startup Scene

24. Media
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25. StartupsHK.com
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26. StartBase.hk
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27. TechinAsia.com
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28. People To Know
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29. Charles Ng
InvestHK

30. Casey Lau
StartupsHK

31. Simon Squibb
NEST

32. Jong Lee
TEDxHongKong

33. Co-Work Spaces
& Virtual Offices
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34. Compass Offices

35. The Hive

36. Paperclip

37. WYND

38. CoCoon

39. Garage Society

40. Venture Capital
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Not Much

41. Startups
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200+

42. Startup Challenges
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43. Financial Industry
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44. Real Estate
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45. Culture
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47. The Big Picture

48. 4.3 Billion
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Source: http://www.worldpopulationstatistics.com/asia-population-2013/
Asia Population, 2013

49. 4.9 Billion
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Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_population
Asia Population, 2030

50. 525 Million
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Source: http://www.ey.com/GL/en/Issues/Driving-growth/Middle-class-growth-in-emerging-markets
Asia Middle Class, 2013

51. 3.1 Billion
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Source: http://www.reuters.com/middle-class-infographic
Asia Middle Class, 2030

52. 9.4%
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Source: http://www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Statistics/Pages/stat/default.aspx
Asia-Pacific Internet Penetration, 2005

53. 31.9%
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Source: http://www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Statistics/Pages/stat/default.aspx
Asia-Pacific Internet Penetration, 2013

54. 344 Million
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Sources: Internet Telecommunications Union http://www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Statistics/Pages/stat/default.aspx,
We Are Social SG http://wearesocial.net/blog/2013/03/state-social-asia-march-2013/
Asia-Pacific Internet Users, 2005

55. 1.3 Billion
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Sources: Internet Telecommunications Union http://www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Statistics/Pages/stat/default.aspx,
We Are Social SG http://wearesocial.net/blog/2013/03/state-social-asia-march-2013/
Asia-Pacific Internet Users, 2013

56. 0
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Sources: Internet Telecommunications Union http://www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Statistics/Pages/stat/default.aspx,
We Are Social SG http://wearesocial.net/blog/2013/03/state-social-asia-march-2013/
Asia-Pacific Mobile Internet Users, 2005

57. 895 Million
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Sources: Internet Telecommunications Union http://www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Statistics/Pages/stat/default.aspx,
We Are Social SG http://wearesocial.net/blog/2013/03/state-social-asia-march-2013/
Asia-Pacific Mobile Internet Users, 2013

58. 1 Billion+
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Source: http://www.statista.com/statistics/201232/forecast-of-mobile-internet-penetration-in-asia-pacific/
Asia-Pacific Mobile Internet Users, 2015

59. “In 2013, Global PC
Shipments Suffered the
Worst Decline in PC
Market History”
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Sources: Gartner http://www.gartner.com/newsroom/id/2647517

60. 680 Million
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Sources: Gartner http://www.gartner.com/newsroom/id/2665715
Worldwide Smartphone Sales, 2012

61. 968 Million
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Sources: Gartner http://www.gartner.com/newsroom/id/2665715
Worldwide Smartphone Sales, 2013

62. The Big Picture
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Asia-Pacific Middle Class + Internet + Mobile
=
Big Opportunity

63. Other Big Opportunities
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64. Hardware Startups
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65. FinTech
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66. Virtual Currencies
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67. CleanTech
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68. CleanTech
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Beijing Weather Today

69. CleanTech
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70. Education
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134 million individuals, ages 20-24

71. Questions?