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MyWineBarr was created to bring the finest Australian produce to Hong Kong and to share with everyone here what Australia has to offer. MyWineBarr strives to ensure that the finest products are sustainable, fresh, affordable, and most importantly, available to everyone.

MyWineBarr is currently the international distributor for Brokenwood Wines and its products are sourced through the finest Australian suppliers. It also supplies the highest quality Wagyu and Angus Beef as well as selected

seafood and it holds exclusive partnerships with suppliers throughout Australia. MyWineBarr sells produce through both online and offline channels, and plans to expand distribution and availability by opening retail outlets throughout Hong Kong in the near future.

Distributor of Wine, Wagyu and Angus Beef, and Seafoodwww.mywinebarr.com

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Belgium

Established in July 2015 and headquartered in Sydney, King Content (HK) Pty Ltd is King Content’s sixth office and its second office in Asia, supported by the Asia head office in Singapore. Hong Kong is a dynamic and vibrant city where the needs of digital content marketing are growing rapidly. King Content forecasts drastic growth in demand in the near future and sees the need for a local presence to provide services for clients here.

The Hong Kong office provides content marketing services, like website copywriting, video content

productions, infographic designs, content strategy planning, and so on. It provides content services not only in English but also in Chinese both for the growing number of local clients, as well as for clients seeking global expansion. King Content is planning to open its seventh office in the near future.

Content Marketing Serviceswww.kingcontent.com.au

Jefferson Capital, founded in 2011, manages assets for a diversified client base including institutions, private banks, family offices and high net worth individuals, from offices in the Bahamas and Hong Kong.

The group’s Hong Kong office, Jefferson Trust, focuses on setting up and managing trusts as well as other structures to meet clients’

specific personal or business needs, usually encompassing tax planning, wealth protection, property ownership and facilitating cross-border business.

Financial Serviceswww.jeffersontrust.hk

Diamanti Per Tutti (DPT) is a Belgian jewelry company from Antwerp, the world’s diamond capital. The company specialises in modern, refined and accessible jewelry with a unique characteristic: each piece of jewelry contains at least one real diamond. The company also offers 18k gold plated 925 sterling silver designer accessories.

DPT has selected Hong Kong as its first regional headquarters because of its cosmopolitan culture, and its status as Asia’s centre for diamond and jewelry trade. Diamanti Per Tutti Asia Ltd

currently operates one shop in Causeway Bay and employs four sales staff. It plans to open a second shop in Kowloon in early 2016. The company also works with various partners to sell its products in different outlets, for example, at Page One, Harbour City, Tsim Sha Tsui. Given rising demand, Diamanti Per Tutti will also develop its online business for the Hong Kong and Asian markets.

Accessories Retailwww.diamantipertutti.com

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Founded in Canada, Pacific Wild Seafood Ltd is an importer of premium wild seafood harvested from the waters of northern Canada, with a unique position to offer Hong Kong some of the world’s best wild seafood. The company’s founder, Penelope Der, is a fourth generation Canadian and grew up in a small fishing community on the northern coast of British Columbia.

Working closely with local independent fishermen from the Canadian Pacific coastal communities, Pacific Wild Seafood provides wild seafood of the highest quality for customers, and it supports responsible fishing to protect the

oceans for future generations by harvesting wild seafood from certified sustainable fisheries. The company’s clientele includes Michelin-starred chefs, high-end restaurants and luxury hotels; it aims to develop and maintain a close working relationship with customers to present the freshest of harvests on their seasonal menus.

Seafood Importer and Distributorwww.pacificwildseafood.com

The BVI Financial Services Commission represents its regulatory interests throughout Asia by collaborating with Asian public and private sector stakeholders to foster the continuous development of an Asia financial services environment that will remain competitive and attractive. The company set up BVI Financial Services Commission (HK) Ltd in Hong Kong in April 2014.

Through its relations with Asian practitioners, it also assesses the need for legislative reform.

The Commission keeps attuned to domestic and international developments affecting the financial services industry, in order to continually strengthen the scope of services that the BVI provide. Support from InvestHK also allowed the Commission to strengthen ties with clients in Mainland China through Hong Kong.

Financial Services Regulation and Supervisionwww.bvifsc.vg

The Bambo Nature range is designed and manufactured in Scandinavia by the Abena Group, a large international health care wholesaler and one of the diaper manufacturers in the world with the longest history. Abena, established in 1953, has its headquarters in Denmark in Northern Europe, employs more than 1,600 people worldwide and distributes its products to more than 80 countries, including Germany, England, US, Korea, Singapore, etc.

As a result of the commitment to the health and comfort of our users and the protection of the environment, Bambo Nature has been

consistently recognised as one of the best products on the market. Abena is the first diaper manufacturer in the world to obtain the Nordic Swan eco label – one of the most stringent accreditations perceived by the industry. As the official diaper supplier to all the hospitals and kindergartens in Denmark, Abena has brought Bambo Nature to Hong Kong.

Healthcare Productswww.bambo.com.hk

Gesex was established in 1998 by local producers of high-quality, home-grown fresh fruit, carefully selected and professionally packaged to meet the highest international standards. Gesex mainly exports cherries, grapes, plums, nectarines, peach and kiwi, among other fresh fruits.

Gesex recently expanded its business to Hong Kong by setting up Fruit Color (Chile) Import & Export Company Ltd to complement its broad commercial network, which includes offices in Europe and the U.S. They all strive to build and

maintain strong relationships with distributors and retail stores. Gesex believes that bringing its business to Hong Kong will pave the way for expansion into Mainland China in the near term, and that Hong Kong in itself is a great location to oversee the Asian market.

Fruit Production and Tradingwww.gesex.cl/eng/

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IDKIDS Group is a leading company in the children’s garment and toys market, with its key brands – Okaïdi, Obaïbi, Oxybul – Eveil et jeux, and Jacadi. The group, based in France, is in 70 countries with a network of 1,020 stores and generates an annual turnover of €741m. For 19 years, IDKIDS Group has been developing its mission of “working to make a better world for growing children” by putting children at the heart of its concerns and actions.

To support its expansion in the Asia-Pacific region, IDKIDS Group has recently launched a distribution centre in Hong Kong. The group

currently has 45 shops in the Middle East and Asia, and plans to expand this number to reach 300 within the next three years, beginning with its brands Okaïdi and Obaïbi, and partnering with Geodis to support the project logistics.

Garments and Toyswww.idgroup.com

Comptoir de Bourgogne focuses on the importation and distribution of premium agricultural products to Hong Kong and Macau, including gourmet foods and dairy products. The company came to Hong Kong in 2013 and began its development with the distribution of gourmet foods, focusing on fine Burgundy wines and chocolates from the renowned master chocolatier, Fabrice Gillotte, in France.

Hong Kong has proven to be a great place for its business to grow. It is now expanding here through the distribution of French dairy products under the label L’Orée du Jour.

Wine, Chocolate and Dairy Productswww.comptoirdebourgogne.com

InvivoGen is a French biotechnology company that develops and provides reagents for cellular and molecular biology. InvivoGen is a global leader in providing innovative products for innate immunity research, currently selling approximately 2,000 referenced products worldwide including: cell culture related products – anticontamination solutions, selective antibiotics, reporter detection kits; reporter cell lines: engineered and produced in Hong Kong and are designed to monitor the activation of intracellular signaling pathways; PRR Ligands & Cytokines – TLR, NOD, RLR, CLR or CDS ligands; screening service – tailored screening to identify the effect of a sample on immune related pathways.

Incorporated in 2014, InvivoGen Ltd aims to address the needs of Asian researchers, choosing to settle its regional office in Hong Kong to be more reactive in addressing the different Asian markets while staying close to its Chinese distribution network.

Life Science and Biotechnology Reagentswww.invivogen.com

VISEO is a French Consulting and Services company founded in 1999 with 1,200 employees around the world, specialising in five core activities: ERP and supply chain (first SAP reseller in France), business intelligence, IT outsourcing/ consulting (application maintenance services, developers, support, etc), web/ mobile and digital development. VISEO provides global response and guides clients in the implementation of complex projects to make way for the digital challenges that impact information systems, business processes and organisations.

VISEO is the ideal partner for corporate transformation projects and offers an alternative for integrators and agencies by providing a

unique, flexible, innovative and structured approach. With uninterrupted growth since its creation, VISEO subsidiaries are implanted in Europe, the US, Hong Kong, Singapore and Sydney, allowing the group to serve multinationals with adapted management solutions. In this perspective, the number of team members of these subsidiaries continues to grow with the recruitment of experienced consultants.

Consulting and Serviceswww.viseo.com

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Immagin.i Ltd is a fashion importer/distributor boasting the finest Italian/ Milanese garments, produced and manufactured in Italy. Immagin.i offers a “total-look” Italian couture, designed by the most accomplished Italian artisans in collaboration with Lorena Tralli, who specialises in the fusion of the specific tastes of the Asian market with the undisputed quality of Italian workmanship.

Established in 2006 with 25 years of fashion experience, Immagin.i possesses a strong and trusted network of designers, manufacturers and

clients in both Italy and Hong Kong. Immagin.i strives for consistently high quality every step of the way, producing garments that reflect the skill and care put into them. Immagin.i plans to expand further into Hong Kong, and to open multi-brand retail stores and mono-brand boutiques showcasing the impeccable designs of its brand, Lorena Tralli.

Fashion Distributor/ Supplierlorenatralli.com (effective from 30 September)

Westland Exports Pvt Ltd brings its wine trading business to Hong Kong under Kinns Enterprise Ltd, a new wine and spirits importer, exporter and distributor. Kinns imports wine from in-house organic vineyards in India, Italy, France, Spain and Argentina, and caters to both wholesale and retail markets. Kinns is managed by some of the best brains in the industry and the operating model rivals the best in the market.

The Hong Kong SAR Government’s zero tax policy on wine and beer attracted Westland to set up its regional headquarters here. Recognising

the shift in global demand in Asia for wine from Europe and the US, Westland plans to expand to up to 10 regional offices in Hong Kong and Mainland China.

Wine Tradingwww.kinnsenterprise.com

Italy

Finding Hong Kong a superb location to facilitate regional growth in Asia, German company Vaillant expanded here, to go along with its local Hong Kong partners as well as partners in Taiwan, Australia, New Zealand and elsewhere in Asia Pacific. Vaillant believes that Hong Kong’s economic and governmental setup provide a convenient business foundation for the company’s efficient management of regional activities and to grasp the new market potentials.

Since its foundation in 1874, the operation of Vaillant has all along been international with

presence in more than 75 countries. The newly established business development office, Vaillant Group International GmbH – Rep. office Hong Kong, mainly supports sales relating to gas/electric water heaters and residential heating systems, including gas-fired wall-hung boilers and heat pump systems.

Water Heaters and Heating systems www.vaillant.com

Germany

Established in France since 2013, Winestar® strives to become “the Nespresso of wine” and to assume a leadership role in the premium wine consumption market. Winestar® serves award- winning, vintage French wines in trendy and environmentally friendly single-served cans. The cute 187 ml can is ideal for snacking, take- away restaurants, outdoor and trekking, and can also be enjoyed at home with a nice meal, or minibars in luxury hotels. Compact, light and shatter- proof, it is also a perfect choice for transportation like trains or plane catering, yachting, etc.

Winestar® based itself in Hong Kong in April 2015 to promote and develop its business in the city, and in Greater China and the Asia- Pacific region. The company has a strong presence in Europe and exports to the US, Japan and South Korea.

Wine Tradingwww.winestar.fr

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Founded in April this year, nowboat™ Ltd is the digital startup that is changing seafaring. The startup provides professional seafaring and adventure for tourist operators. It also provides business tools to manage their operations more efficiently and to market their services more effectively.

Creating a new standard in the industry, nowboat™ centralises global offers in order to create a unique experience for travelers, celebrating their deep desire for adventure and

discovery. As a young and modern business ecosystem, nowboat™ actively directs resources toward protecting oceans and biodiversity conservation projects. Collaborating with NGOs and institutional organisation, nowboat™ welcomes customers to choose the allocation of its social and environmental responsibility budget through a special built-in platform tool.

Online Seafaring Operationswww.nowboat.com

Mainland China

Luoyang Mingyang Engineering Co Ltd was established in 1996, specialising in agricultural and construction machinery, and as a manufacturing and research-focused industrial company. With state-of-the-art technology and product quality improvement methodologies, its services are of international standard.

Mingyang has chosen to set up a subsidiary in Hong Kong – HK Mingyang International (Group) Co Ltd – as a platform for international expansion, through creating the brand MINGYANG. Mingyang plans to expand its business to Europe, the US, and other countries of accreditation, and it expects a stable, healthy growth of its annual exports. Mingyang’s Hong Kong office

is also responsible for actively developing the local market, and is committed to providing customers with high quality products, along with engineering and technical support. Mingyang aims to join hands with local companies in promoting the development of the heavy-duty machinery industry in Hong Kong.

Manufacturer, Supplier, and Import and Export Traderwww.hk-myw.com

AS Expobank is one of the oldest private banks in Latvia, a member of the European Union since 2004. Expobank’s Hong Kong representative office was established in March 2015 to take advantage of the expanding trade among China, the EU and Russia; to expand and market its services from its Latvia and Cyprus branches to the region, and to facilitate its application for a full branch license in Hong Kong.

The bank focuses on professional services in remittances, foreign exchange, brokerage, and

custodian transactions for international trading clients, including some of the largest companies in natural resource extraction, production, finance and trade.

Banking Serviceswww.expobank.eu

Excellent Food International Ltd (Excellent Food), a subsidiary of Zhangzhou Excellent Import & Export Co Ltd of Zhangzhou, China, in partnership with Ironsides Holdings of Hong Kong, has set up its regional office in Hong Kong that focuses on facilitating its international expansion.

Excellent Food provides a range of food and beverage products, including fruits and vegetables, mushrooms, meats, seafood and ready-to-eat snacks. Excellent Food has chosen Hong Kong as its platform to go global because of the city’s strong rule of law, intellectual property rights, and high standards of excellence.

Excellent Food seeks to build a globally recognised brand showcasing its trusted, high quality and healthy foods. Hong Kong is also an important market for Excellent Food and it is committed to providing excellent food to its local and overseas customers.

Food Manufacturingwww.excellent-intl.com

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Guangxi LiuGong Machinery Co Ltd is headquartered in Liuzhou, Guangxi, Mainland China. It is a leading manufacturer offering a full line of construction equipment including wheel loaders, excavators, bulldozers, motor graders, pavers, skid steers, backhoe loaders, rollers, forklifts, cranes and mining dump trucks.

LiuGong Machinery Hongkong Co Ltd was officially established in Hong Kong on 11 December 2013, to act as an overseas trading, asset-and-liquidity management platform. LiuGong owns numerous subsidiaries globally,

including a subsidiary representing Asia Pacific in Singapore, and a subsidiary and production factory in India. The company’s strong dealers, subsidiaries, and its customer-centric culture provide a distinct advantage

Construction Equipmentwww.liugong.com

Committed to protecting the best interests of clients, Watson & Band, headquartered in Shanghai, has recently established a branch office in Hong Kong – Watson & Band Hong Kong , which is responsible mainly for expanding its business in the Hong Kong market and supporting the other offices in Mainland China.

Watson & Band has a long history of success in handling complex cases, and has developed diverse expertise with a team of highly qualified professionals. Watson & Band also has offices in Beijing, Harbin and Wuxi, providing legal services in intellectual property protection, corporate investments, contracts, compliance, tax, foreign trade, civil and criminal litigation, administrative

litigation, arbitration, and enforcement. In 2011, Watson & Band was honoured with the Global Award for “Dynamic Law Firm of the Year in China” by the Corporate International Magazine, and continues to be ranked among the leading IP firms by Chambers & Partners.

Legal Serviceswww.watson-band.com.cn

Yada International (HK) Ltd is the Hong Kong subsidiary of parent company, YaDa International Holdings Ltd, which focuses on healthcare and investment services for the elderly. Founded in Beijing, its main sources of capital investment come from IDG, Sequoia Capital and the Yunfeng Fund. YaDa International possesses a competitive investment background and capital leverage. By collaborating with top medical-resources partners, both regionally and globally, YaDa gains insights and experience with elderly care, using state-of-the-art best practices and innovative operation systems. By aligning medical resources in different areas, and expanding its asset chain, YaDa promotes the industry’s development in Mainland China’s healthcare system.

The Hong Kong office serves as a window for establishing further partnerships and collaborations, while studying investments into pioneering elderly care technologies around the world.

Investment and Elderly Healthcare Serviceswww.ydholdings.com

Founded in Beijing, Time100 focuses primarily on online sales and the design and craftsmanship of watches and accessories. It has offices in Hong Kong (Hong Kong Time100 Co Ltd), Beijing and the US. The company intends to become the pioneer in selling internet branded watches and to create a youthfully styled, modern watch brand.

Time 100 currently holds a number of modern watch brands, including the award-winning Time100 (licenced globally), SURVAN (licenced in Switzerland) and Barbie (licenced in China). Time100 collections have been awarded

numerous honours in the Hong Kong Watch and Clock Design Competition, organised by HKTDC. In March this year, the Time100 and the SURVAN collections were showcased at the Baselworld watch fair, gaining market recognition across Europe and North America.

Watches and Accessorieswww.time100.hk

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The Mahjong , a new boutique hostel in the rapidly gentrifying district of To Kwa Wan, Kowloon, opened its doors in June this year. It aims to deliver an authentic, local Hong Kong experience with outstanding hospitality services to international guests. The Mahjong intends to grow into a sustainable social enterprise, positively affecting the neighborhood by capturing insights into the traditions, festivals, heritage, history, food, language, popular traditional entertainment (Mahjong!) and culture.

With Hong Kong’s strategic location and status as a tourist hotspot, the hostel targets budget

travellers, exchange students and visiting sports teams/groups, who would value quality service while enjoying social interaction, events and activities. The Mahjong believes there is a growing demand for more cost-effective accommodation alternatives, without sacrificing quality and comfort.

Tourism and Hospitalitywww.themahjonghk.com

Since its establishment in 2002, Censere has been expanding rapidly across the Asia-Pacific region and more recently the United States. Headquartered in Singapore, with more than 120 employees, the company focuses on assisting clients to complete cross-border merger and acquisition transactions from its dedicated network of 15 offices.

Censere combines its valuation, forensics, and research capabilities to provide a unique range of services. From pre-transaction services – feasibility studies, due diligence, asset/deal valuation, industry research, and financial instrument structuring – to post-transaction

services related to financial reporting. Censere has the experience and in-house expertise to offer a full spectrum of advisory services.

Given Hong Kong’s commercial and geographical proximity to Mainland China, Censere’s Hong Kong office, Censere (Far East) Ltd, is primarily focused on tapping into the China market, as well as developing and serving China-based clients and partners. Censere is looking to continue expanding its team and office in Hong Kong to meet growing demands.

Valuation, Forensic and Researchwww.censere.com

KewMann Ltd is an advisory and implementation service firm specialising in predicting and influencing human behaviour with technologies like big data analytics, sentiment analysis, experience design, gamification and coaching. KewMann takes pride in its strategic partnerships with reputable technology vendors, including Oracle (Gold Partner), CallidusCloud and Gametize. Since establishment of its office in Singapore and Malaysia in 2014, KewMann has enjoyed continued success with clients across the Asia-Pacific area and among various industries, including hospitality, financial services,

insurance, telecommunications, retail and the public sector.

As a highly recognisable international hub and natural gateway for investment into the Mainland China market, Hong Kong is the best place from which KewMann can expand its business. KewMann aims to hire 20 additional staff in the coming two years to spearhead its growth in the Greater China region.

Advisory and IT Implementation Serviceswww.kewmann.com

WPH, an APBA group of companies, is a Singapore – based provider of online business solutions, and has pioneered developments since its founding in 1997. WPH now operates in Singapore (HQ), Malaysia and Hong Kong, implementing, integrating and maintaining mid to large-scale technical solutions for clients.

WPH recently set up its regional office for Greater China, WPH Hong Kong Ltd, and calls Hong Kong the best city for doing business in the region. WPH’s extensive business network manages projects from end-to-end, working closely with

related software providers (including Microsoft, Oracle, IBM, Tableau, Sitecore, Adobe) to facilitate delivery of ideal solutions. By leveraging its online business-solution suite to maximise efficiency and automate business processes, WPH provides high-quality consulting services, technology services, managed services and business-process outsourcing services.

Online Business Solutionswww.wph.hk

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Dragon Law Ltd was founded in Hong Kong in 2013 to help businesses of all sizes draft legal documents, access legal advice, get incorporated, register trademarks and obtain visas. By leveraging technology and working hand-in-hand with several of the most reputable local and international law firms, Dragon Law provides an end-to-end solution to clients’ legal needs that is 10 times faster; five to 10 times cheaper; and safer.

In 2015 Dragon Law expanded to Singapore making it one of Asia’s leading legal technology businesses. By combining cutting edge

technology and excellent customer service, startups sign up for an integrated solution to their legal needs that is affordable and reliable. Larger companies sign up to increase focus, save time and money and decrease risk by improving compliance.

Legal Serviceswww.dragonlaw.com.hk

AIM – Asian Integrated Media (AIM) offers international sales representation for premium media. The company’s headquarters was established here in 2003, and there are also offices in Singapore and Beijing. AIM is dedicated to driving advertising revenue for publishing partners, like Cathay Pacific’s inflight media portfolio, Travel & Leisure, Departures and the Washington Post. The AIM sales team maintains strong relationships with global advertising partners like the Peninsula Hotels, Shangri-La Hotels, Langham Hotels and Cathay Pacific, which are also headquartered in Hong Kong.

AIM has recently complemented its core business in media sales with a Hong Kong publishing company – “Perspective.” It is also expanding rapidly in the programmatic media buying/selling space, as a unique and well-placed media business with local and international prowess.

Media Sales Representationwww.asianimedia.com

Established in Hong Kong in January 2015, BTG International Asia Ltd focuses on bringing to market innovative products in specialist areas of medicine to better serve doctors and patients. Originating in the UK, its parent company is listed on the London Stock Exchange and now employs around 1,200 people in Europe, North America, Australia and Asia.

The company’s growing portfolio of interventional medicine products is designed to advance the treatment of liver tumours, severe blood clots, varicose veins and severe emphysema, while

its specialty pharmaceuticals portfolio offers antidotes that alleviate toxicity and treat rare conditions. It believes in doing what’s right for patients, understanding their needs, and those of the skilled physicians who treat them. The company set up its regional headquarters in Hong Kong to lead its commercial, regulatory and medical endeavours in Asia Pacific.

Healthcare Technologywww.btgplc.com

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TaiwanSince its establishment in 2011, MamiBuy has been the most popular one-stop maternity service-and-product recommendation platform in Taiwan – holding the record for the longest browsing time (33 minutes), and with the largest number of maternity-sharing communities. MamiBuy provides the latest information and knowledge on nursing and child-care, and features “MamiBuy’s Expert” online Q&A’s. Other channels, like “Popular Features” and “Product Recommendations,” deliver more than 300 brands and 30,000 products to mothers. Since its establishment four years ago, MamiBuy

has become the most-shared maternity online platform.

In 2015, MamiBuy chose Hong Kong as its first step toward expanding internationally. In addition to opening a new Facebook page in March, MamiBuy officially launched its Hong Kong website, MamiBuy.com.hk, in July. The website features limited-time pre-purchase and mobile-browser pages to deliver personalised services to Hong Kong mothers.

Baby / Kid ProductsMamiBuy.com.hk

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Equiom Corporate Services (Hong Kong) Ltd is an

independent, management-owned company that

enables tailor-made solutions for entrepreneurs

and high-net-worth individuals (HNI) and

families, providing a range of innovative trust

and corporate services. Its qualified lawyers, tax

advisers, accountants and company secretaries

have extensive experience and commercial

knowledge of Asia, enabling them to provide

effective, bespoke solutions to corporations and

HNI’s. Equiom Group specialises in yachting,

aviation, e-Business and e-Gaming via its

international offices situated on the Isle of Man,

Hong Kong, Channel Islands and Malta.

Trust and Corporate Services

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Lewis Silkin LLP is a commercial law firm established in London in 1952. The Hong Kong office opened on 5 May 2015 to support the rapidly expanding employment/global mobility needs of its clients across the Asia-Pacific region by providing a “one-stop shop” for the delivery of services across the region. It also provides an initial contact point for APAC-based businesses and individuals seeking advice on UK and European employment law and business immigration issues.

The Hong Kong team is led by Immigration and Global Mobility Partner, and includes Senior Associate Scott Anderson, with additional

professional and support staff, including two local hires. The Lewis Silkin Hong Kong office will collaborate closely with a network of local and regional firms throughout Asia. The demand for these services is growing and Lewis Silkin is confident that the new local office will enhance the firm’s overall performance.

Legal Serviceswww.lewissilkin.com

(From 8 September onwards, the above website will be: www.lewissilkinemployment.com)

Morphis is an award-winning landscape architecture and hospitality design studio from the UK, with offices in Hong Kong and Shanghai. The studio specialises in urban transformation – creating innovative and visionary projects that explore the intersection of city, society and nature. Its unique approach celebrates context, experience and memory.

Morphis is passionate about the emerging and changing nature of cities, which has a profound impact on urban life. It strives to create connections between people and natural systems, as well as to implement sustainable and

socially responsive designs. Morphis recently won the international design competition for Hong Kong’s largest regeneration project at the former airport, Kai Tak City. Its Hong Kong studio provides a unique platform to collaborate closely with key clients across Asia and beyond.

Landscape Architecturewww.morphisdesign.com

Founded in 2008 by Alex Malcolm, Jacada Travel is a boutique travel company specialising in bespoke luxury tours to Latin America, Africa, Asia and the Polar regions. Its offices are based in London, Hong Kong and Cape Town.

Each of their travel designers has lived in its region of expertise and goes on regular research trips to the destinations to ensure the product still matches its high standards. All its trips are completely unique and designed with the specific needs and desires of the client in mind. Jacade Travel prides itself on the people with

whom it works with; the guides are the best in its field and its clients always rave about them upon their return. Good guiding is crucial to any trip and it believes that’s one of the things that sets the company apart.

Travel Serviceswww.jacadatravel.com

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Artinerary Project Management is a Hong Kong-based company with experience in the US, Taiwan and elsewhere, specialising in design, implementation and maintenance for a wide range of businesses. With a special emphasis on arts, events, press conferences, media, luxury products, food and wine, interior design and business solutions, Artinerary has developed networks and partnerships with different industries to deliver the best services and support to clients.

Artinerary Project Management is dedicated to assisting and supporting clients by providing smooth and effective solutions to accomplish

targets and enhance company profile. Some completed projects include Hermes, L'Oréal, Helena Rubinstein, Fine Art Asia, HKIDA Press Conference, Spread PR Management and CULTURE Magazine.

Art Projects, Events and Business Consultingwww.artineraryhk.wix.com/artinerary

The original Big Jo’s was founded in Santa Monica, California, and has been serving fresh and delicious burgers and steak sandwiches since 1975. It opened its first international location in Hong Kong in 2014.

Big Jo’s focuses on high-quality, fresh ingredients, without freezing or pre-packaging its burgers and steak sandwiches. Every burger is made one at a time and cooked fresh to order. Free of additives, fillers and preservatives of any kind, all burgers and steak sandwiches are made with 100 percent U.S. beef and are flame-grilled. The same high

standard is upheld for all other items on the menu. Enjoy the taste of California at Big Jo’s in Wan Chai, Hong Kong!

Fast Foodwww.bigjos.hk

Headquartered in the US, CTDI is a full-service, global engineering repair-and-logistics company providing best-cost solutions to the communications industry. CTDI’s one-stop-service commitment to customers has fueled its growth from its core business, focusing on equipment repair, to include network infrastructure repair and logistics; engineering and network deployment solutions; product engineering, sourcing and supply services; CPE product (Set-Top Box, Modems & Data) testing, repair & logistics; and trading of smartphones and networking devices.

In 2015, CTDI Hong Kong Ltd was established to serve as a distribution hub for CTDI’s device-distribution business, and to leverage its relationship with Chinese customers to support their growing overseas businesses. The CTDI Hong Kong office is located in Tsim Sha Tsui. To meet the growing demand for products and services, CTDI plans to enlarge its team in Hong Kong.

Mobile and Network Serviceswww.ctdi.com

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MyLondonHome Ltd provides London property investment services. Recognising the need for a local presence to support clients residing in Hong Kong, MyLondonHome established a regional office in the heart of Central to help clients with London property investments, and with the aim of developing brand awareness and continuing local expansion.

MyLondonHome HK Ltd houses a team dealing with sales, rental and management, as well as providing investment advice to clients

considering expanding their portfolios in London. This is MyLondonHome’s first venture into the Asia-Pacific region, and it plans to set up additional offices in Singapore, China and Kuala Lumpur from its base here.

Real Estatewww.MyLondonHome.com

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Headquartered in New York City, delivery.com expanded to Asia in 2014 with a regional base in Hong Kong. delivery.com empowers the neighbourhood economy by enabling customers to order online from nearly 200 local merchants, including Cafe Causette, MANA! Fast Slow Food, and Sift Desserts. Whether at home or at work, customers can easily discover and enjoy a wide range of high quality artisanal businesses. These include an extended selection of restaurants,

wine and spirits, and local shops. Customers can order as an individual or as part of a group, and can even send orders as gifts to friends and family.

Online Delivery Serviceshk.delivery.com

Founded in Hong Kong in 2007, GoAnimate Hong Kong Ltd is a do-it-yourself platform that helps companies create marketing, training, and sales videos quickly and cost-effectively. Thousands of businesses around the world use GoAnimate’s cloud-based, drag-and-drop technology to create professional videos.

With offices in Silicon Valley, Taipei and Hong Kong, GoAnimate provides users with a best-in-class library of digital assets – characters, actions, props, text boxes and data visualisation tools – within its video maker. Businesses utilise these assets to create customised video content for marketing, sales, and training programmes.

GoAnimate is committed to helping companies of all sizes create effective video content without budget concerns.

Technology and Creative MediaGoAnimate.com

NexChange is a social network designed exclusively for the financial services industry. Its mission is to unite the global financial community, enabling professionals to reach their full potential.

NexChange was founded by Juwan Lee in 2014, and headquartered in New York City, home to its marketing, product, content, creative and business development teams. Hong Kong houses NexChange’s technology, business development, finance and operations teams, with eight full-time employees. The Hong Kong operation – NexChange (Hong Kong) Ltd – works closely with outsourced technology and content teams in the Philippines. Hong Kong was a natural

choice for expansion, with low-cost technology resources and its status as a global financial hub. NexChange plans to double its staff here by the end of 2016.

Financial Social Mediawww.NexChange.com

For more than 65 years and around the world, Garrett Popcorn Shops® have attracted passionate fans with the enticing aroma and delicious taste of handmade Garrett Popcorn™. Every small batch of Garrett Popcorn is hot-air popped throughout the day for ultimate freshness. Using only the highest- quality, wholesome ingredients, every kernel is cooked using the Garrett family’s secret recipes in old-fashioned copper kettles. Garrett’s best-selling Signature Flavor, Chicago Mix®, blends the sophisticated sweetness of CaramelCrisp™ with the savory goodness of CheeseCorn.

In Hong Kong, Garrett has Shops in IFC Mall, Central Hong Kong, Festival Walk Mall in Kowloon Tong and soon at YOHO Mall, Yuen Long, New Territories.

Popcorn Retail Shopswww.garrettpopcorn.com

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SOTE Gourmet Popcorn was established in Hong Kong by founders Chelsea Wong and Kate Daniel. Both grew up with a love for popcorn and noticed a gap in the Hong Kong market for this popular snack item. With a retail location on Robinson Rd in the Mid-levels, SOTE Is Hong Kong’s only locally made, gourmet popcorn brand.

Each whole grain kernel is popped using organic coconut oil and flavored with a variety of natural ingredients. Recognising the needs of the health-

conscious Hong Kong consumers, SOTE pledges only to offer non-GMO popcorn with zero MSG, no corn syrup, and no coloring or additives. SOTE specialises in catering events, parties, brand promotions, gifts and retail, and plans on an additional retail location and factory outlet, possibly within the coming year.

Gourmet Popcorn Shopwww.sotehk.com

Sugar Sisters Ltd is an American-style bakery for sugar lovers of Hong Kong. Although not actual sisters, founders Gillian and Ruth share a passion for good-quality products and delicious desserts. In collaboration, they bring together baking and business skills to produce the perfect treats for any occasion.

Gillian and Ruth saw a gap in the Hong Kong market for American-style, home-made cookies and brownies. While the Sugar Sisters menu is built around the classic chocolate chip cookie and the brownie, each item is presented with a

modern twist. Fan favourites include the “Souped Up Sister” a chocolate chip cookie with pretzels, potato chips and toffee to give it a sweet and salty mix; while the “Sugar Mama”, a half brownie, half cookie bar, has an Oreo centre. Sugar Sisters takes direct orders via email info@sugarsistershk.com, and are looking to expand through wholesale distribution opportunities.

Dessert / Bakerywww.sugarsistershk.com

Founded in the US, Pets-Central Media gathers all aspects of pet care under one umbrella, establishing an industry standard on its online platforms. Led and advised by a group of dedicated and internationally renowned veterinarians, it combines the latest veterinary information, pharmaceutical and retail superstore businesses, with a vibrant social media presence.

Pets-Central Media expanded to Hong Kong in January this year, establishing PC Media Ltd, with an office at Cyberport. The company believes

Hong Kong’s proximity to China makes it an ideal location for setting up its regional headquarters for filming, sales and marketing, and information-technology development.

Media and Technologywww.pets-centralglobal.com