Case Study
Hong Kong Beckons International
Business Services Provider
Hong Kong’s strategic position has played a pivotal role in enabling TMF Group to
flourish in Asia.
Global business services provider TMF
Group has been operating its Asia-Pacific
headquarters in Hong Kong since 1994,
having recognised early on the city’s
strategic position as an international
hub and a gateway for growth. The city’s
favourable geographical location, situated
at the heart of Asia, makes it an ideal base
for the company to expand its operations
into the Asia-Pacific market. With its
sophisticated business infrastructure,
robust legal framework and excellent
connectivity, Hong Kong offers unparalleled
access to major markets in the region.
Bolstering its Position in Hong
Kong
Since its establishment in 1988, TMF Group
has been dedicated to helping businesses
operate efficiently and effectively wherever
they are in the world. Headquartered in
Amsterdam, the company leverages Hong
Kong’s business-friendly environment to
provide comprehensive business services
to its clients in the Asia-Pacific region.
These services encompass a wide range of
areas, including financial, fund, tax, legal,
corporate secretarial, human resources
(HR) and other business administration
services.
“Hong Kong is a preferred destination
for doing business due to its dynamic
economy,” said Maggie Chan, Managing
Director of TMF Hong Kong. “The city’s
competitiveness is underpinned by its
Hong Kong is a
preferred destination
for doing business
due to its dynamic
economy.
Maggie Chan
Managing Director
TMF Hong Kong
sound legal system and
judicial independence, free
flow of capital and goods,
free trade and investment
regime, simple and low tax
system, world-class labour
force, favourable business
environment and its efficient
government,” Chan added.
TMF Group’s Hong Kong
office currently employs
around 300 staff and offers
a full range of professional
corporate solutions, including
fund and capital markets
services. Further solidifying
its status in the region, TMF’s
Hong Kong office was named
one of the Best Workplaces™ in Hong Kong its expansion as well as its collaborations
2023 by Great Place to Work. with trusted organisations, such as
InvestHK.
Leveraging Geographical
“We see ourselves as a partner to our
Advantage clients, offering a one-stop global solution
According to Chan, a key advantage of which otherwise requires many local
having an office in Hong Kong is the providers,” said Chan. “Our clients are
proximity to Mainland China. “The city’s always doing extraordinary things. We are
strategic location allows companies to proud to support them. We know that by
tap into one of the world’s most important adding extra to the ordinary processes that
growth markets, especially as the we all take for granted, we can achieve the
Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay extraordinary.”
Area and Belt and Road initiatives continue
to gather pace,” Chan said.
Through its presence in Hong Kong,
TMF Group has been able to better serve TMF Group
foreign companies looking to expand into
Mainland China and vice versa. TMF itself  The company employs
also set up its Mainland China team in 10,000 staff across 125 offices
2006 and currently has offices in Shanghai,
Beijing, Chengdu, Shenzhen, Tianjin and
in 86 jurisdictions around
the globe
Guangzhou to provide local expertise
on everything from HR management to
accounting and tax to businesses of all
 It serves a portfolio of
sizes. international clients,
including a majority of the
With Asia-Pacific’s continued economic
ascent and the Hong Kong and Chinese firms listed on the Forbes
governments’ various initiatives to support 100 and Financial Times
business development, opportunities Stock Exchange 100 Index
abound in the region for further growth
and success. To provide clients with the
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insights and support needed to seize these
opportunities, TMF Group looks to continue
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