Hong Kong’s New Golden Era: A Strategic Opportunity Guide for Mainland Entrepreneurs and Investors

Unlocking Value at Every Stage of Your Corporate Journey with the S-O-L-A-R Framework: Your Integrated Roadmap from Hong Kong to Global Success.

For Mainland entrepreneurs, high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs), and their families, the current moment in Hong Kong presents an unprecedented “golden window of opportunity.” The Hong Kong SAR Government has launched a series of interconnected, high-impact policies designed to comprehensively solidify its leading position as an international asset and wealth management center, a hub for family offices, and a global gateway for innovation and capital markets.

From the New Capital Investment Entrant Scheme (New CIES) and Wealth Management Connect 2.0, which provide new pathways for personal wealth growth and identity planning, to the Family Office tax concessions designed for legacy planning, and the powerful corporate engines of the “Patent Box” tax incentive and the Company Re-domiciliation Regime — these policies together form a complete value ecosystem, spanning from the individual to the enterprise.

However, how can one integrate these independent policy opportunities into a coherent and efficient strategy for personal, family, and corporate development?

This is the core challenge that our professional team, through its strategic partnership with Normsun Advisory and legal powerhouse Yingke Law Firm, is dedicated to solving. Our joint S-O-L-A-R Service Framework is your comprehensive roadmap to navigating Hong Kong’s new opportunities and achieving all-encompassing success, from wealth management to global business expansion.

Chapter 1: A New Blueprint for Personal and Family Wealth

Hong Kong’s latest policy mix offers HNWIs three powerful tools to achieve wealth preservation, growth, and global allocation.

1. New Capital Investment Entrant Scheme (New CIES): This is a new and efficient pathway to obtaining Hong Kong identity and enjoying its world-class advantages in education, healthcare, and its low-tax system. Applicants, by investing no less than HKD 30 million in permissible financial assets (including stocks, funds, bonds, etc.), can apply to come to Hong Kong with their families. This is not just identity planning; it is the first step in global asset allocation.
2. Family Office Hub: Hong Kong is fully committed to building a world-leading hub for family offices. The government has introduced highly attractive tax concessions, offering profits tax exemptions for qualifying single-family offices. This provides an ideal platform for ultra-high-net-worth families to establish a headquarters in Hong Kong to centrally manage their global assets and plan for wealth succession.
3. Wealth Management Connect 2.0: This is a cross-boundary investment fast lane tailor-made for residents of the Greater Bay Area. The upgraded 2.0 version increases the individual investment quota to RMB 3 million and significantly broadens the scope of eligible wealth management products to include equity funds with higher risk and potentially higher returns. This allows GBA investors to participate more conveniently and deeply in Hong Kong’s mature financial market to achieve diversified asset allocation.

Chapter 2: The Super-Engine for Corporate Innovation and Global Expansion

For Mainland enterprises seeking to internationalize, especially technology and innovation-driven companies, Hong Kong’s new policies provide a powerful “super-engine.”

1. Company Re-domiciliation Regime: For many Mainland enterprise groups already registered in offshore jurisdictions like the Cayman Islands or BVI, this is a major strategic opportunity. The new re-domiciliation mechanism allows you to seamlessly transfer your company’s registration to Hong Kong, becoming a local company governed by Hong Kong law while completely preserving the company’s history and legal identity. This move not only addresses the compliance pressures of the global BEPS 2.0 framework but also clears architectural hurdles for a future listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX) or for operating as an APAC headquarters for global fundraising.
2. “Patent Box” Tax Incentive: This is a significant boon tailor-made for innovative tech companies. The policy slashes the tax rate on profits derived from eligible intellectual property (such as patents and software copyrights) from the standard 16.5% to a mere 5%. For Mainland enterprises with core technology, housing and commercializing their IP in Hong Kong means a huge boost to net profit and enterprise valuation, giving you the most advantageous position when conducting global fundraising or M&A.

The S-O-L-A-R Framework: Your Comprehensive Roadmap to Success

Faced with so many opportunities, a comprehensive plan that coordinates personal, family, and corporate goals is essential. The strategic partnership between Normsun and Yingke combines top-tier legal architecture with deep financial, tax, and business advisory, providing a one-stop solution through the S-O-L-A-R framework.

• S — Strategy & Setup:

For HNWIs/Families: We provide an integrated “CIES + Family Office” top-level design. Yingke handles the legal compliance for the CIES application and the legal structuring of the family trust or company; Normsun is responsible for designing the family office and investment holding structure that maximizes the benefits of Hong Kong’s tax concessions.

For Enterprises: We manage the entire Company Re-domiciliation process for you and plan your IP architecture from day one to ensure you can fully enjoy the “Patent Box” tax benefits in the future.

• O — Operations & Optimization:

For Family Offices: Normsun acts as your outsourced CFO and COO, providing ongoing accounting, tax compliance, and financial reporting services. Yingke provides day-to-day legal compliance support.

For Enterprises: We provide comprehensive company secretarial, tax compliance, and financial management services for your Hong Kong entity, ensuring it is always in a “funding-ready” state.

• L — Learning, Launch & Leverage:

For the Family Office Portfolio: When your family office decides to make a direct investment in a promising Hong Kong startup, Normsun can not only provide financial due diligence and valuation but can also apply for local government funding schemes for the portfolio company, thereby immediately enhancing its post-investment value. Yingke is responsible for the legal due diligence and drafting of investment-related documents.

• A — Advisory, Acceleration & Access:

For Enterprises: We help your Hong Kong company enter HKSTP or Cyberport to access more resources. More importantly, when your business is ready to expand into broader international markets, Normsun, through its membership in Allinial Global, will connect you with top-tier professional service firms in over 100 countries, acting as your project coordinator, while Yingke can collaborate with local legal partners.

• R — FundRaising & Resilience:

For Enterprises: When your company is ready for a new round of financing or plans to go public, we provide comprehensive support. Normsun is responsible for preparing professional financial models and business plans and leveraging its network for strategic introductions; Yingke handles all legal matters during the fundraising process to ensure a smooth transaction.

Conclusion

Hong Kong has paved a golden path for Mainland entrepreneurs and investors, leading from personal wealth management to global enterprise development. The powerful alliance between our team, Normsun Advisory, and Yingke Law Firm aims to be the only trusted, long-term strategic partner you will need on this journey.

References

1. Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau, The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. (n.d.). Asset and Wealth Management. Retrieved July 3, 2025, from https://www.fstb.gov.hk/en/financial_ser/asset-and-wealth-management.htm
2. FamilyOfficeHK, Invest Hong Kong. (n.d.). Your Partner for Growth. Retrieved July 3, 2025, from https://www.familyofficehk.gov.hk/
3. Invest Hong Kong. (n.d.). New Capital Investment Entrant Scheme. Retrieved July 3, 2025, from https://www.newcies.gov.hk/en/