More than 80% of Japanese companies are concerned about the “National Security Maintenance Law” in Hong Kong. Withdrawal policy is 15:38 on July 15th.
About 80% of Japanese companies operating locally are concerned about the "Hong Kong National Security Act" enacted in Hong Kong, and it is expected that the business impact will spread in the future.
The JETRO-Japan External Trade Organization and the Japanese Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong conducted a questionnaire on the business environment between 598 Japanese companies operating in Hong Kong from the 2nd to the 8th of this month, and received responses from 304 companies. I got it.
According to this, 81.4% of the companies responded that they are “very concerned” or “concerned” about the “Hong Kong National Security Act” that regulates anti-government activities, especially when accessing information. It means that there is a great deal of anxiety about the restrictions imposed on such things.
In addition, 14.5% of the companies responded that they are planning to withdraw from Hong Kong, reduce the scale of their business, or review their base functions.
“Foreseeability is an important factor for companies, but there are many uncertainties about the law, which makes us afraid. Will increase."
In addition, a survey of the American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong conducted for American companies expanding into the field revealed that
7.6% of the companies were concerned about the law, and
36% were considering relocating their business sites or assets from Hong Kong. It is expected that the business activities of foreign companies in Hong Kong will be affected in the future.