Hong Kong has been ranked the world's freest economy by the Heritage Foundation for 18 consecutive years since the index was first published in 1995.

In the report "Doing Business 2012" jointly published by the World Bank and the International Finance Corporation, Hong Kong is ranked 2 out of 183 economies in the Ease of Doing Business.

It requires less than a week to start a business in Hong Kong. For a detailed guide, please click here.