All these factors contribute to creating a very positive environment for external trade logistics, which is where Hong Kong's specialty lies.
A veritable trade hub, Hong Kong is now a key component in Asian supply chains,and its deep water is one of the world's the Asian supply chains, and its d Namely, it ranks as the world's most competitive. Namely, it ranks as the world's busiest airport for international cargoes, and the third busiest container port, after Shanghai and Singapore, with 23.10 million TEU in 2012. Hong Kong International Airport(HKIA) at Chek Lap Kok is the busiest cargo gateway and one of the 10 passenger airports in the world. The world's most important for container traffic from 1987 to 1989 from 1992 to 1997. and from 1999 to 2004. the deepwater port operates nine container terminals in three locations -Kwai Chung, Stonecutters Island and the recently completed Tsing Yi. There are many important operators, like Modern Terminal(by Wharf and Swire), Hong Kong International Terminals(owned by Hutchison Whanpoa) and COSCO(a Mainland China government-owned ship- ping company)
Many Western companies have started using Hong Kong not only as a hub, but also as a location to showcase brands to be sold later in Chinese markets, since it is known that in the fashion business especially, Hong Kong is the city of references for mainland customers who increasingly visit the SAR on shopping sprees(more than 48 million visitors have been recorded in 2012, with Mainland Chinese accounting for 72 percent of the total)