Facilitating Foreign and Mainland Enterprises

82. In helping to attract more multinational companies and Mainland enterprises to Hong Kong, we have established Invest Hong Kong to provide 'one-stop' services. We are also more actively promoting the wider use of English and Putonghua to facilitate communication within the community. In addition, to cater for the children of those people coming to work here, we will need to ensure the provision of enough places at appropriate schools.

83. Hong Kong permanent residents who are foreign nationals have asked for greater convenience when travelling to and from the Mainland. The Government has conveyed their wishes to the relevant authorities and has received a positive response. Agreement has now been reached in principle that three-year multiple visas will be granted to this category of Hong Kong resident and we are now working on the details.