1. Confidential Survey of Start-Up Ventures in Hong Kong

This online Survey has been prepared and is being distributed by the HONG KONG VENTURE CAPITAL AND PRIVATE EQUITY ASSOCIATION (HKVCA) and HKVCA member law firm OLDHAM, LI & NIE (OLN). Special thanks go to The Henley Group (and various associations and organisations) for assisting with the Survey distribution.

The purpose of this online Survey – which should take roughly 10 minutes to complete – is to identify and rank key issues facing start-up businesses in Hong Kong that either contribute to or deter from their achieving operational and financial success.

(A ‘Start-Up Venture in Hong Kong' is defined as any newly launched company whose management team is habitually resident in Hong Kong, regardless of where their manufacturing facility is located or which client markets outside of Hong Kong they serve.)

This Survey is being distributed to approximately 100 other young businesses in Hong Kong.

You have received this Survey because you have been identified as playing a key management role in a start-up enterprise. As such, your input, which will be held in complete confidence, will be very valuable and most appreciated.

The top-level results of this Survey – which will be published in the 3rd Quarter 2011 – will serve to assist the HKVCA in its goal to promote interest, investment and involvement in start-up ventures in Hong Kong. The results will also be shared with Government and Academia as the HKVCA works strategically with them to address such perceived legal, regulatory, fiscal and logistical hindrances as may be identified.

To encourage you to participate in and complete this Survey, a lucky draw prize of an Apple iPad 2 will be awarded on a random basis to one lucky individual when the results of the Survey are published. Simply complete the Survey, including your contact information, and your name will be entered into the lucky draw.

Thank you for your time and participation in this Survey. And good luck on winning the Apple iPad 2!
 
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