[richcollins]

This is in Hong Kong?

[mattm]

I lived in Suzhou - just outside Shanghai.

[barmstrong]

Do you think this could make a big difference? I've seen Hong Kong rank highly in economic freedoms whereas mainland China does not.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Index_of_Economic_Freedom_histo...

[mattm]

I also lived in HK a number of years ago for 5 months but I didn't have much exposure to the business environment. IMO, HK is definitely more by the book and easier for foreigners to do business there. These elements exist but much, much less than mainland China.