CHINA Empire Consultancy Services, which will be the biggest business centre in Hongkong, will open next Sunday.
The centre, in Wanchai's Central Plaza, covers an area of 22,000 square feet. It will supply 35 private offices with supplementary facilities and staff, and provide services, such as legal advice and financial information.
With an investment of $13 million the consultant firm, a subsidiary of China Empire Holdings, aims to increase trade links between Hongkong and China. It will be rented for $68 and up per sq ft.
''Many China-owned, foreign and Hongkong companies have set up in Hongkong for trade between China and international markets. We believe that this kind of business centre and consultant services for the market,'' said chairman of China Empire, said Sun Takchun, who moved to Hongkong last September from Shangdong.
China Empire Holding is a Hongkong-registered company which has a strong link with China.
It is rumoured that China's central bank - the People's Bank of China - is the major shareholder.
