The Hong Kong company has been a powerful and persistent adversary.

A Hong Kong company that previously engaged the director for a film on the subject had attempted to stop him from going ahead.

Hong Kong companies will lose that niche, and they are clearly worried about it.

The company announced that it had received a $12 million order from a Hong Kong company, which in fact could not pay for the equipment.

Hong Kong companies also used flexible ways of producing goods.

So they bought the local currency and shares in all major Hong Kong companies.

When Hong Kong companies trade with us," he said, "they do so in an environment where monopolies are not allowed.

Some speculation centered on a Hong Kong company as a possible buyer.

"Hong Kong companies are diversifying for very much the same reasons, plus the reason of 1997."

Once those restrictions were lifted, Hong Kong companies could have an edge over others.