Market Assessment and Project Selection
Since 1949, Baker & McKenzie have advised leading corporations on the issues of today’s integrated world market. we bring to matters the instinctively global perspective and deep market knowledge and insights through the most developed global platform in the legal profession, geographically and in the scope of our practice with unrivalled network of 77 offices in 47 countries.
In terms of our network in countries along Belt and Road Initiative, Baker & McKenzie owns offices in 28 cities of 23 countries which are involved in the Initiative. Those countries include: China, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Egypt, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Malaysia, Philippine, Poland, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Thailand, The Republic of Czech, The United ARAB Emirates, Turkey, Ukraine and Vietnam. Although we do not have an office in India, Baker & McKenzie's India Focus Group has been helping companies capture opportunities in India for over 50 years.
Baker & McKenzie’s Hong Kong, Beijing and Shanghai offices were established in 1974, 1993 and 2003, respectively. In total, the three offices are staffed by over 400 lawyers and professional staff. The Firm provides dedicated legal services across the broad spectrum of corporate law. Baker & McKenzie’s practice in Hong Kong and Mainland China is consistently ranked in the top tier within legal directories as well as industry surveys, and described as a leading or highly recommended firm in almost all categories of law.
Modern Terminals has been a pioneer in the growth of the container terminal industry in Hong Kong and Mainland China ever since opening Hong Kong’s first purpose built container handling facility in 1972. Today, our container terminal businesses are located at the Kwai Tsing container port in Hong Kong and two Mainland China locations, DaChan Bay Terminals in the Pearl River Delta and Taicang International Gateway in the Yangtze River Delta. The company also holds equity stakes in Shekou Container Terminals and Chiwan Container Terminal, both located in the Pearl River Delta.
In 2000, ModernPorts was established as the first portal to provide the Hong Kong shipping community with a one stop e-business platform for terminal services. Modern Terminals is also a key shareholder in OnePort, which boosts the efficiency of Hong Kong port by offering online value-added logistics services.
Modern Terminals is building on its China base by expanding internationally through government and private sector partnerships.
WSP is one of the world’s leading professional services firms, uniting its engineering, advisory and science-based expertise to shape communities to advance humanity. From local beginnings to a globe-spanning presence today, WSP operates in over 50 countries and employs approximately 83,000 professionals, known as Visioneers.
WSP in Asia’s team of 3,000 professionals pioneer solutions and deliver innovative projects across the transportation, infrastructure, environment, building, energy, water, advisory, digital services, project management and advanced facilities sectors. With an established presence in Mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Korea, Thailand, and the Philippines, we combine global best practice with regional insight to support clients throughout the project lifecycle.
Our multidisciplinary expertise enables us to partner with governments, developers, investors, and operators on complex developments across the Belt and Road region — from strategic planning and engineering design to environmental solutions, digital transformation, and project delivery. Backed by WSP’s expansive global network, our Asia teams bring together diverse technical capabilities to help shape resilient, connected and sustainable communities.
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Atkins, member of the SNC-Lavalin Group, is one of the world’s most respected design, engineering and project management consultancies.
With a history dating back over 40 years, our Asia Pacific business provides our public and private sector clients with comprehensive end-to-end solutions for property, urban development, transport, infrastructure and energy projects across the project life cycle, shaping the future of cities and infrastructure.
Our leading global multidisciplinary expertise and deep local knowledge provided by over 2,800 people in-region, offers the best-in-class consulting, digital design, engineering, delivery and digital asset management solutions, enabling our clients to achieve their desired outcome, and ultimately their own success.
MVA is a SYSTRA Group company. SYSTRA, the world leader in public transport infrastructure engineering, is an RATP and SNCF subsidiary. MVA is a global transportation specialist and leading market research consultancy specializing in traffic engineering and transport planning and operations. MVA offers a complete range of consultancy services for traffic, transport and pedestrian aspects. Working closely with governments, NGOs, operators, financial institutions, developers, architects, planners, engineers and contractors, in both public and private sectors. MVA is experienced in providing consultancy services from initial concept stages, through planning, feasibility, design and construction with offices along the whole Belt and Road corridors.