Frequently Asked Questions

The Family Office Institute Hong Kong (FOIHK) is a Hong Kong industry institution and professional community focused on family office education, research, responsible philanthropy, events, and cross-sector exchange.

FOIHK serves family office professionals, family principals, advisers, researchers, philanthropic practitioners, financial institutions, and other organizations working with the family office ecosystem.

A family office is an organization established to coordinate a family's financial and non-financial affairs. Its scope can include investment oversight, governance, succession, tax and legal coordination, philanthropy, risk management, and family education.

A single-family office serves one family and is designed around that family's governance and control needs. A multi-family office provides shared professional services to several families, usually with a broader platform and shared operating resources.

Hong Kong combines deep capital markets, international connectivity, professional services, and access to Asian opportunities. Government data published in February 2026 identified more than 3,380 single-family offices in the city.

FOIHK publishes educational and industry information. Website content is general information and is not investment, legal, tax, accounting, or other regulated professional advice.

Public events and participation details are announced through FOIHK news and event pages. Availability, eligibility, and registration arrangements depend on each event.

Yes. Academic institutions, professional bodies, service providers, philanthropic organizations, and other ecosystem participants may contact FOIHK to discuss research, education, events, and community initiatives.

FOIHK's education and research hub covers family office structures, governance, succession, philanthropy, policy developments, and Hong Kong's family office ecosystem. Sources and update dates are shown where available.

FOIHK promotes informed, responsible, and impact-aware giving through education, dialogue, and community initiatives. It does not claim that one philanthropic structure is suitable for every family.

FOIHK prioritizes official government, regulatory, statutory, academic, and primary organizational sources. Material claims should be attributable, dated, and reviewed under the published editorial policy.

Send correction requests, source questions, partnership enquiries, or general messages to info@foihk.org or use the website contact page. Please identify the relevant page and the information to be reviewed.