Why Hong Kong
Hong Kong is Asia's largest financial hub and a gateway to mainland China. HK IPs let most "Great Firewall"-blocked content through without a VPN, while HK traffic itself is open to international services.
Where to use
- Taobao, Tmall, JD.com — Chinese marketplaces without a VPN
- WeChat, Alipay — registration and usage
- Binance, OKX, KuCoin — crypto exchanges
- SEO in Google.hk and Baidu (indexing is better from HK)
- Banking and fintech platforms
Notes
Hong Kong has a TLD (.hk) and financial system separate from mainland China. For HK audience work you must use HK IPs — CN or SG won't do.