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First half of 'tough year' sees record tally as Hong Kong consolidates its key role

If there is one overriding message from the venture capitalists and service providers taking part in this year's venture-capital partnership conference, it is that the industry in Asia is poised for strong growth.

The venture-capital industry has survived the Asian financial crisis, the dotcom bust and, more recently, the depressing impact of the Iraq war and Sars to become even stronger.

Today the industry is still very much part of the corporate finance landscape.

The chairman of the Hong Kong Venture Capital Association, Kevin Yip Ka-kay, said the business environment over the past year had been 'generally tough'.

'We venture capitalists have had to work extra hard in working with our investee companies, but I am happy to report our tally of investment activities in Asia being managed out of Hong Kong,' he said.

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