Based on 562 questionnaires conducted online in November 2021, the Family Office Association Hong Kong found that the top five priorities for family offices are investments , family governance , tax planning , succession planning , and digital transformation .

The ability to preserve, let alone grow, capital has been put under a harsher spotlight as global inflation rates rise and erode returns on some assets such as government bonds. 

The survey found that up to four in five respondents from the family office industry allocated assets to ESG or impact investing in 2021. Of those who allocated, more than half allocated 10 per cent or more of their portfolio to ESG/impact investing, with 27 per cent allocating 20 per cent or more. In 2022, 85 per cent of family office respondents expect to increase their allocations to ESG/impact investing, with almost two thirds of respondents planning to increase allocations by more than 10 per cent, and more than one third planning an increase of more than 20 per cent.

The FOAHK was founded in November 2020.