Some of the partners of the government's newly established "GoGlobal" task force on Monday said they will consider further increasing manpower to better support mainland firms that are expanding their international footprint.

They made the comment as the SAR government launched a one-stop platform, The Task Force on Supporting Mainland Enterprises in Going Global, to lure more mainland enterprises to go global by utilising Hong Kong as a "launch pad".

HSBC is one of the organisations joining hands with the "GoGlobal" task force.

Speaking in a group interview, its Head of Commercial Banking for Hong Kong and Macau, Frank Fang, said the bank is looking to bring in more staff to support the initiative.

"Although we already have 26 Chinese business departments in different markets around the world, we all feel that the manpower is still insufficient, especially in some countries that are developing very rapidly," he said.

"Really, if you take a count, maybe there are only a few colleagues on the ground in those overseas markets, so it's not enough to serve the demands from our clients.

"We all really hope that some personnel can be dispatched from the mainland or from Hong Kong to enhance support there.”

Diao Zhihai, Head of International Business of Wealth Management of China at China International Capital Corporation (CICC), also noted that the state-backed investment firm will consider raising headcount.

He pointed out that knowledge of local markets is also crucial while helping mainland businesses expand there.

"Many well-known Chinese digital enterprises, including the ones that are very well known, how have they managed to perform well in Southeast Asia? The reason was that they have replicated their experiences or business models from the mainland to apply in other markets," he said.

"We need some of those financial or professional institutions that have very rich local experiences to let the firms know what kind of 'mainland experiences' can be utilised to localise into these emerging markets."