"The Asian TV programmer doesn't care how many foreigners come in, " says Nicholas James, managing director of Media Asia, a Hong Kong production and distribution company.

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With factories across the region, the company concentrates its high-end work in Hong Kong and labor-intensive production in China.

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Allen Wan, head of production for Hong Kong-based Salon Films Group which has worked with Hollywood companies in Asia, was positive about the deal.

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The obsession turned into a career as a production manager for Nike in Hong Kong and Guangzhou.

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Eric Tan, executive director of Enterprising Fabric in Hong Kong, says U.S. buyers are urging his company to move production away from China -- to Southeast Asia.

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