We also asked franchisees about their wholesale costs for food, as well as labor, rent and utilities, among other things.

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"The major problem in Hong Kong is labor cost, and the major problem about labor cost is rent, or mortgage rates, " says David Roche of investment group Independent Strategy.

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Labor alone and food cost alone, greatly outweigh rent for restaurants- so please redo your math.

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In preparing a proposal for a new park, we estimate our costs for running a park (a very labor intensive proposition), compare that to the revenues from the park, and bid a certain amount of rent we will pay each year as a fee for the rights to operate the park.

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