Further, in the past, seeking to avoid the law--taxes, labor and environmental regulations, restrictions on investing in mainland China--many businesses preferred to remain small scale, with one boss setting up several different companies.
此外，以往為了逃漏稅、規避種種有關勞工、環保、甚至赴大陸投資限制等法令的監督，中小企業的心態向來是「能小則小」，一個老闆往往開好幾家公司。