Hong Kong's mid-sized businesses are more aggressive in exporting goods to the Mainland and India in comparison with their counterparts in 29 countries and regions in the world, a survey shows.

The survey released Sunday shows that 41 percent of Hong Kong's mid-sized businesses currently export or have further plans to export goods to the Mainland.

Hong Kong evidently stands out as the top exporter in comparison with East Asia.

Meanwhile, 9 percent of Hong Kong's mid-sized businesses have future plans to export goods to India.

The survey, conducted by accounting firm Grant Thornton, shows that an increasing number of Hong Kong's mid-sized businesses regard a lack of knowledge about markets as a barrier and some consider political and social stability as well as regulations in other countries as barriers.

"It is no surprise that Hong Kong tops the world in exporting goods to the Chinese mainland, and Hong Kong mid-sized businesses are particularly keen to develop other new export markets such as India," commented Gary James, partner of Grant Thornton in Hong Kong.