While a 60-member Chinese delegation is busy exploring investment opportunities in Europe, the local government of Hunan province is trying its best to ensure firms doing business abroad get all the help they require.

"Due to the global financial meltdown, this is the right time to go out and invest - asset prices are very low - but enterprises investing overseas should be careful," said Gan Lin, vice-governor of Hunan province, who is in Beijing to attend the annual National People's Congress session.

Gan said the local bureau of justice in Hunan has taken the lead in setting up a law consultant service center to help enterprises aiming to invest overseas, with legal help in the countries they wish to do business in.