SEMENINA NEKE NO LON
CONFIDENTIAL #2
Report on Capital Investment in Hong Kong
Introduction
Fourth Quarter of 1986
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This is the second quarterly report
providing an assessment of capital investment in
Hong Kong based on data available up to the end of
the fourth quarter of 1986. It focuses on
investment in plant and machinery and in property.
Most of the information in this report was supplied
by the Census and Statistics Department, the Rating
and Valuation Department, the Buildings Ordinance
Office and the Industry Department.
2.
For capital investment generally,
statistics on gross domestic fixed capital formation
are produced regularly (annually for publication,
quarterly for internal reference only) as part of
the gross domestic product (GDP) estimates (with breakdowns for plant and machinery and for building
and construction, in respect of both the public and
the private sectors). In respect of investment in
plant and machinery, more up-to-date indicators are
available from the statistics on retained imports of
capital goods. There are no separate data on
re-investment, on depreciation or on the scrapping.
of existing capital. The information is therefore
confined to capital investment in gross terms.
respect of investment in property, up-to-date
indicators are available from the statistics on
building completions and on consents to commence
work.
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