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territory was running at an average annual rate of £180
million.
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17.
In 1987, UK companies' direct investments in Hong
Kong (by book value of net assets) amounted to £1.9 billion
(compared with £1.5 billion in 1984). This UK portfolio in
Hong Kong represented just over 9% of the assets owned by UK
companies throughout the Commonwealth.
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18.
The net
returns generated by UK companies' direct
territory amounted to £486 million in
L211 million in 1984). These earnings
1987 represented almost 17% of UK
investments in the
1987 (compared with
from Hong Kong in
companies' total net earnings from their direct investments
in Commonwealth countries.
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lucrative
Hong Kong has been a particularly
investment opportunity for UK business. In 1987, of the
total UK company worldwide direct investment, only 2.2% was
located in the territory. Nevertheless, in that year, their
Hong Kong portfolios generated 4.4% of UK companies' net
earnings from this source. In other words, profits from
Hong Kong investments offered twice the rate of return
obtained on the UK global portfolio.
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