20.2%
TRADE AND INDUSTRY
4.7%
3.0%
36.4%
Banks and deposit-taking companies
Holding companies
Wholesale, retail, import/export
Manufacturing
Other financial institutions
Insurance
Communication
3.6%
4.6%
Real estate and other business services
Others
13.7%
5.3%
8.5%
16.4%
20.2%
Chart 3: Stock of Inward Direct Investment in Hong Kong
(Distribution by Business Sector)
27.3%
2.0%
2.1%
2.1%
13.5%
3.2%
13.2%
UK
The Mainland of China
Japan
MUSA
Switzerland
Germany
Netherlands
Singapore
Others
Chart 4: Stock of Inward Direct Investment in Hong Kong
(Distribution by Major Investor Country)
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Documentation of Imports and Exports
As a free port, the HKSAR keeps its import and export licensing requirements to a minimum. Most products do not need licences to enter or leave Hong Kong. Where licences or notifications are required, they are intended to achieve two main objectives. First, they help the HKSAR to fulfil its international obligations to restrain exports of textiles products and to monitor the flow of these products into