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Chart 4: Position of Inward Direct Investment in Hong Kong at Market Value by Major Investor Country/Territory at end-2001
Others 20.1% ($658.7 billion)
United States
5.9% ($193.7 billion)
Netherlands
6.1% ($199.9 billion)
Bermuda
9.7% ($315.7 billion)
British Virgin Islands 28.9% ($943.6 billion)
The Mainland of China
29.3% ($958.1 billion)
Remarks: British Virgin Islands, Bermuda and Cayman Islands are important offshore financial centres
commonly used by investors to channel inward direct investment funds to Hong Kong.
Chart 5: Number of Hong Kong Enterprise Groups (HKEGs) with Inward Direct Investment by Employment Size in mid-2001
No. of HKEGs
8 000
7 000
6 034
6000
5.000
4.000
3 000
2.000
1 235
1 000
897
717
115
110
24
0
Less than 20
20-49
50-99
100 - 499
500 - 999
1 000 - 2 999
3 000 or more
Employment Size