COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Chart 4: Position of Inward Direct Investment in Hong Kong at Market Value by Major Investor Country/Territory at end-2002
Others 22.3% ($583.7 billion)
United States
7.1% ($186.6 billion)
Netherlands
7.8% ($204.9 billion)
Bermuda
British Virgin Islands
29.7% ($779.4 billion)
10.4% ($273.2 billion)
The Mainland of China 22.7% ($594.6 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-2002
No. of HKEGs
8 000
7 000
6 210
6.000
5 000
4.000
3.000
2.000
1 235
1 000
702
640
101
61
29
0
Less than 20
20 - 49
50 - 99
100 - 499
500 - 999
1 000 - 2 999
3 000 or more
Employment Size
111