Table 16
APPENDICES
(Chapter 5: Commerce and Industry)
(a) Number of Companies that are Regional Headquarters by
Major Country/Territory of Incorporation of the Parent Company
1998
2002
2003
Major country/territory of incorporation of the parent company
Number
%
Number
#%
Number
%
United States
194
23.7
233
24.6
242
25.1
Japan
109
13.3
159
16.8
168
17.4
United Kingdom
95
11.6
80
8.4
86
8.9
The mainland of China
70
8.5
96
10.1
84
8.7
Germany
59
7.2
52
5.5
56
5.8
France
38
4.6
35
3.7
44
4.6
Switzerland
28
3.4
36
3.8
40
4.1
Netherlands
27
3.3
39
4.1
38
3.9
Singapore
17
2.1
26
2.7
22
2.3
Australia
16
2.0
13
1.4
22
2.3
Canada
13
1.6
23
2.4
19
2.0
Taiwan
26
3.2
21
2.2
18
1.9
Sweden
14
1.7
17
1.8
16
1.7
Republic of Korea
21
2.6
17
1.8
15
1.6
Denmark
**
**
11
1.2
10
1.0
Total number of companies that
are regional headquarters
819
948
966
(b) Number of Companies that are Regional Offices by
Major Country/Territory of Incorporation of the Parent Company
1998
2002
2003
Major country/territory of
incorporation of the parent company
Number
Number
%
Number
%
United States
285
17.5
437
20.1
498
22.2
Japan
347
21.3
471
21.7
442
19.7
United Kingdom
128
7.9
163
7.5
196
8.7
The mainland of China
135
8.3
170
7.8
148
6.6
Germany
74
4.5
96
4.4
122
5.4
Taiwan
France
Singapore
Switzerland
85
5.2
121
5.6
111
5.0
76
4.7
91
4.2
101
4.5
37
2.3
79
3.6
81
3.6
54
3.3
61
2.8
61
2.7
Republic of Korea
66
4.0
49
2.3
60
2.7
Netherlands
Australia
46
2.8
57
2.6
Italy
Canada
Austria
Total number of companies that
are regional offices
~www
38
2.3
52
2.4
36
2.2
38
1.8
23
1.4
28
1.3
20
1.2
26
1.2
NNDAY
55
2.5
45
2.0
41
1.8
27
1.2
22
1.0
1 630
2 171
2 241
Notes: Figures refer to the 1st working day of June of the year.
Country/territory of incorporation of the parent company may be greater than one in the case of joint ventures.
**Indicates fewer than five companies.
(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2805 6112)
Source: Business Expectation Statistics Section, Census and Statistics Department.
489