Table 15
(Chapter 5: Commerce and Industry)
Appendices
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(a) Position and Flow of Inward Direct Investment by Selected Major Investor Country/Territory(1)
HK$ Billion
Inward direct investment at market value
Major investor
Position at end of year
Inflow in year(3)
country/territory(2)
2012
2015
2016
2012
2015
2016
British Virgin Islands
3,154.8
4,325.5
4,316.0
191.9
437.5
240.7
Mainland of China
3,568.3
3,270.3
3,241.4
232.7
200.8
256.8
Cayman Islands
136.1
861.7
970.0
12.6
404.3
136.0
Netherlands
Bermuda
671.1
778.7
795.3
37.8
34.4
50.4
615.8
569.7
586.5
73.0
59.4
14.9
Others
Total
1,500.6
2,530.0 2,699.0
-3.7
215.2
212.3
9,646.6 12,335.9 12,608.1
544.3
1,351.5
911.2
(b) Position and Flow of Outward Direct Investment by Selected Major Recipient Country/Territory(4)
HK$ Billion
Outward direct investment at market value
Major recipient
Position at end of year
Outflow in year(6)
country/territory(5)
2012
2015
2016
2012
2015
2016
Mainland of China
3,671.1
4,701,8
4,822.7
296.6
306.6
234.9
British Virgin Islands
3,911.5
4,840.5 4,658.2
275.4
-16.4
156.6
Cayman Islands
178.4
455.2
495.2
-16.1
224.5
38.2
Bermuda
262.5
227.0
225.0
28.1
24.0
28.1
United Kingdom
214.4
248.5
160.5
12.6
17.1
-68.6
Others
772.3
1,396.4
1,631.3
50.4
0.9
74.2
Total
9,010.2
11,869.4 11,992.8
647.0
556.7
463.4
Notes:
(1) Selected based on the position of Hong Kong's inward direct investment from individual investor countries and
territories in recent years.
(2) 'Country/Territory' refers to the immediate source economy. It does not necessarily reflect the country or territory
from which the funds are initially mobilised.
(3) Negative inflow does not necessarily relate to equity withdrawal. It may be the result of repayment of loans owed to
non-resident affiliates.
(4) Selected based on the position of Hong Kong's outward direct investment to individual recipient countries and
territories in recent years.
(5) 'Country/Territory' refers to the immediate destination economy. It does not necessarily reflect the country or
territory in which the funds are ultimately used.
(6) Negative outflow does not necessarily relate to equity withdrawal. It may be the result of repayment of loans by
non-resident affiliates.
Source: Balance of Payments Branch, Census and Statistics Department
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