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Commerce and Industry
Position of Hong Kong's Inward Direct Investment at Market Value by Selected Major Investor
Country/Territory# at end-2017
Other countries/territories
23.7% ($3,604.3 billion)
Bermuda
4.3% ($656.8 billion)
Netherlands
5.8% ($882.7 billion)
Cayman Islands
7.9% ($1,193.5 billion)
British Virgin Islands
32.8% ($4,980.1 billion)
Mainland of China 25.5% ($3,872.4 billion)
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* Selected based on the position of Hong Kong's inward direct investment from individual investor countries/territories in recent years.
Position of Hong Kong's Inward Direct Investment at Market Value by Major Economic Activity of Hong Kong Enterprise Groups at end-2017
Financing (except banking,
investment and holding companies)
2.7% ($409.8 billion)
Import/export, wholesale
and retail trades
8.9% ($1,3523 billion)
Banking
11.4% ($1,731.5 billion)
Construction
1.9% ($293.9 billion)
Other activities
5.4% ($818 billion)
Investment and holding, real estate, professional and business services 69.7% ($10,584.4 billion)
Institutional Framework
Commerce, Industry and Tourism Branch
The Commerce, Industry and Tourism Branch of the Commerce and Economic Development Bureau formulates and coordinates policies and strategies in relation to Hong Kong's external commercial relations, tourism, inward investment promotion, convention and exhibition services, intellectual property protection, industry and business support, trade facilitation, consumer protection, promotion of competition, postal services and meteorological services. It also sets the overall policy for the HKSAR's participation in the Belt and Road (B&R) Initiative and coordinates the work of the HKSAR Government on the initiative, and oversees the development of policies and programmes for the industrial and trade sectors, including small
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