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Investment in Hong Kong by UK, USA and Japan

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Value in £ million

In

tment in Hong Kong manufacturing industry HKID Survey)

Cumulative investment as at

September 1984

Percentage share

of total

USA

Japan

UK

615

241

54/%

21%

79

78%

New UK direct overseas investment* (i.e. manufacturing and non-manufacturing

but not portfolio) (DTI, UK)

1979-1983

Percentage in Hong Kong

1982-1983

Percentage in Hong Kong

5%

6 065 (55%/45%)

8%

World

(manufacturing/

non-manufacturing

ratio)

Far East**

17 550 (49%/51%)

Hong Kong

763

107%

817

128

359/

460

New USA direct overseas investment

(Dept. of Commerce, USA)

(i.e. manufacturing and non-manufacturing

but not portfolio)

World

(manufacturing/non-manufacturing

ratio)

Far East**

Hong Kong

1982-1983

358 103

(40%/60%)

19 541

5 060

Percentage

in Hong Kong

1%

26%

New Japanese direct overseas investment (i.e manufacturing and non-

(Ministry of Finance, Japan)

manufacturing, but not portfolio)

1982-1983

World

(manufacturing/non-manufacturing

ratio)

Far East**

Hong Kong

Note:

* net of disinvestment

12 678 (29%/71%)

2 503

770

** Korea, Taiwan, China, Hong Kong & ASEAN

Percentage

in Hong Kong

6%

31%

(prepared in woar April 1985)