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COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY

Chart 4: Position of Inward Direct Investment in Hong Kong at Market Value by Major Investor Country/Territory at end-2001

Others 20.1% ($658.7 billion)

United States

5.9% ($193.7 billion)

Netherlands

6.1% ($199.9 billion)

Bermuda

9.7% ($315.7 billion)

British Virgin Islands 28.9% ($943.6 billion)

The Mainland of China

29.3% ($958.1 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-2001

No. of HKEGs

8 000

7 000

6 034

6000

5.000

4.000

3 000

2.000

1 235

1 000

897

717

115

110

24

0

Less than 20

20-49

50-99

100 - 499

500 - 999

1 000 - 2 999

3 000 or more

Employment Size