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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-2002

Others 22.3% ($583.7 billion)

United States

7.1% ($186.6 billion)

Netherlands

7.8% ($204.9 billion)

Bermuda

British Virgin Islands

29.7% ($779.4 billion)

10.4% ($273.2 billion)

The Mainland of China 22.7% ($594.6 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-2002

No. of HKEGs

8 000

7 000

6 210

6.000

5 000

4.000

3.000

2.000

1 235

1 000

702

640

101

61

29

0

Less than 20

20 - 49

50 - 99

100 - 499

500 - 999

1 000 - 2 999

3 000 or more

Employment Size

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