Table 16
(Chapter 5: Commerce and Industry)
(a) Number of Companies that are Regional Headquarters by
Country/Territory of Incorporation of the Parent Company
Appendices ❘ 517
1999
2003
2004
Number
%
Number
%
Number
%
Number of companies in Hong Kong
840
966
1 098
that are regional headquarters
Countries/territories with the largest number of
regional headquarters in Hong Kong
United States
205
24,4
242
25.1
256
23.3
Japan
114
13.6
168
17.4
198
18.0
The mainland of China
69
8.2
84
8.7
106
9.7
United Kingdom
Germany
82
9.8
86
8.9
105
9.6
55
6.5
56
5.8
67
6.1
France
Netherlands
36
4.3
44
4.6
47
4.3
32
3.8
38
3.9
46
4.2
Switzerland
32
3.8
40
4.1
39
3.6
Singapore
Taiwan
Australia
Sweden
Canada
Republic of Korea
Denmark
20
2.4
22
2.3
35
3.2
28
3.3
18
1.9
29
2.6
9
1.1
22
2.3
18
1.6
16
1.9
16
1.7
16
1.5
19
2.3
19
2.0
15
1.4
14
1.7
15
1.6
15
1.4
**
**
10
1.0
15
1.4
(b) Number of Companies that are Regional Offices by
Country/Territory of Incorporation of the Parent Company
Number of companies in Hong Kong that are regional offices
Countries/territories with the largest number of
regional offices in Hong Kong
United States
1999
2003
2004
Number
%
Number
%
Number
%
1 650
2 241
2 511
278
16.8
498
22.2
557
22.2
Japan
United Kingdom
368
22.3
442
19.7
515
20.5
124
7.5
196
8.7
211
8.4
The mainland of China
136
8.2
148
6.6
156
6.2
Germany
Taiwan
76
4.6
122
5.4
135
5.4
97
5.9
111
5.0
128
5.1
France
74
4.5
101
4.5
106
4.2
Singapore
39
2.4
81
3.6
97
3.9
Switzerland
Republic of Korea
Australia
Italy
Netherlands
50
3.0
61
2.7
70
2.8
56
3.4
60
2.7
67
2.7
29
1.8
45
2.0
57
2.3
47
2.8
41
1.8
54
2.2
48
2.9
55
2.5
52
2.1
Sweden
18
1.1
28
1.2
33
1.3
Canada
25
1.5
27
1.2
29
1.2
Notes: Figures refer to the first working day of June of the year.
In the case of a joint-ventured regional headquarters or regional office in Hong Kong, there may be more
than one country/territory of incorporation of its parent company(ies).
**Data are not released due to precision and confidentiality considerations.
Source: Business Expectation Statistics Section, Census and Statistics Department.
(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2805 6112)
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