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Table 16

(Chapter 5: Commerce and Industry)

(a) Number of Companies that are Regional Headquarters by

Country/Territory of Incorporation of the Parent Company

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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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