Table 16
(Chapter 5: Commerce and Industry)
(a) Number of Regional Headquarters by Country/Territory
of Parent Company
Appendices I 487
2000
2004
2005
Number
%
Number
%
Number
%
855
1 098
1 167
Number of regional headquarters
in Hong Kong
Country/territory of parent company
United States of America
212
24.8
256
23.3
262
22.5
Japan
127
14.9
198
18.0
204
17.5
United Kingdom
81
9.5
105
9.6
115
9.9
The mainland of China
69
8.1
106
9.7
107
9.2
Germany
50
5.8
67
6.1
75
6.4
Netherlands
31
3.6
46
4.2
54
4.6
France
28
3.3
47
4.3
49
4.2
Singapore
21
2.5
35
3.2
45
3.9
Switzerland
Taiwan
Italy Sweden
Australia
29
3.4
39
3.6
38
3.3
21
2.5
29
2.6
33
2.8
10
1.2
15
1.4
20
1.7
15
1.8
16
1.5
18
1.5
9
1.1
18
1.6
18
1.5
Korea
Canada
15
1.8
15
1.4
17
1.5
21
2.5
15
1.4
16
1.4
(b) Number of Regional Offices by Country/Territory
of Parent Company
Number of regional offices
in Hong Kong
Country/territory of parent company
United States of America
Japan
United Kingdom
The mainland of China
Germany
Taiwan
France
Singapore
Switzerland
Australia
Korea
Italy
Netherlands
Sweden
Canada
2000
2004
2005
Number
%
Number
%
Number
%
2 146
2 511
2 631
358
16.7
557
22.2
606
23.0
492
22.9
515
20.5
537
20.4
155
7.2
211
8.4
215
8.2
160
7.5
156
6.2
160
6.1
93
4.3
135
5.4
139
5.3
113
5.3
128
5.1
133
5.1
88
4.1
106
4.2
110
4.2
76
3.5
97
3.9
103
3.9
69
3.2
70
2.8
73
2.8
42
2.0
57
2.3
69
2.6
71
3.3
67
2.7
68
2.6
43
2.0
54
2.2
53
2.0
65
3.0
52
2.1
50
1.9
23
1.1
33
1.3
33
1.3
30
1.4
29
1.2
25
1.0
Notes: Figures refer to the first working day of June of the year.
Prior to 2005, figures refer to the country/territory where parent companies are incorporated. As from 2005, figures refer to the country/territory where parent companies are located.
In the case of a joint-ventured regional headquarters or regional office in Hong Kong, there may be more than one country/territory of its parent company(ies).
Source: Business Expectation Statistics Section, Census and Statistics Department.
(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2805 6112)
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