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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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