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Chart 3 Position of Inward Direct Investment in Hong Kong at

Market Value by Major Investor Country/Territory

at end-2009

Chart 4

United States of America

4.3% ($315.6 billion)

Bermuda

6.2% ($452.4 billion)

Netherlands

6.8% ($496.4 billion)

Others

13.8% ($1,000.0 billion)

British Virgin Islands 32.4% ($2,353.1 billion)

The mainland of China

36.4% ($2,644.5 billion)

Position of Inward Direct Investment in Hong Kong at Market Value by Major Economic Activity

of Hong Kong Enterprise Groups at end-2009

Other financial institutions

Other activities

2.9% ($207.6 billion)

7.0% ($508.9 billion)

Transportation, storage,

postal and courier services

2.9% ($210.5 billion)

Import/export, wholesale

and retail trades

10.4% ($756.5 billion)

Banks and deposit-taking companies

10.9% ($794.9 billion)

Investment holding,

real estate, professional and various business services 65.9% ($4,783.7 billion)

Hong Kong was host to 6 561 overseas, Mainland and Taiwan companies representing parent companies located outside Hong Kong, as at June 1, 2010. Of these companies, 3 638 served as regional headquarters or regional offices. This reflects investors' confidence in Hong Kong's enduring advantages and their preference for Hong Kong as a base in Asia from which to oversee their operations.

The Institutional Framework

Commerce, Industry and Tourism Branch

The Commerce, Industry and Tourism Branch of the Commerce and Economic Development Bureau (CEDB) is responsible for the formulation and co-ordination of policies and strategies in relation to Hong Kong's external commercial relations,