HONG KONG 2004
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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
 
          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 82   9.8   86   8.9   105   9.6
Germany 55   6.5   56   5.8   67   6.1
France 36   4.3   44   4.6   47   4.3
Netherlands 32   3.8   38   3.9   46   4.2
Switzerland 32   3.8   40   4.1   39   3.6
Singapore 20   2.4   22   2.3   35   3.2
Taiwan 28   3.3   18   1.9   29   2.6
Australia 9   1.1   22   2.3   18   1.6
Sweden 16   1.9   16   1.7   16   1.5
Canada 19   2.3   19   2.0   15   1.4
Republic of Korea 14   1.7   15   1.6   15   1.4
Denmark **   **   10   1.0   15   1.4
 
(b) Number of Companies that are Regional Offices by Country/Territory of Incorporation of the Parent Company
 
          1999   2003   2004
   
          Number   %   Number   %   Number   %
Number of companies in Hong Kong 1 650       2 241       2 511    
that are regional offices                      
Countries/territories with the largest number of                      
regional offices in Hong Kong                      
United States 278   16.8   498   22.2   557   22.2
Japan 368   22.3   442   19.7   515   20.5
United Kingdom 124   7.5   196   8.7   211   8.4
The mainland of China 136   8.2   148   6.6   156   6.2
Germany 76   4.6   122   5.4   135   5.4
Taiwan 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 50   3.0   61   2.7   70   2.8
Republic of Korea 56   3.4   60   2.7   67   2.7
Australia 29   1.8   45   2.0   57   2.3
Italy 47   2.8   41   1.8   54   2.2
Netherlands 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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