(A) Inflow of Foreign Direct Investment
| Year |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
Amount (US$ bn)
|
9.7 |
13.6 |
34.0 |
33.6 |
45.1 |
55.9 |
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(B) Local and regional offices, and regional headquarters
|
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
Change
(05-06) |
Change
(05-06) |
| RHQs |
944 |
948 |
966 |
1,098 |
1,167 |
1,228 |
+61 |
+5.2% |
| ROs |
2,293 |
2,171 |
2,241 |
2,511 |
2,631 |
2,617 |
-14 |
-0.5% |
| LOs |
1,230 |
1,748 |
2,207 |
2,334 |
2,474 |
2,509 |
+35 |
+1.4% |
| RHQs + ROs |
3,237 |
3,119 |
3,207 |
3,609 |
3,798 |
3,845 |
+47 |
+1.2% |
| Total |
4,467 |
4,867 |
5,414 |
5,943 |
6,272 |
6,345 |
+82 |
+1.3% |
Definitions:
A Regional Headquarters (RHQ) is an office that has managerial control over offices in the region on behalf of its parent company located outside Hong Kong.
A Regional Office (RO) is an office that coordinates offices and/or operations in the region on behalf of its parent company located outside Hong Kong.
A Local Office (LO) is an office that only takes charge of the business in Hong Kong on behalf of its parent company located outside Hong Kong.
* Definitions of RHQ, RO and LO were revised for the 2006 Survey to enhance clarity. As such, figures for 2006 may not be strictly comparable with previous years.
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(C) Summary of Invest Hong Kong results
|
|
2001
|
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
|
Completed projects
|
99 |
117 |
142 |
205 |
232 |
246 |
253 |
|
Jobs created*
|
1,504 |
2,075 |
2,456 |
3,008 |
2,517 |
3,092 |
3,130 |
|
Investment (HK$ bn)* |
3.58 |
1.35 |
2.49 |
4.65 |
8.89 |
10.24 |
8.39 |
* As reported by the companies assisted by Invest Hong Kong themselves.
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