23-27      Number of Companies in Hong Kong that are Regional Offices 

by Country/Territory of Incorporation of Parent Company

 

 

 

(Number of companies in Hong Kong that are regional offices)

Country/territory of
 incorporation of
 parent company

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Japan

338

379

347

368

492

 The United States

226

261

285

278

358

 The Mainland of China

128

130

135

136

160

 United Kingdom

123

130

128

124

155

 Taiwan,China

59

49

85

97

113

 Germany

85

78

74

76

93

 France

31

65

76

74

88

 Singapore

35

44

37

39

76

 Republic of Korea

60

80

66

56

71

 Switzerland

57

42

54

50

69

 Others

360

358

350

357

474

 Total

1502

1616

1637

1655

2149

 

(1491)

(1611)

(1630)

(1650)

(2146)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes: Figures refer to 1 June of the year.

 

 

 

 

           A regional office is an office which coordinates offices/operations elsewhere in the region in addition to the city in which it is located, and 

           manages the business but with frequent referrals to its parent company or a regional headquarters.

 

 

           The total number of companies that are regional offices by country/territory of incorporation of parent company in this table may be greater

                than the actual number because some companies are  joint ventures undertaken by two or more investors. The actual number for respective

                years is given in brackets.