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(Number of
companies in Hong Kong that are regional headquarters) |
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Country/territory of |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
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The United States |
188 |
219 |
194 |
205 |
212 |
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Japan |
122 |
119 |
109 |
114 |
127 |
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United Kingdom |
90 |
84 |
95 |
82 |
81 |
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The Mainland of China |
85 |
113 |
70 |
69 |
69 |
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Germany |
40 |
51 |
59 |
55 |
50 |
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Netherlands |
30 |
25 |
27 |
32 |
31 |
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Switzerland |
27 |
25 |
28 |
32 |
29 |
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France |
26 |
35 |
38 |
36 |
28 |
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British Virgin Islands |
16 |
20 |
9 |
17 |
22 |
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Canada |
12 |
16 |
13 |
19 |
21 |
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Singapore |
10 |
18 |
17 |
20 |
21 |
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Taiwan,China |
25 |
28 |
26 |
28 |
21 |
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Others |
158 |
161 |
144 |
139 |
149 |
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Total① |
829 |
914 |
829 |
848 |
861 |
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(816) |
(903) |
(819) |
(840) |
(855) |
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Notes: Figures refer to 1 June of the year. |
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A regional headquarters is an office which controls the operation of
other offices or branches of the company in the region, and manages |
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the business in the region without frequent referrals to its parent
company. |
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The total number of companies that are regional headquarters by
country/territory of incorporation of parent company in this table may
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greater than the actual number because some companies are joint ventures undertaken by two or
more investors. The actual number
for |
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respective years is given in brackets. |
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