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23-27 Number of
Companies in Hong Kong that are Regional Offices |
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by
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(Number of
companies in Hong Kong that are regional offices) |
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Country/territory of |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
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Japan |
338 |
379 |
347 |
368 |
492 |
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The United States |
226 |
261 |
285 |
278 |
358 |
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The Mainland of China |
128 |
130 |
135 |
136 |
160 |
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United Kingdom |
123 |
130 |
128 |
124 |
155 |
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Taiwan,China |
59 |
49 |
85 |
97 |
113 |
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Germany |
85 |
78 |
74 |
76 |
93 |
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France |
31 |
65 |
76 |
74 |
88 |
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Singapore |
35 |
44 |
37 |
39 |
76 |
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Republic of Korea |
60 |
80 |
66 |
56 |
71 |
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Switzerland |
57 |
42 |
54 |
50 |
69 |
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Others |
360 |
358 |
350 |
357 |
474 |
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Total① |
1502 |
1616 |
1637 |
1655 |
2149 |
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(1491) |
(1611) |
(1630) |
(1650) |
(2146) |
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Notes: Figures refer to 1 June of the year. |
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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 |
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manages the business but with frequent referrals to its parent company
or a regional headquarters. |
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① The total number of companies that are
regional offices by country/territory of incorporation of parent company in
this table may be greater |
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than the actual number because some companies are joint ventures undertaken by two or
more investors. The actual number for respective |
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years is given in brackets.
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