24-32  Position and Flow of Inward Direct Investment by Major Investor Country/Territory
					(HKD 100 million)
Major Investor	Inward Direct Investment at Market Value
Country/Territory①	Position at End of Year			Inflow in Year
	2001	2002	2003	2001	2002	2003
British Virgin Islands	9436	7794	9352	747	594	198
The Mainland of China	9581	5946	7701	385	317	380
Netherlands	1999	2049	2561	-23	103	247
Bermuda	3157	2732	2548	99	21	-136
United States of America	1937	1866	1876	118	-110	220
Japan	1166	1414	1422	85	153	142
Singapore	888	735	580	114	64	-99
Cayman Islands	1195	449	531	109	-687	29
United Kingdom	454	558	481	72	86	45
Panama	302	258	270	17	-10	16
Others	2582	2424	2281	133	224	22
Total	32697	26223	29604	1854	755	1063
Note : ①Country/territory here refers to the immediate source economy.  It does not necessarily reflect the country/territory in which the funds are
initially mobilised.