24-32  Position and Flow of Inward Direct Investmentby Major Investor Country/Territory
						(HKD 100 million)
Major Investor	Inward Direct Investment at Market Value
Country/Territory	Position at End of Year			Inflow in Year
	2002	2003	2004	2002	2003	2004
British Virgin Islands	7794	9352	10293	594	198	627
The Mainland of China	5946	7701	10201	317	380	620
Netherlands	2049	2561	3072	103	247	88
Bermuda	2732	2548	2722	21	-136	89
United States of America	1866	1876	2435	-110	220	484
Japan	1414	1422	1482	153	142	109
Singapore	735	580	871	64	-99	32
United Kingdom	558	481	700	86	45	182
Cayman Islands	449	531	618	-687	29	65
Canada	192	199	291	99	2	51
Others	2489	2351	2533	115	36	303
Total	26223	29604	35219	755	1063	2651
Note : Country/territory here refers to the immediate source economy.  It does not necessarily reflect the country/territory in which the funds are
initially mobilised.