24-17  Hong Kong's International Investment Position (Position as at End of Period)
					(HKD 100 million)
Broad Component	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006@
Assets	80327.44	92023.13	106987.13	115883.12	153346.26
Direct Investment Abroad	24129.32	26366.97	31336.49	36539.05	53567.70
Portfolio Investment	19032.41	25999.22	31163.12	33847.31	46147.82
Financial Derivatives	1756.16	1540.65	1744.50	1332.88	1765.10
Other Investment	26681.50	28925.22	33138.41	34527.81	41505.52
Reserve Assets	8728.05	9191.07	9604.61	9636.08	10360.11
Liabilities	53553.76	61424.80	73969.40	81821.76	111837.83
Direct Investment in Hong Kong	26222.98	29603.58	35218.62	40562.59	59792.02
Portfolio Investment	7294.56	9727.70	12069.35	13833.44	20418.81
Financial Derivatives	1653.05	1521.41	1643.02	1325.75	1610.94
Other Investment	18383.16	20572.12	25038.41	26099.98	30016.06
Net International Investment Position①	26773.68	30598.33	33017.73	34061.36	41508.43
Notes : ①Net International Investment Position is the difference between total external financial assets and total external financial liabilities.