23-17  Hong Kong's International Investment Position (Position as at End of Period)
	(HKD 100 million)
Broad Component	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007@
Assets	92023.13	106987.13	115883.12	149987.00	212988.36
Direct Investment Abroad	26366.97	31336.49	36539.05	52645.23	80094.28
Portfolio Investment	25999.22	31163.12	33847.31	45134.98	61028.43
Financial Derivatives	1540.65	1744.50	1332.88	1752.04	3756.22
Other Investment	28925.22	33138.41	34527.81	40094.63	56202.61
Reserve Assets	9191.07	9604.61	9636.08	10360.11	11906.82
Liabilities	61424.80	73969.40	81821.76	109689.82	172281.01
Direct Investment in Hong Kong	29603.58	35218.62	40562.59	57719.14	92412.40
Portfolio Investment	9727.70	12069.35	13833.44	20187.54	37328.87
Financial Derivatives	1521.41	1643.02	1325.75	1583.38	2564.35
Other Investment	20572.12	25038.41	26099.98	30199.76	39975.39
Net International Investment Position①	30598.33	33017.73	34061.36	40297.17	40707.35
Note:①Net International Investment Position is the difference between total external financial assets and total external financial liabilities.