23-33  Position and Flow of Inward Direct Investment by 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
	2004	2005	2006	2004	2005	2006
The mainland of China	10201	12719	20243	620	729	1087
British Virgin Islands	10293	12707	19506	627	470	788
Netherlands	3072	3271	3909	88	170	281
Bermuda	2722	2715	3501	89	360	238
United States of America	2435	2058	2779	484	-297	513
Japan	1482	1317	1514	109	141	180
United Kingdom	700	885	1056	182	137	154
Cayman Islands	618	667	1013	65	120	184
Singapore	871	843	852	32	110	81
Taiwan, China	242	300	337	71	35	87
Others	2582	3080	3009	283	640	-94
Total	35219	40563	57719	2651	2615	3500
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.