23-17 Hong Kong's International Investment Position (Position as at End of Period)
	(HKD 100 million)
Broad Component	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009@
Assets	115883.12	149987.00	211940.93	175212.61	198125.36
Direct Investment Abroad	36539.05	52645.23	78889.93	59061.75	64687.74
Portfolio Investment	33847.31	45134.98	60740.91	43182.41	62884.14
Financial Derivatives	1332.88	1752.04	3736.19	6753.11	3769.88
Other Investment	34527.81	40094.63	56667.08	52068.23	46947.51
Reserve Assets	9636.08	10360.11	11906.82	14147.10	19836.09
Liabilities	81821.76	109689.82	174205.03	126945.89	140443.37
Direct Investment in Hong Kong	40562.59	57719.14	91865.49	63258.37	70743.05
Portfolio Investment	13833.44	20187.54	37260.25	17819.04	26109.65
Financial Derivatives	1325.75	1583.38	2538.36	5726.47	2999.95
Other Investment	26099.98	30199.76	42540.93	40142.01	40590.72
Net International Investment Position①	34061.36	40297.17	37735.90	48266.72	57682.00
Note : ①Net International Investment Position is the difference between total external financial assets and total external financial liabilities.