23-33 Position and Flow of Inward Direct Investment by Major Investor Country/Territory
	(HKD 100 million)
Major Investor Country/Territory	Inward Direct Investment at Market Value
	Position at End of Year			Inflow in Year
	2006	2007	2008	2006	2007	2008
The mainland of China	20243	37374	23114	1087	1042	1797
British Virgin Islands	19506	33585	20407	788	1093	1105
Netherlands	3909	5305	4138	281	380	386
Bermuda	3501	3832	3586	238	277	169
United States of America	2779	2786	2476	513	358	141
Japan	1514	1647	1647	180	143	83
United Kingdom	1056	1345	1163	154	230	130
Cayman Islands	1013	1115	1088	184	109	38
Singapore	852	1055	1081	81	164	94
Cook Islands	280	322	556	9	8	75
Others	3066	3500	4002	-15	436	625
Total	57719	91865	63258	3500	4239	4643
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.