23-34 Position and Flow of Outward Direct Investment by Major Recipient Country/Territory
	(HKD 100 million)
Major Recipient Country/Territory	Outward Direct Investment at Market Value
	Position at End of Year			Outflow in Year
	2006	2007	2008	2006	2007	2008
The mainland of China	21172	34237	26246	1666	2839	2152
British Virgin Islands	24676	37737	25843	780	1039	1421
Bermuda	1378	1330	1112	-50	162	40
United Kingdom	621	735	743	-2	121	-144
Singapore	331	569	520	21	184	-76
United States of America	291	306	427	31	41	147
Liberia	233	410	416	25	53	39
Cayman Islands	411	501	408	79	294	27
Thailand	347	383	382	64	-2	27
Malaysia	256	347	355	39	40	-22
Others	2929	2336	2609	841	-7	326
Total	52645	78890	59062	3494	4765	3939
Note : Country/territory here refers to the immediate destination economy. It does not necessarily reflect the country/territory in which the funds are ultimately used.