24-33 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
	2007	2008	2009	2007	2008	2009
The mainland of China	37374	23114	26445	1042	1797	1923
British Virgin Islands	33585	20407	23531	1093	1105	1265
Netherlands	5305	4138	4964	380	386	484
Bermuda	3832	3586	4524	277	169	589
United States of America	2786	2476	3156	358	141	-164
Japan	1647	1647	1678	143	83	97
Cayman Islands	1115	1088	1447	109	38	8
United Kingdom	1345	1163	1267	230	130	157
Singapore	1055	1081	1139	164	94	90
Cook Islands	322	556	673	8	75	1
Others	3500	4002	3796	436	625	-388
Total	91865	63258	72621	4239	4643	4061
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.