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						(HKD 100 million)
Major Investor	Inward Direct Investment at Market Value
Country/Territory①	Position at end of year			Inflow in year
	2000	2001	2002	2000	2001	2002

British Virgin Islands	11314	9436	7794	2384	747	594
The mainland of China	11122	9581	5946	1107	385	317
Bermuda	3172	3157	2732	369	99	21
Netherlands	2248	1999	2049	74	-23	103
United States	1614	1937	1866	188	118	-110
Japan	1132	1166	1414	258	85	153
Singapore	982	888	735	600	114	64
United Kingdom	553	454	558	-413	72	86
Cayman Islands	902	1195	449	111	109	-687
Australia	323	320	445	-21	23	7
Others	2147	2564	2237	168	126	207
Total	35508	32697	26223	4826	1854	755


Note: ①Country/territory here refers to the immediate source economy. It does not necessarily reflect the country/territory in which the funds are
initially mobilised.