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						(HKD 100 million)
Major Recipient	Outward Direct Investment at Market Value
Country/Territory①	Position at end of year			Outflow in year
	2000	2001	2002	2000	2001	2002

British Virgin Islands	15694	14370	11483	705	254	101
The mainland of China	10116	8440	8430	3612	663	1243
Bermuda	889	919	768	126	-192	-49
Panama	235	324	390	25	95	22
United States	243	248	322	29	-20	72
Malaysia	202	287	279	30	63	50
Cayman Islands	711	826	279	-61	-24	-102
Singapore	258	245	260	36	42	43
Thailand	156	206	208	9	22	26
United Kingdom	234	206	205	46	9	36
Others	1540	1421	1506	69	-27	-81
Total	30278	27492	24129	4626	885	1362


Note: ①Country/territory here refers to the immediate destination economy. It does not necessarily reflect the country/territory in which the funds are
ultimately used.