24-34  Number of Companies in Hong Kong that are Regional Headquarters  by Country/Territory of Incorporation of the Parent Company   　
Item 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
　
Number of companies in Hong Kong    840   855   944   948   966
that are regional headquarters
Countries/territories with the
  largest number of regional headquarters
  in Hong Kong
    The United States 205 212 221 233 242
    Japan 114 127 160 159 168
    United Kingdom 82 81 90 80 86
    The mainland of China 69 69 70 96 84
    Germany 55 50 56 52 56
    France 36 28 43 35 44
    Switzerland 32 29 34 36 40
    Netherlands 32 31 48 39 38
    Singapore 20 21 25 26 22
    Australia 9 9 15 13 22
    Canada 19 21 16 23 19
    Taiwan,China 28 21 22 21 18
    Sweden 16 15 16 17 16
    Republic of Korea 14 15 13 17 15
    Denmark ** 6 10 11 10