24-35 Number of Regional Headquarters in Hong Kong by Country/Territory of the Parent Company
Item | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006
Number of regional headquarters | 948 | 966 | 1098 | 1167 | 1228
in Hong Kong① |  |  |  |  |
Country/territory of the parent company② |  |  |  |  |
United States of America | 233 | 242 | 256 | 262 | 295
Japan | 159 | 168 | 198 | 204 | 212
United Kingdom | 80 | 86 | 105 | 115 | 114
The mainland of China | 96 | 84 | 106 | 107 | 112
Germany | 52 | 56 | 67 | 75 | 76
France | 35 | 44 | 47 | 49 | 55
Netherlands | 39 | 38 | 46 | 54 | 48
Singapore | 26 | 22 | 35 | 45 | 44
Switzerland | 36 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 42
Taiwan, China | 21 | 18 | 29 | 33 | 28
Italy | 10 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 23
Australia | 13 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 21
Sweden | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19
Korea | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16
Canada | 23 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 15
Notes : Figures refer to the first working day of June of the year.
A regional headquarters is an office that has managerial control over offices in the region (i.e. Hong Kong plus one or more other places) on
behalf of its parent company located outside Hong Kong.
In the case of a joint-ventured regional headquarters in Hong Kong, there may be more than one country/territory of its parent
company/companies.
①Definition of regional headquarters has been revised from 2006 onwards. Figures for regional headquarters for 2006 presented above may
not be strictly comparable with those before 2006.
②Prior to 2005, figures refer to the country/territory where parent companies are incorporated. As from 2005, figures refer to the country/
territory where parent companies are located.