24-36 Number of Regional Offices in Hong Kong by Country/Territory of the Parent Company
Item | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006
Number of regional offices | 2171 | 2241 | 2511 | 2631 | 2617
in Hong Kong① |  |  |  |  |
Coutry/territory of the Parent Company② |  |  |  |  |
United States of America | 437 | 498 | 557 | 606 | 594
Japan | 471 | 442 | 515 | 537 | 519
United Kingdom | 163 | 196 | 211 | 215 | 223
The mainland of China | 170 | 148 | 156 | 160 | 156
Taiwan, China | 121 | 111 | 128 | 133 | 149
Germany | 96 | 122 | 135 | 139 | 136
France | 91 | 101 | 106 | 110 | 117
Singapore | 79 | 81 | 97 | 103 | 106
Switzerland | 61 | 61 | 70 | 73 | 68
Republic of Korea | 52 | 45 | 57 | 69 | 65
Australia | 49 | 60 | 67 | 68 | 62
Italy | 38 | 41 | 54 | 53 | 52
Netherlands | 57 | 55 | 52 | 50 | 47
Sweden | 25 | 28 | 33 | 33 | 34
Canada | 28 | 27 | 29 | 25 | 31
Notes : Figures refer to the first working day of June of the year.
A regional office is an office that coordinates offices and/or operations 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 office in Hong Kong, there may be more than one country/territory of its parent company/companies.
①Definition of regional office has been revised from 2006 onwards. Figures for regional office 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.