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 |