24-35 Number of Companies in Hong Kong that are Regional Offices by Country/Territory of Incorporation of the Parent Company |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Item | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 |
Number of companies in Hong Kong | 1650 | 2146 | 2293 | 2171 | 2241 |
that are regional offices |
Countries/territories with the |  |  |
largest number of regional offices |  |  |
in Hong Kong |  |  |
The United States | 278 | 358 | 420 | 437 | 498 |
Japan | 368 | 492 | 533 | 471 | 442 |
United Kingdom | 124 | 155 | 163 | 163 | 196 |
The mainland of China | 136 | 160 | 172 | 170 | 148 |
Germany | 76 | 93 | 108 | 96 | 122 |
Taiwan,China | 97 | 113 | 142 | 121 | 111 |
France | 74 | 88 | 88 | 91 | 101 |
Singapore | 39 | 76 | 77 | 79 | 81 |
Switzerland | 50 | 69 | 68 | 61 | 61 |
Republic of Korea | 56 | 71 | 76 | 49 | 60 |
Netherlands | 48 | 65 | 62 | 57 | 55 |
Australia | 29 | 42 | 43 | 52 | 45 |
Italy | 47 | 43 | 52 | 38 | 41 |
Canada | 25 | 30 | 34 | 28 | 27 |
Austria | 19 | 25 | 32 | 26 | 22 |