23-30 Number of Companies in Hong Kong that are Regional Headquarters
by Country/Territory of Incorporation of the Parent Company
(Number of companies in Hong Kong that are regional headquarters) |  |  |  |  |
Country/territory of incorporation | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001
of the parent company
The United States | 219 | 194 | 205 | 212 | 221
Japan | 119 | 109 | 114 | 127 | 160
United Kingdom | 84 | 95 | 82 | 81 | 90
The Mainland of China | 113 | 70 | 69 | 69 | 70
Germany | 51 | 59 | 55 | 50 | 56
Netherlands | 25 | 27 | 32 | 31 | 48
France | 35 | 38 | 36 | 28 | 43
Switzerland | 25 | 28 | 32 | 29 | 34
Singapore | 18 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 25
Taiwan,China | 28 | 26 | 28 | 21 | 22
Bermuda | 20 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 12
British Virgin Islands | 20 | 9 | 17 | 22 | 5
Sweden | 18 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16
Republic of Korea | 19 | 21 | 14 | 15 | 13
Canada | 16 | 13 | 19 | 21 | 16
Others | 104 | 100 | 98 | 101 | 118
Total① | 914 | 829 | 848 | 861 | 949
| (903) | (819) | (840) | (855) | (944)
Notes: Figures refer to 1 June of the year.
A regional headquarters (RHQ) is an office that has control over the operation of offices or branches in the region (i.e. Hong Kong plus one
or more other places), and manages the business in the region without frequent referrals to its parent company outside Hong Kong.
① The total number of companies that are regional headquarters by country/territory of incorporation of parent company in this table may be
greater than the actual number because some companies are joint ventures undertaken by two or more investors. The actual number for