24-35 Number of Companies in Hong Kong that are Regional Offices by Country/Territory of the Parent Company |
Item | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 |
Number of companies in Hong Kong | 2293 | 2171 | 2241 | 2511 | 2631 |
that are regional offices |  |
Coutry/territory of the Parent Company① |  |
United States of America | 420 | 437 | 498 | 557 | 606 |
Japan | 533 | 471 | 442 | 515 | 537 |
United Kingdom | 163 | 163 | 196 | 211 | 215 |
The mainland of China | 172 | 170 | 148 | 156 | 160 |
Germany | 108 | 96 | 122 | 135 | 139 |
Taiwan,China | 142 | 121 | 111 | 128 | 133 |
France | 88 | 91 | 101 | 106 | 110 |
Singapore | 77 | 79 | 81 | 97 | 103 |
Switzerland | 68 | 61 | 61 | 70 | 73 |
Republic of Korea | 43 | 52 | 45 | 57 | 69 |
Australia | 76 | 49 | 60 | 67 | 68 |
Italy | 52 | 38 | 41 | 54 | 53 |
Netherlands | 62 | 57 | 55 | 52 | 50 |
Sweden | 27 | 25 | 28 | 33 | 33 |
Canada | 34 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 25 |
Note: Figures refer to the first working day of June of the year. |
A regional office is an office that coordinates offices/operations in the region (i.e. Hong Kong plus one or more other places), and manages |
the business but with frequent referrals to its parent company outside Hong Kong or its regional headquarters . |
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. |
①Prior 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. |