23-28Position and Flow of Inward Direct Investment
by Major Investor Country/Territory
(HKD 100 million)
Inward
Direct Investment at Market Value
Major
Investor
Country/Territory¢Ù
Position
at end of year
Inflow in year
1998
1999
2000
1998
1999
2000
British Virgin Islands
5426
9247
11314
303
488
2384
The Mainland of China
2137
8148
11122
202
386
1107
Bermuda
2020
2806
3404
207
246
369
Netherlands
1245
2070
2248
132
243
74
United States
1155
1705
1615
66
191
188
Japan
1088
1115
1132
6
67
251
Singapore
433
1431
983
5
59
602
Cayman Islands
862
993
902
53
13
111
United Kingdom
1534
1961
555
83
20
-415
Panama
162
206
268
8
14
4
Others
1378
1814
1969
79
179
147
Total
17440
31498
35513
1144
1908
4822
Note: ¢ÙCountry/territory here refers
to the immediate source economy.It does not necessarily reflect the country/territory in which the
funds are initially mobilised.
