23-30Number 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)
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
Country/territory of incorporation
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
Total¢Ù
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.
¢Ù The total number of companies that are regional headquarters by country/territory of incorporation of parent company in this table may begreater than the actual number because some companies are joint ventures undertaken by two or more investors. The actual
