23-33 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
of the parent company
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
The United States
194
205
212
221
233
Japan
109
114
127
160
159
United Kingdom
95
82
81
90
80
The mainland of China
70
69
69
70
96
Germany
59
55
50
56
52
Netherlands
27
32
31
48
39
France
38
36
28
43
35
Switzerland
28
32
29
34
36
Singapore
17
20
21
25
26
Taiwan,China
26
28
21
22
21
Bermuda
9
11
18
12
4
British Virgin Islands
9
17
22
5
6
Sweden
14
16
15
16
17
Republic of Korea
21
14
15
13
17
Canada
13
19
21
16
23
Others
100
98
101
118
108
Total
829
848
861
949
952
(819)
(840)
(855)
(944)
(948)
Notes: Figures refer to 1 June of the year.
A regional headquarters (RHQ) is an office that has control over the operations of offices in the region ( other places), and manages the business without frequent referrals to its parent company outside Hong Kong The total number of companies that are regional headquarters by country/territory of incorporation of pare greater than the actual number because some companies are joint ventures undertaken by two or more investo respective years is given in brackets.
