Table 2 : Stock and Flow of Inward Direct Investment (DI) of Hong Kong
at Market Value by Economic Activity of Hong Kong
Enterprise Group, 2000 - 2001
       
HK$ billion
Economic Activity Stock of Inward DI
at end of year
DI Inflow
during the year
2000 2001 2000 2001
Investment holding, real estate
  and various business services
2,145.9
1,805.5
326.8
60.5
Wholesale, retail and import/export
  trades
376.0
406.5
62.8
33.5
Banks and deposit-taking companies
326.1
365.3
34.8
42.8
Financial institutions other than
  banks and deposit-taking companies
131.8
110.9
20.3
5.7
Transport and related services
73.5
96.6
12.1
2.6
Communications
59.2
80.6
-1.0
37.1
Manufacturing
76.1
73.0
5.0
2.1
Insurance
61.1
70.1
3.9
4.0
Restaurants and hotels
47.6
44.4
3.7
-3.3
Construction
45.3
42.4
4.6
5.0
Other activities
208.2
174.3
9.5
-4.7
Total
3,550.8
3,269.7
482.6
185.4

 
 Notes: (1) Individual figures may not add up exactly to the total due to rounding.
(2) Hong Kong Enterprise Group (HKEG) mainly consists of a Hong Kong parent company, its Hong Kong subsidiaries, associates and branches.
(3) Economic activity here refers to the major activity of the whole enterprise group in Hong Kong. As a HKEG may be engaged in a wide variety of activities, the economic activity is determined on the basis of the principal line of business of the group.
(4) Negative inflow does not necessarily mean equity withdrawal. It may be the result of repayment of loans to non-resident affiliates.
   

Last updated on 17 December 2002