Company Establishments
Only 213 Mainland-owned localcompanies were set up at HK in 1996. In2006 there were 717 Mainland-ownedcompanies, which rose by 236% whencomparing to 10 years before.
Trade
HK's import from the Mainland in1996 was HKD570.4 billion. It increasedby 109% to HKDlI92.9 billion in 2006.Over the same period, Hong Kong'sexport to the Mainland increased fromHKD479 billion to HKDl156.2 billion,up 141%.