Hong Kong's International Financial Centre: Retrospect and Prospect

Value Added
The Four Key Industries of Contemporary Hong Kong
Value added at current factor cost (HK$ MM) 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
(1) Financial services 152,900 170,300 226,000 302,000 251,800
Banking 100,500 107,300 136,500 180,400 160,200
Insurance
17,300 17,300 19,500 23,500 22,600
Other financial services
(e.g. stock brokerage, asset management, finance leasing and investment,
holding companies) 35,100 45,700 70,100 98,000 69,000
(2) Tourism 36,900 42,700 45,300 52,300 43,800
(A) Inbound
27,400 31,900 35,000 40,000 36,500
(B) Outbound 9,600 10,900 10,300 12,300 7,300
(3) Trading and Logistics 346,900 384,900 390,100 400,100 405,900
(A) Trading 279,700 315,000 318,600 329,100 343,800
(B) Logistics
67,200 69,800 71,500 71,100 62,100
(4) Professional Services and Other Producer Services 132,400 142,200 150,000 170,900 187,200
(A) Professional services 46,800 50,400 53,700 60,700 65,900
Legal, accounting and auditing services 14,400 15,400 15,900 18,100 19,300
Architectural, surveying, project engineering services; engineering;
technical services; business management and consultancy services
20,600 21,200 23,600 27,400 31,000
Other professional services
(e.g. information technology related services, advertising services) 11,800 13,800 14,200 15,200 15,700
(B) Other producer services
85,700 91,800 96,300 110,200 121,200
Total GDP 1,244,800 1,332,800 1,423,300 1,552,000 1,567,900
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