Hong Kong's International Financial Centre: Retrospect and Prospect

Employment Numbers
The Four Key Industries of Contemporary Hong Kong
Employment 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
(1) Financial services 169 500 179 500 186 000 192 700 206 600
Banking 72 400 75 400 81 400 88 400 93 700
Insurance 39 700 45 100 42 200 43 000 43 500
Other financial services
(e.g. stock brokerage, asset management, finance leasing and investment) 57 400 59 000 62 400 61 200 69 500
(2) Tourism 153 600 163 900 176 300 193 800 197 400
(A) Inbound 128 700 136 200 144 700 160 600 164 800
(B) Outbound 24 900 27 700 31 700 33 200 32 600
(3) Trading and Logistics 796 700 824 900 839 900 842 200 832 800
(A) Trading 601 700 624 700 629 800 633 600 623 500
(B) Logistics 195 100 200 200 210 100 208 600 209 300
(4) Professional Services and Other Producer Services 360 600 371 500 387 000 406 500 424 800
(A) Professional services 132 100 136 900 144 900 152 300 163 400
Legal, accounting and auditing services 34 800 37 500 40 000 42 400 46 100
Architectural, surveying, project engineering services;
engineering and technical services; and
business management and consultancy services 55 300 57 500 60 300 63 500 67 600
Other professional services
(e.g. information technology related services, advertising services) 42 000 42 000 44 600 46 400 49 700
(B) Other producer services * 228 500 234 700 242 100 254 200 261 400
Four Key Industries = (1)+(2)+(3)+(4) 1 480 400 1 539 800 1 589 300 1 635 200 1 661 500
Total employment 3 279 100 3 343 000 3 412 000 3 485 400 3 521 400
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