香港地区公司之多在世界上也是名列前茅的。在近600万人口的城市中有14万多家各种各样的公司,其中有相当一部分从事进出口贸易或者兼营进出口贸易。在这些公司中,有的是有雄厚实力的。据美国《商业周刊》刊载,截至1989年5月31日,按市场价值排名的全球1,000家最 The number of companies in the Hong Kong region is also among the best in the world. There are more than 140,000 companies of various kinds in cities with a population of nearly 6 million, of which a considerable number are involved in import and export trade or concurrent import and export trade. Some of these companies are strong. According to the “Business Week” published by the United States, as of May 31, 1989, the top 1,000 global companies ranked by market value.