By February 2002, the number of overseas-funded projects in Pudong New Area had increased to 7,676, bringing in a total investment of US$38.7 billion, of which 16.8 billion was contracted overseas capital.

In terms of the number of projects and the amount of contractual investment, the Hong Kong SAR continued to be on the top of the list, followed by the US and Japan.

Country/region

HongKong SAR

USA

Japan

Project number

2,815

1062

981

Contractual investment

US$36.25 billion

US$30.50 billion

US$18.27 billion