Hong Kong continues to attract international business, says report

Despite increasing pessimism among locals in Hong Kong, it still holds considerable appeal for foreign companies looking to set up regional operations in the SAR, according to the results of the Census and Statistics Department's 2001 annual survey of regional offices representing overseas companies. The survey says that on June 1, there were a total of 3,237 regional operations, a 7% increase on the 3,001 recorded at the same point last year and also a record high since the survey wa…