According to research by Professor Y. C. Jao of the University of Hong Kong's School of Economics and Finance, the number of international manufacturers setting up an "Asia-Pacific regional operations center" in Hong Kong as a springboard for investing in the mainland has not declined, but has actually grown.
根據香港大學經濟金融學院教授饒餘慶的研究，這幾年前來香港設立「亞太區域營運中心」、作為投資大陸跳板的國際廠商數量不減反增。