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12－3 Foreign Investment
（2009year）
Items | Number of Contracts Signed (unit) | Value (10000 USD) | Number of Enterprises by Year end (unit)
Grouped by Investment Mode | 273 | 320308 | 6068
Sole foreign Venture | 212 | 262646 | 3059
Joint Venture | 59 | 48901 | 2908
Cooperative Operation | 2 | 5046 | 100
Grouped by Sector |
Farming,Forestry,Animal, Husbandry and Fishery | 4 | 235 | 31
Excavation | 1 | 2501 |
Manufacturing | 163 | 201315 | 4279
Power,gas and Water Production and Supply |  | 610 | 65
Construction |  | 3167 | 42
Transportation,Storage,Postal and Telecommun- | 4 | 1115 | 74
Information Transmission,Computer and Software Services | 24 | 4357 | 388
Wholesale and Retail | 36 | 15247 | 292
Catering Trade | 2 | 1112 | 154
Banking | 1 |  | 54
Real Estate | 13 | 80654 | 211
Hiring and Commercial Services | 12 | 6368 | 125
Scientific Research,Technical Services and Geological | 10 | 792 | 294
Prospecting |
Water Conservancy,Environment and Public facilities |  | 1049 | 11
Administration |
Community Services and Others | 1 | 110 | 30
Education |  | 3
Health Care,Social Ensure and Social Welfare |  | 1
Culture,Sports and Entertainment |  | 1676 | 14
Grouped by Different Countries and Regions |
Asia | 187 | 229710 | 3328
Hong Kong | 89 | 150117 | 1549
Japan | 26 | 19971 | 625
Taiwan | 34 | 30026 | 497
Macao | 2 | 1549 | 32
Singapore | 17 | 35575 | 282
Korea | 20 | 16109 | 213
Thailand |  | 18
Africa |  | 32
Europe | 16 | 9840 | 353
Belgium |  | 7
Denmark |  | 7
United Kingdom | 3 | 700 | 42
Germany | 4 | 3282 | 100
France | 2 | 856 | 37
Italy | 1 | 533 | 27
Latin America |  | 366
North America | 44 | 6685 | 514
Canada | 8 | 727 | 95
United States | 36 | 5693 | 416
Oceania | 7 | 5186 | 160
Others | 14 | 68887 | 90
Note:The Number of Enterprises Grouped by Different Countries and Regions doesn't Include Their Branch Establishments.