Information from the Statistics and Census Service indicated that
a total of 825 new companies were incorporated in the second quarter
of 2008, down by 15.8% year-on-year; with the total registered capital
rising slightly by 0.2% to MOP99 million. The majority of these
new companies were operating in Wholesale and Retail (256), Business
Services (160) and Construction (147), accounting for 31.0%, 19.4%
and 17.8% respectively of the total. The registered capital of the
new incorporations in Wholesale and Retail took up 17.3% of the
total, at MOP17 million.
Meanwhile, number of dissolution of companies totalled 101, involving
MOP20 million in registered capital. Among the companies in dissolution,
25 were operating in Wholesale and Retail and 24 in Business Services.
In the second quarter of 2008, 598 new companies (72.5% of the
total) were incorporated with the registered capital of MOP50,000
or less, whereas the respective capital (MOP17 million) made up
merely 17.2% of the total registered capital. Meanwhile, there were
13 new companies incorporated with the registered capital of MOP1,000,000
or more, with the total registered capital amounting to MOP42 million
(42.0% of the total). In addition, 87.2% of the new incorporations
were limited companies.
The majority of the capital of the new companies came from Macao
(MOP50 million), Hong Kong (MOP16 million) and Mainland China (MOP16
million). Moreover, Guangdong Province (MOP4 million) topped the
list of the capital coming from the Pan-Pearl River Delta provinces.
Analysed by the place of residence of the shareholders, 421 new
companies incorporated were established solely by Macao shareholders
and 131 were solely by shareholders from Hong Kong. There were 57
new companies incorporated jointly by shareholders from Macao and
Hong Kong and 46 were joint ventures between Macao and Mainland
China. Meanwhile, there were 31 new companies incorporated jointly
by shareholders from countries/regions other than Macao.