Between 1981 and 1999, the population of Japanese in Hong Kong nearly tripled from 7,802 to 23,480, making the Japanese community similar in size to those in cities such as London and New York; in line with this increase, the number of Japanese companies also grew rapidly, almost doubling from 1,088 to 2,197 from 1988 to 1994.
在1981年至1999年期間，香港的日本人口從7,802人增加到23,480人，增長近三倍，使日本社區的規模與倫敦和紐約等城市相似；根據這一增長幅度，日本公司的數量也迅速增長起來，從1988年到1994年幾乎翻了一番，從1,088個增加到2,197個。