Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that a total of 778 new companies were incorporated in the second quarter of 2010, up by 18.4% year-on-year; the total value of registered capital surged by 66.9% to MOP136 million. Among these new companies, 300 were operating in Wholesale and Retail, with the registered capital amounting to MOP55 million; meanwhile, 120 were operating in Business Services and 103 in Real Estate. Furthermore, 507 new companies (65.2% of total) were incorporated with registered capital under MOP50,000 and the value of capital (MOP13 million) made up merely 9.7% of the total. Meanwhile, there were 28 new companies incorporated with registered capital of MOP1,000,000 or over, and the value of capital (MOP90 million) accounted for 66.3% of the total. In addition, more than 80% of the new incorporations were limited companies. Capital of the new companies came mainly from Macao (MOP61 million), Mainland China (MOP35 million) and Hong Kong (MOP10 million). In the second quarter of 2010, capital from the 9 provinces of the Pan-Pearl River Delta amounted to MOP4 million, with that from Guangdong province leading at MOP3 million. Analyzed by place of residence of the shareholders, 507 new companies were established solely by Macao shareholders, and 96 were joint ventures between shareholders from Macao and other countries or regions. In the second quarter of 2010, number of companies in dissolution totalled 125 and the value of registered capital amounted to MOP66 million, of which the registered capital of 57 Wholesale and Retail companies in dissolution accounted for 7.7%.
