According to statistics, in the third quarter, new Hong Kong enterprises accounted for 58.16% of all foreign-funded enterprises, increasing by 10.14% over the same period of 2010, playing a leading role. New enterprises from Korea, Taiwan and Japan accounted for 5.56%, 4.76% and 2.38% respectively; there were 11 enterprises from the US, increasing by 450% over the same period of 2010. Additionally, in the third quarter, 62 foreign-funded enterprises, including 98 branches, nullified their registration, remaining stable. Up to late September, there were 10358 foreign-funded enterprises in Guangzhou, increasing by 6.43% over the same period of 2010.