On July 23, the Department of Commerce of Shandong Province released the report about the current situation of outsourcing in Shandong province. According to the report, January to June, as many as 517 enterprises had conducted outsourcing businesses among the 13 cities, adding 78 new members. The contracts Japan and HK grew greatly. The execution amount of Japan was 427 million USD, up 23.85 percent, and the execution amount of HK was 406 million USD, up 472.9 percent.