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Reference..
Mr Pakenham (European Integration Department)
EEC Negotiations Commonwealth Aspects
Your minute of 5 June.
The details for Hong Kong are as follows:-
(1)
(ii)
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Population, estimated 1969, as 4,034,700
3981 aquare miles
Area
G.N.P. per capita estimated 1968 as £247. (iii) a. Exports, 1969.
Clothing
..£263 million
警等
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Misc. manufactured goods. 172 Textile yarn, fabrics,
made up goods
Electrical machinery
Other
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73
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138
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Total Exports...£723 million
b. Imports, 1969.
Manufactured goods
...£338 million
Food
193
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Machinery & tpt. eqpt.
154
Other
338
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Total Imports ..£1023 million
c. Re-exports, 1969.
£ 184 million
(iv) Preferences extended to UK on alcoholic liquors and tobacco plus exemption from
certain registration tax on motor vehicles as per details attached.
#F LIVED IN
R/GISTRYN 51 12 JUN 1970
MARKG/SYA/2
(G. F. Kinnear) Hong Kong Department
12 June, 1970
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