Year
1973
1974
UK EYES A
petrol retailing and has opened 5 petrol stations in Hong Kong.
FSOSO oil storage
facilities have been steadily expanding and now comprise 3 separate storage sites
with a total capacity of 258,000 tons.
Jet
Fuel
1
imports
1% of total
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1
TABLE VI
CHINESE EXPORTS OF PETROLEUM PRODUCTS TO HONG KONG
Kero-
sene
of total
imports
Gas
Oil
imports
% of total
6.2
3.9 27.5 3.4
28.3 17.2 174.8 21.2
Diesel
Fuel
% of total
imports
(thousand long tons)
Fuel
Oil
of total
imports
Total
of total
imports
48.6
1.7
33.7
0.7
251.7 5.4
72.0 157.5 6.0 645.5 14.5
1975
3.5
0.6
79.4 44.8 323.4 43.2
81.8
1976
88.5 14.1 55.4 38.2 269.0 29.1
40.6
34.8 125.7 3.8 579.2
10.8
1977
Note: In Table III figures for petroleum products are by value and from a different
source. There is therefore a slight discrepancy with the above table in the
percentage share figures of total petroleum products exported to Hong Kong.
Source: China Resources Company through Hong Kong Government Secretariat.
9. Water. In addition to the commodities appearing in the trade statistics China
supplies 24,000 gallons of fresh water as a quota (27% of Hong Kong's consumption)
and in 1976-77 supplemented this with gallons, in total this accounted for
%
of Hong Kong's fresh water supplies. For these fresh water supplies China received
approximately
over the past 10 years.
dollars and the price of
per gallon has changed very little
10. Entrepot Trade. Hong Kong, being one of the finest natural harbours on the
south China coast, has traditionally served as an entrepot both for south China and
east Asia in general and this shows no sign of diminishing.
7
UK EYES A
In 1976 China was the
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