TABLE I
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Balance of trade between Hong Kong and China (in US$ Mn):
Annex A
1975.
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
Total imports
1383
1588
1741
2262
3038
4427
from China
Retained imports
1030
1098
1207
1481.
1906
2740
from China
Re-exports of
353
490
534
781
1132
1687
China origin
Total exports
34
30
45
63
384
1256
to China
Domestic exports
6
5
7
17
121
323
to China
Re-exports
28
25
38
46
263
933
to China
Visible trade
1349
1558
1696
2199
•.2654
3171
deficit
TABLE II
Hong Kong as an entrepot for China:
Hong Kong's re- exports to China
(US$ Mn)
Value of Hong Kong's re-exports of China origin
(US$ Mn)
Re-exports of China origin as a proportion of total re-exports
(%)
1975
1976
2823
353
25.0
25
490
26.9
1977
38
534
25.3
1978
46
781
27.7
1979
263
1132
28.3
1980
933
1687
27.9
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