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THE UK GOVERNMENT ALSO DERIVES BENEFIT FROM AIR TRAFFIC RIGHTS AT HONG KONG, ALTHOUGH IT HAS PROVED DIFFICULT TO QUANTIFY THIS BENEFIT.
AS REGARDS THE FIGURES FOR 1982 QUOTED IN YOUR PROPOSED REPLY TO Q.9, OUR LATEST FIGURES (TAKEN FROM 1982 TRADE STATISTICS) ARE AS FOLLOWS:-
IMPORTS (FROM HK)
DOLLARS 6.89 BILLION
TOTAL EXPORTS
DOLLARS 7.84 BILLION
DOLLARS 7.18 BILLION
EXPORTS
YOUDE
MINIMAL
HHAYS) ESID FED ECD (E) ERD
COPIES TO'
MR WEBB-JOHNSON,
HONG KONG GOVT: OFFICE LONDON
MR CRUICKSHANK, OT, D.O.T. MR BILHOULY, TREASURY.
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