related question of
question of a third
industrial
estate. I would
XC also
to like
assure
Mr
deliberations
we
do
not
Ngai Shiu-kit
sight lose
that in such
the of
needs and
interests
of
small companies;
they
are a
vital part
of
K our industrial sector,
u.
and and the pilot Industrial Extension
Service being run by the Industry Department has potential
significance for them.
Trade
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On
the
se
trade front,
Peter Poon, Ma Kim Cham and Mr Ch
I entirely agree
with Mr,
continue
to do
all
we
the counter to can
Chan Kam-chuen that we must
of.
threat
protectionism
and to
Our safeguard
trading interests.
I will just mention two encouraging trends.
ส.
The
first is that recently there are signs that
uncomfortable over-dependence
Our
market is reducing somewhat.
on
the United
States
It remains to be seen whether
this will be a long term trend, but the proportion of our
the USA has declined from
from 44
domestic exports going to
in the first half of 1987.
And domestic
in 1985 to 38 in the exports to Japan increased by 39 in 1986, and by 71 in
the
first
half of
of 1987, although this
only 5 of our total domestic exports.
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per cent
pencer
pea ce
still represented
per cent
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