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Table 2 Hong Kong residents visiting 'China and foreign
passengers passing through Hong Kong to China
Hong Kong residents
('000 persons)
Foreign visitors going
through HK to China
visiting China
1,292
1978
91
1979
3,204
132
1980
3,917
208
1981
4,537
281
1982
4,616
.271
1983
5,724
314
1984
8,036
421
1985
10,961
572
Overall %
increase
(1985 over 1978)
748
Average annual
growth rate (%)
1978-85
(7 years)
36
Source: Immigration Department
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