Invisible trade
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There was an
increase of 7% in the number of
incoming tourists in the first quarter of 1982 compared with the corresponding quarter of 1981. The corresponding increase
in the number of Hong Kong residents touring abroad (including
Macau and China) was 6%. The small difference probably meant
that there was little change in the net surplus on expenditure
on travel. Information on which to make an assessment of
imports and exports of other services in the first quarter is not available (3).
(3) Surveys on import and export of services are now conducted annually.
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