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Appendix VII

(Chapter 6: Industry and Trade)

Direction of Trade-Imports

The principal countries from which goods were imported into Hong Kong are shown below, with total values for the past three years:

1955

H.K.$

1956 H.K.$

1957

H.K.$

China

897,646,396 1,038,314,454

1,131,102,451

Japan

525,994,315 810,602,788

763,372,977

United Kingdom

441,036,467

513,333,600

667,279,421

U. S. A.

324,855,713

423,806,512

539,043,092

Switzerland

99,984,164

131,650,766

193,038,501

Thailand

185,878,109

185,362,677

191,787,225

Germany (Western)

128,351,816

118,982,636 159,266,421

Indonesia

28,922,533

58,875,228

126,248,493

Belgium

97,744,721

109,298,679

117,627,719

Australia

81,530,636

100,274,169

112,959,941

Malaya

151,429,690

152,260,931

101,687,490

Pakistan

53,945,164

98,049,901

92,003,220

India

83,764,840 51,029,928

89,054,459

Netherlands

64,240,036

77,866,515

86,189,924

Indo China

28,910,761

69,512,631

81,149,161

Taiwan

40,315,696

50,516,946

71,728,898

East Africa, British

44,825,848

55,620,548

67,352,924

Italy

36,609,624

40,479,653

63,478,719

South Africa

26,279,252 32,008,004

55,609,132

Canada

46,237,353 46,335,227 51,362,478

Other Countries

Total

330,414,450

402,013,338 388,112,271

3,718,917,584 4,566,195,131

5,149,454,917

Appendix VIII

(Chapter 6: Industry and Trade) Direction of Trade-Exports

The principal markets for the Colony's exports during the past three years were as follows:→

1955 H.K.$

1956 H.K.$

1957

H.K.$

Malaya

375,365,533 372,774,225

372,683,321

United Kingdom

251,109,796

298,371,070

336,749,032

Indonesia

193,388,155 501,428,419

312,495,759

Japan

146,255,523 317,964,070

228,261,201

U. S. A.

87,869,362

116,570,563 198,181,851

Thailand

179,108,555

319,639,045

188,159,486

Indo China

125,610,742

138,665,918

178,542,760

China

181,560,144

135,971,366

123,351,977

Philippines

53,098,802

47,034,157

72,813,345

South Korea

192,203,333

125,182,160

71,366,430

Macau

57,370,030

57,706,599

66,380,683

Australia

53,429,959 55,018,664

65,520,739

Taiwan

37,402,084

47,482,890

60,603,212

Other Countries

600,221,928

675,805,282

741,162,430

Total

2,533,993,946 3,209,614,428 3,016,272,226

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