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TABLE 2 SHOWS THE CHANGES IN THE VALUE OF RE-EXPORTS TO THE MAIN DESTINATIONS.
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COMPARING THE FIRST HALF OF 1994 WITH THE SAME PERIOD IN 1993, INCREASES WERE RECORDED IN THE VALUE OF RE-EXPORTS TO MOST MAIN DESTINATIONS: JAPAN (+25%), THE UNITED KINGDOM (+20%), CHINA (+17%), THE UNITED STATES (+15%), THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA (+14%), THE NETHERLANDS (+12%), SINGAPORE (+11%), GERMANY (+6.0%) AND FRANCE (+2.1%). A SLIGHT DECREASE OF 1.2% WAS RECORDED IN THE VALUE OF RE- EXPORTS TO TAIWAN.
ANALYSED BY COMMODITY, SIGNIFICANT INCREASES IN THE VALUE OF RE-EXPORTS то CHINA WERE RECORDED FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND SOUND RECORDING AND REPRODUCING APPARATUS AND EQUIPMENT (BY $4.4 BILLION OR 62%); TEXTILES (BY $4.0 BILLION OR 19%); PLASTICS IN PRIMARY FORMS (BY $2.3 BILLION OR 35%).
HOWEVER, DECREASES IN THE VALUE OF RE-EXPORTS TO CHINA WERE RECORDED FOR MACHINERY SPECIALISED FOR PARTICULAR INDUSTRIES (BY $2.2 BILLION OR 25%); AND NON-FERROUS METALS (BY $332 MILLION OR 11%).
AS REGARDS RE-EXPORTS TO THE UNITED STATES, SIGNIFICANT INCREASES IN VALUE WERE RECORDED FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND SOUND RECORDING AND REPRODUCING APPARATUS AND EQUIPMENT (BY $3.4 BILLION OR 55%); MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES CONSISTING OF MAINLY BABY CARRIAGES, TOYS, GAMES AND SPORTING GOODS (BY $2.3 BILLION OR 12%) AND FOOTWEAR (BY $2.1 BILLION OR 16%).
DECREASES IN THE VALUE OF RE-EXPORTS TO THE UNITED STATES WERE RECORDED FOR CLOTHING (BY $1.5 BILLION OR 12%); AND NON-FERROUS METALS (BY $40 MILLION OR 27%).
DETAILED STATISTICS OF HONG KONG'S RE-EXPORT TRADE ARE PUBLISHED IN THE JUNE 1994 ISSUE OF THE "HONG KONG EXTERNAL TRADE" REPORT WHICH WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR SALE AT $86 A COPY FROM AUGUST 26.
THE REPORT CAN BE BOUGHT EITHER AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE ON THE GROUND FLOOR, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, CONNAUGHT
CENTRAL; PLACE,
OR THE PUBLICATIONS SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT ON THE 19TH FLOOR, WANCHAI TOWER, 12 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI.
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ENQUIRIES REGARDING SUBSCRIPTION TO THE REPORT MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE INFORMATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT AT FRENCH MISSION BUILDING, BATTERY PATH, HONG KONG ON TEL 842 8802 AND ENQUIRIES ON TRADE STATISTICS TO THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT ON TEL 582 4915.
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