The following figures, taken from returns for 1924 (the last available), show the principal countries with which trade is carried on:-
Imported from £ Exported to £ United Kingdom 9,450,000 United Kingdom 696,000 Germany 744,000 Germany 19,000 Belgium 1,835,000 Belgium 326,000 Holland 132,000 Holland 107,000 France 319,000 France 79,000 Italy 259,000 Italy 173,000 Sweden 6,000 Sweden 2,000 Other European Countries 189,000 Other European Countries 16,000 United States of America 5,915,000 United States of America 2,489,000 Cuba, Central & S. America 169,000 Cuba, Central & S. America 933,000 Japan, Korea & Formosa 9,127,000 Japan, Korea & Formosa 3,523,000 Australia 1,042,000 Australia 428,000 Canada 733,000 Canada 410,000 New Zealand 54,000 New Zealand 62,000 Foreign Countries Miscellaneous 195,000 Foreign Countries Miscellaneous 38,000 £30,482,000 £8,988,000The Scale of Hong Kong's trade, with neighbouring countries is indicated by the following figures, also taken from the statistics for 1924:-
Imported from £ Exported to £ India 1,998,000 India 21,000 Ceylon 805,000 Ceylon 133,000 Burmah 1,051,000 Burmah 224,000 Straits Settlements & F.M.S. 1,692,000 Straits Settlements & F.M.S. 2,893,000 British North Borneo 277,000 British North Borneo 129,000 China *25,974,000 China 39,738,000 Netherlands East Indies 9,457,000 Netherlands East Indies 1,054,000 French Indo-China 10,994,000 French Indo-China 5,135,000 Siam 6,262,000 Siam 2,530,000 Philippine Islands 654,000 Philippine Islands 1,719,000 Total 58,380,000 Total 54,360,000Hong Kong's own consumption and production of commodities is comparatively small; one of its main functions is to act as an entrepot and clearing house for the products of South China and for the world's manufactured goods passing into South China.
*This figure is obtained from the Chinese Maritime Customs Returns.
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The following figures, taken from returns for 1924 (the last avail- able), show the principal countries with which trade is carried on:-
Imported from Exported to
£
£
•
United Kingdom Germany
Belgium
Holland
9,450,000
744,000
1,835,000
132,000
696,000
19,000
326,000
107,000
France
319,000
79,000
Italy
Sweden
Other European Countries
259,000
6,000
173,000
2,000
189,000
16,000
United States of America
•
5,915,000
2,489,000
Cuba, Central & S. America
169,000
933,000
Japan, Korea & Formosa
9,127,000
3,523,000
Australia
1,042,000
428,000
Canada
733,000
410,000
New Zealand
54,000
62,000
Foreign Countries Miscellane-
ous
195,000
38,000
£30,482,000
£8,988,000
The Scale of Hong Kong's trade, with neighbouring countries is indicated by the following figures, also taken from the statistics for 1924:-
Imported from Exported to
£
£
India Ceylon
1,998,000
805,000
21,000
133,000
Burmah
1,051,000
224,000
Straits Settlements & F.M.S..
1,692,000
2,893,000
British North Borneo
277,000
129,000
.China
*25,974,000
39,738,000
Netherlands East Indies
9,457,000
1,054,000
French Indo-China
10.994,000
5,135,000
Siam
6,262,000
2,530,000
Philippine Islands
654,000
1,719,000
Total
58,380,000
54,360,000
Hong Kong's own consumption and production of commodities is comparatively small; one of its main functions is to act as an entrepot and clearing house for the products of South China and or the world's manufactured goods passing into South China.
*This figure is obtained from the Chinese Maritime Customs Returns.
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