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and important banking, dock, teamslich

and misurance companies have

There art shows

are also smilent

companies have grown

this font i mufacturing industries, but the scale why local consumption and

in the Coborry is small, in compairs on with

scale

of its actites as a

production of commodities amparativity dishaunting centre.

As Hong Kong is a free part

Ne

matt.

Ne-

Recent trade tatistics

The tal fines for

are not available, but the total annunt imports eexports in 19364 (the latest

of its trade

alueis estimated to stand at

available at £30,482,000 and

about 200 million pounds sterlife common £8, 988,000 respectively. During 1928

Hong Kong is one of the principal ports of the world.

26,039 vessels (of a total tonnage of

18,805, 978) entered on fronts in the

Colony and 26, 239 vessels (with a tonnage

of 18,834,716) cleared.

The following is a statement

of Revenue and Expenditure for the

last /

See p. 1of

1927 Ann? Report)

(WAMY)

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