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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1985

AFTER THE CEREMONY, THE GOVERNOR AND LADY YOUDE, ACCOMPANIED BY THE REGIONAL SECRETARY (NEW TERRITORIES), DR JAMES HAYES AND THE DISTRICT OFFICER (TUEN MUN), MR RICKY FUNG, PROCEEDED TO THE YAU OI ESTATE.

THEY WERE BRIEFED ON THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN TUEN MUN AT THE ROOF TOP OF OI HEI HOUSE WHERE THEY HAD A PANORAMIC VIEW OF THE NEW TOWN.

THE PARTY LATER VISITED AN ELECTRONICS FACTORY AT LUNG MUN INDUSTRIAL BUILDING.

HONG KONG'S EXTERNAL TRADE FOR 1984

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TOTAL MERCHANDISE TRADE FOR 1984, VALUED AT $444 811 MILLION, INCREASED BY 32 PER CENT AS COMPARED WITH 1983, ACCORDING TO TRADE STATISTICS RELEASED TODAY BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT. ON THE SAME BASIS OF COMPARISON, DOMESTIC EXPORTS ROSE BY 32 PER CENT TO $137 936 MILLION, IMPORTS BY 27 PER CENT TO $223 370 MILLION AND RE-EXPORTS BY 48 PER CENT TO $83 504 MILLION. DOMESTIC EXPORTS AND RE-EXPORTS TOGETHER INCREASED BY 38 PER CENT.

COMPARING 1984 WITH 1983, DOMESTIC EXPORTS TO THE U.S.A. ROSE BY 40 PER CENT IN VALUE. SUBSTANTIAL INCREASES WERE RECORDED IN CLOTHING (BY $7 472 MILLION OR 46 PER CENT), PLASTIC TOYS AND DOLLS (BY $2 174 MILLION OR 74 PER CENT) AND ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, APPARATUS AND APPLIANCES, AND ELECTRICAL PARTS THEREOF (BY $1 736 MILLION OR 39 PER CENT). HOWEVER, DECREASES WERE RECORDED IN TRANSISTORS AND DIODES (BY $22 MILLION OR 20 PER CENT) AND FISH, CRUSTACEANS AND MOLLUSCS, AND PREPARATIONS THEREOF (BY $12 MILLION OR 10 PER CENT).

MOST COMMODITIES EXPORTED TO CHINA INCREASED IN VALUE, PARTICULARLY TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND SOUND RECORDING AND REPRODUCING APPARATUS AND EQUIPMENT (BY $1 284 MILLION OR 168 PER CENT), OFFICE MACHINES AND AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING EQUIPMENT (BY $544 MILLION OR 490 PER CENT) AND TEXTILES (BY $429 MILLION OR 27 PER CENT), HOWEVER. DECREASES WERE REGISTERED FOR FEEDING STUFF FOR ANIMALS (BY $100 MILLION OR 59 PER CENT), AND OFFICE AND STATIONERY SUPPLIES (BY $22 MILLION OR 73 PER CENT).

INCREASES IN DOMESTIC EXPORTS TO THE UNITED KINGDOM WERE REGISTERED FOR CLOTHING (BY $972 MILLION OR 28 PER CENT), OFFICE MACHINES AND AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING EQUIPMENT (BY $880 MILLION OR 275 PER CENT), AND ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, APPARATUS AND APPLIANCES, AND ELECTRICAL PARTS THEREOF (BY $83 MILLION OR 16 PER CENT). ON THE OTHER HAND, DECREASES WERE RECORDED IN METALLIFEROUS ORES AND METAL SCRAP (BY $312 MILLION OR 45 PER CENT) AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS AND PARTS AND ACCESSORIES THEREOF (BY $10 MILLION OR 29 PER CENT).

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