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TUESDAY, MAY 14, 1985

RE-EXPORTS

SIGNIFICANT INCREASES WERE RECORDED IN RE-EXPORTS TO CHINA (BY $7 075 MILLION OR 149 PER CENT), U.S.A. (BY $610 MILLION OR 24 PER CENT), JAPAN (BY $342 MILLION OR 32 PER CENT), MACAU (BY $154 MILLION OR 29 PER CENT), THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA SOUTH KOREA) (BY $72 MILLION OR 9 PER CENT), ITALY (BY $54 MILLION OR 92 PER CENT), PHILIPPINES (BY $51 MILLION OR 17 PER CENT) AND FRANCE (BY $51 MILLION OR 59 PER CENT). ON THE OTHER HAND, DECREASES WERE REGISTERED IN RE-EXPORTS TO INDONESIA (BY $306 MILLION OR 30 PER CENT) AND SINGAPORE (BY $211 MILLION OR 19 PER CENT).

MOST COMMODITIES RE-EXPORTED THROUGH HONG KONG EXHIBITED STRONG GROWTH, THE MORE SIGNIFICANT ONES BEING TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND SOUND RECORDING AND REPRODUCING APPARATUS AND EQUIPMENT (BY

• $1 388 MILLION OR 201 PER CENT), ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, APPARATUS AND APPLIANCES, AND ELECTRICAL PARTS THEREOF (BY $1,098 MILLION OR 63 PER CENT), OFFICE MACHINES AND AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING EQUIPMENT (BY $1 000 MILLION OR 228 PER CENT) AND ROAD VEHICLES (INCLUDING AIR-CUSHION VEHICLES) (BY $668 MILLION OR 102 PER CENT). DECREASES WERE REGISTERED IN RE-EXPORTS OF VEGETABLES AND FRUIT (BY $96 MILLION OR 25 PER CENT), FEEDING STUFF FOR ANIMALS (NOT INCLUDING UNMILLED CEREALS) (BY $52 MILLION OR 69 PER CENT) AND FERTILISERS MANUFACTURED (BY $50 MILLION OR 95 PER CENT).

THE MARCH 1985 ISSUE OF THE HONG KONG TRADE STATISTICS - SUMMARY+ WILL BE AVAILABLE LATER THIS MONTH AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE AT $5 A COPY. A MORE COMPREHENSIVE REPORT, +HONG KONG EXTERNAL TRADE+, WITH A DETAILED ANALYSIS OF IMPORTS, EXPORTS AND RE-EXPORTS IN MARCH 1985 WILL BE AVAILABLE IN EARLY JUNE, AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE AT $13 A COPY.

ENQUIRIES CONCERNING SUBSCRIPTIONS TO THESE REPORTS MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE INFORMATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT AT BASKERVILLE HOUSE, HONG KONG (TEL. NO. 5-214375). ENQUIRIES CONCERNING TRADE STATISTICS MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT (TEL. NO. 5-444436).

FOLLOWING ARE THE TABLES:

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