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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1987

CHINA REMAINED THE LARGEST MARKET FOR HONG KONG'S RE-EXPORTS IN THE FIRST HALF OF 1987. WHEN COMPARED WITH THE FIRST HALF OF 1986, RE-EXPORTS TO CHINA INCREASED BY $8,409 MILLION OR 48 PER CENT.

ANALYSED BY COMMODITY, INCREASES WERE RECORDED IN TEXTILES (BY

OR 46 $2,230 MILLION

PER CENT); TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND SOUND OR RECORDING AND REPRODUCING APPARATUS AND EQUIPMENT (BY $742 MILLION 67 PER CENT) AS WELL AS PHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS, EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES AND OPTICAL GOODS, WATCHES AND CLOCKS (BY $688

OR MILLION

(BY 115 PER CENT). HOWEVER, DECREASES WERE RECORDED IN IRON AND STEEL. $180 MILLION OR 22 PER CENT) AND INORGANIC CHEMICALS (BY $94 MILLION OR 37 PER CENT).

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RE-EXPORTS TO THE U.S.A. THE SECOND LARGEST MARKET FOR HONG KONG'S RE-EXPORTS, RECORDED AN INCREASE OF $5,922 MILLION OR 65 PER CENT. COMMODITIES WITH SIGNIFICANT INCREASES WERE CLOTHING (BY $1,708 MILLION OR 54 PER CENT); MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES, INCLUDING MAINLY BABY CARRIAGES, TOYS, GAMES AND SPORTING GOODS (BY $1,523 MILLION OR 79 PER CENT) AS WELL AS TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND SOUND RECORDING AND REPRODUCING APPARATUS AND EQUIPMENT (BY $550 MILLION OR 235 PER CENT). HOWEVER, DECREASES WERE RECORDED IN COFFEE,

$13 MILLION TEA, COCOA, SPICES, AND MANUFACTURES THEREOF (BY

OR 36 $11 PER CENT) AS WELL AS POWER GENERATING MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT MILLION OR 33 PER CENT).

(BY

RE-EXPORTS TO TAIWAN INCREASED BY $1,632 MILLION OR 59 PER CENT. ANALYSED BY COMMODITY, SIGNIFICANT INCREASES WERE RECORDED IN ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, APPARATUS AND APPLIANCES AND ELECTRICAL PARTS THEREOF (BY $698 MILLION OR 80 PER CENT) AS WELL AS CRUDE ANIMAL AND VEGETABLE MATERIALS (BY $222 MILLION OR 88 PER CENT). A DECREASE WAS RECORDED IN OIL SEEDS AND OLEAGINOUS FRUIT (BY $9 MILLION CENT).

OR

60

PER

INCREASE OF

RE-EXPORTS TO THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA SHOWED AN $1,646 MILLION OR 63 PER CENT. SIGNIFICANT INCREASES WERE REGISTERED FOR TEXTILES (BY $725 MILLION OR 98 PER CENT) AS WELL AS ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, APPARATUS AND APPLIANCES AND ELECTRICAL PARTS THEREOF (BY $223 MILLION OR 47 PER CENT), BUT A DECREASE WAS RECORDED IN COFFEE,

$12 MILLION OR TEA, COCOA, SPICES, AND MANUFACTURES THEREOF (BY

78

PER CENT).

RE-EXPORTS TO JAPAN GREW BY $1,109 MILLION OR 10 PER CENT. SIGNIFICANT INCREASES WERE RECORDED IN CLOTHING (BY $263 MILLION OR 138 PER CENT) AS WELL AS MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES, INCLUDING MAINLY BABY CARRIAGES, TOYS, GAMES AND SPORTING GOODS (BY $170 MILLION OR 93 PER CENT). A DECREASE WAS REGISTERED FOR TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT OTHER THAN ROAD VEHICLES (BY $19 MILLION OR 66 PER CENT).

RE-EXPORTS BY