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MONDAY, APRIL 25, 1988

HOWEVER, DECREASES WERE RECORDED IN COFFEE, TEA, COCOA, SPICES, AND MANUFACTURES THEREOF (BY $102 MILLION OR 18 PER CENT); AND FEEDING STUFF FOR ANIMALS, NOT INCLUDING UNMILLED CEREALS (BY $16 MILLION OR 26 PER CENT).

JAPAN REMAINED THE SECOND LARGEST SOURCE OF HONG KONG'S RE-EXPORTS IN 1987. COMPARED WITH 1986, THERE WAS AN INCREASE OF 32 PER CENT IN VALUE TERMS IN THE RE-EXPORTS ORIGINATING IN JAPAN.

INCREASES WERE REGISTERED FOR ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, APPARATUS AND APPLIANCES AND ELECTRICAL PARTS THEREOF (BY $1,274 MILLION OR 42 PER CENT); PHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS, EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES AND OPTICAL GOODS, WATCHES AND CLOCKS (BY $856 MILLION OR 28 PER CENT); AND MACHINERY SPECIALISED FOR PARTICULAR INDUSTRIES (BY $822 MILLION OR 79 PER CENT).

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DECREASES WERE, HOWEVER, RECORDED IN MANUFACTURES OF METAL $33 MILLION OR 11 PER CENT); AND IRON AND STEEL (BY $28 MILLION OR 4 PER CENT).

RE-EXPORTS ORIGINATING IN THE USA INCREASED BY 30 PER CENT IN VALUE TERMS IN 1987, PARTICULARLY THOSE OF ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, APPARATUS AND APPLIANCES AND ELECTRICAL PARTS THEREOF (BY $934 MILLION OR 54 PER CENT); AND OFFICE MACHINES AND AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING EQUIPMENT (BY $622 MILLION OR 43 PER CENT).

HOWEVER, A DECREASE WAS RECORDED IN TRANSPORT THAN ROAD VEHICLES (BY $380 MILLION OR 77 PER CENT).

EQUIPMENT OTHER

THE VALUE OF RE-EXPORTS OF TAIWAN ORIGIN INCREASED

BY 46 PER CENT. COMMODITIES WITH SIGNIFICANT INCREASES WERE TEXTILES (BY $1.317 MILLION OR 32 PER CENT); AND ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, APPARATUS AND APPLIANCES AND ELECTRICAL PARTS THEREOF (BY $423 MILLION OR 47 PER CENT). HOWEVER, A DECREASE WAS RECORDED IN TRON AND STEEL $35 MILLION OR 16 PER CENT).

RE-EXPORTS ORIGINATING IN THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA INCREASED 72 PER CENT IN VALUE TERMS, PARTICULARLY TEXTILES (BY $803 MILLION 61 PER CENT); AND ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, APPARATUS AND APPLIANCES ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRICAL PARTS THEREOF (BY $677 MILLION OR 94 CENT).

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HOWEVER, A DECREASE WAS RECORDED IN IRON AND STEEL [ BY $15 MILLION OR 35 PER CENT).

FURTHER DETAILS REGARDING THE ABOVE STATISTICS ARE CONTAINED IN THE COMPREHENSIVE REPORT "HONG KONG EXTERNAL TRADE, DECEMBER 1987" WHICH IS NOW ON SALE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, IN CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL, AT $15 PER COPY, ENQUIRIES MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT ON TEL. 5-8234915.

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