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PHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS,

EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES, OPTICAL GOODS, WATCHES AND CLOCKS

5

1,703

1

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1990

19,602

+ 1

ELECTRICAL MACHINERY.

APPARATUS AND APPLIANCES,

AND ELECTRICAL PARTS

THEREOF

1,417

5

17,888

2

TEXTILE YARN, FABRICS,

MADE-UP ARTICLES AND RELATED PRODUCTS

1,497

+

1

16,814

+ 8

TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND

SOUND RECORDING AND REPRODUCING APPARATUS AND EQUIPMENT

1,287

15

16,096

TABLE 3: IMPORTS FROM 10 MAJOR SUPPLIERS

MAJOR SUPPLIER

DEC 1989 (HKD MN.}

DEC 89 OVER DEC 88

(%)

JAN-DEC

1989 (HKD MN. }

JAN-DEC

89 OVER

JAN-DEC

88

(%)

CHINA

17,966

+ 9

196,676

+ 26

JAPAN

7.448

24

93,202

TAIWAN

4,302

4

51,587

+ 16

U.S.A.

3.595

+

46,234

+ 12

REPUBLIC OF KOREA

1,960

- 26

25,465

3

SINGAPORE

1,815

+

7

22,244

+ 20

F.R. OF GERMANY

1,066

-

17

13,591

+

U.K.

1,012

-

14

12,965

ITALY

681

-

11

9,901

+ 23

SWITZERLAND

970

+ 19

9,696

+ 6

* DENOTES LESS THAN 0.5 PER CENT

/TABLE 4