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FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 1991

CAUTION

SHOULD

TAKEN

WHEN

TO

RE-

THESE MAY REQUIRE

BE

REFERRING CLASSIFIED STATISTICS. CERTAIN MERCHANDISE EXPORT ITEMS SEVERAL INTERMEDIATE PROCESSING STAGES IN THEIR PRODUCTION.

IN

WHICH AN ITEM IS FINALLY INDUSTRY THE IN SUCH CASES,

THE EXPORT VALUE OF THAT PRODUCED IS NOT THE SOLE CONTRIBUTOR TO

OF THE ITEM HAS WHOLLY BEEN ALLOCATED ITEM. HOWEVER, THE TOTAL VALUE TO THAT INDUSTRY IN THIS RE-CLASSIFICATION.

BESIDES,

A

THE CLASSIFICATION OF A MERCHANDISE EXPORT ITEM TO

VALUB OF PARTICULAR INDUSTRY DOES NOT IMPLY THAT THE ENTIRE EXPORT THE ITEM IS ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE ESTABLISHMENTS OF THAT INDUSTRY, SINCE ESTABLISHMENTS CLASSIFIED PART OF THE VALUE MAY BE ATTRIBUTABLE TO UNDER OTHER INDUSTRIES AS SECONDARY PRODUCTS.

EXPORTS STATISTICS TABLE WHICH IS THE CENSUS AND

FURTHER DETAILS OF MERCHANDISE DOMESTIC RE-CLASSIFIED BY INDUSTRIAL ORIGIN MAY BE FOUND IN A OBTAINABLE FROM THE INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH STATISTICS DEPARTMENT (TEL. NO. 839 3223).

OF SECTION

BREAKDOWNS OF SIMILAR STATISTICS IS ALSO INCLUDED IN THE REPORT

A TABLE SHOWING MORE DETAILED FOR SELECTED MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES "HONG KONG EXTERNAL TRADE, DECEMBER 1990".

/VALUE OF