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ANALYSED BY COMMODITY, SIGNIFICANT INCREASES IN THE VALUE OF RE-EXPORTS TO CHINA WERE RECORDED FOR ROAD VEHICLES (BY $9,026 MILLION 212%); MACHINERY SPECIALISED FOR PARTICULAR INDUSTRIES (BY $3,179 MILLION OR 59%); AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND SOUND RECORDING AND REPRODUCING APPARATUS AND EQUIPMENT (BY $3,076 MILLION OR 75%).

HOWEVER, DECREASES IN THE VALUE OF RE-EXPORTS TO CHINA WERE RECORDED FOR MEDICINAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS (BY $299 MILLION OR 20%); AND ORGANIC CHEMICALS (BY $212 MILLION OR 15%).

AS REGARDS RE-EXPORTS TO THE UNITED STATES,

SIGNIFICANT INCREASES IN VALUE WERE RECORDED FOR FOOTWEAR (BY $4,038 MILLION OR 44%); CLOTHING (BY $2,608 MILLION OR 26%); AND MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES CONSISTING OF MAINLY BABY CARRIAGES, TOYS, GAMES AND SPORTING GOODS (BY $2,008 MILLION OR 12%).

HOWEVER, DECREASES IN THE VALUE OF RE-EXPORTS TO THE UNITED STATES WERE RECORDED FOR FISH, CRUSTACEANS, MOLLUSCS AND AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES AND PREPARATIONS THEREOF (BY $79 MILLION OR 29%); AND ESSENTIAL OILS AND RESINOIDS AND PERFUME MATERIALS; TOILET, POLISHING AND CLEANSING PREPARATIONS (BY $51 MILLION OR 30%).

DETAILED STATISTICS OF HONG KONG'S RE-EXPORT TRADE ARE PUBLISHED IN THE JUNE 1993 ISSUE OF THE "HONG KONG EXTERNAL TRADE" REPORT WHICH WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR SALE AT $68.50 A COPY AROUND AUGUST 24.

THE REPORT CAN BE PURCHASED EITHER AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE ON THE GROUND FLOOR, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL; OR THE PUBLICATIONS SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT ON THE 19TH FLOOR, WANCHAI TOWER, 12 HARBOUR ROAD, WANCHAI.

ENQUIRIES REGARDING SUBSCRIPTION TO THIS REPORT MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE INFORMATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT AT FRENCH MISSION BUILDING, 1 BATTERY PATH, HONG KONG ON TEL 842 8802 AND ENQUIRIES ON TRADE STATISTICS TO THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT ON TEL 582 4915.

TABLE 1 : RE-EXPORTS FROM THE 10 MAJOR ORIGINS

ORIGIN

JAN-JUN

1993

(HKD MN.}

JAN-JUN

1992 (HKD MN.}

YEAR-ON-YEAR CHANGE

(HKD MN.)

(X CHANGE)

CHINA

209.244

178,021

+ 31,223

JAPAN

52,927

37,214

+ 15,713

+ 42.

+ 17.5

2

TAIWAN

30,752

24,770

+

UNITED STATES

17,625

15,287

5,982

2,338

+ 24.1

+ 15.3

REPUBLIC OF KOREA

10,279

9,286

994

+ 10.7

/GERMANY