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The successful conversion of Chi Ma Wan Detention Centre (Upper Camp) into a medium security prison for female adult prisoners and Nei Kwu Chau Detention Centre into an annex for young drug addicts, have provided the department with some temporary relief to the overcrowding problem during 1994.

"The department will continue to look for ways to ease the current chronic overcrowding situation," he added.

The Review comprises seven chapters covering CSD's different job aspects and also gives an account of its work in 1994.

The Annual Review, while not for sale, is available for reference at public libraries.

End/Friday, August 18, 1995

Statistics on trade involving outward processing in China

In the first quarter of 1995, 49% of Hong Kong's total exports to China were for outward processing; the figure was 68% for domestic exports, and 45% for re-exports. On the other hand, 76% of Hong Kong's imports from China were related to outward processing, according to statistics released today (Friday) by the Census and Statistics Department.

Over the same period, 83% of Hong Kong's re-exports of China origin to all countries other than China were produced through outward processing in China.

The corresponding proportions in the first quarter of 1994 were 43% for total exports to China, 69% for domestic exports to China, 39% for re-exports to China, 78% for imports from China and 80% for re-exports of China origin to all countries other than China.

To provide a better understanding of the nature and importance of outward processing in China initiated by Hong Kong firms, the Census and Statistics Department has been conducting a sample survey as from the third quarter of 1988 to distinguish Hong Kong's exports to China into those which are for outward processing and those which are not.