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Reference..

Mr Pakenham (European Integration Department)

EEC Negotiations Commonwealth Aspects

Your minute of 5 June.

The details for Hong Kong are as follows:-

(1)

(ii)

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Population, estimated 1969, as 4,034,700

3981 aquare miles

Area

G.N.P. per capita estimated 1968 as £247. (iii) a. Exports, 1969.

Clothing

..£263 million

警等

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Misc. manufactured goods. 172 Textile yarn, fabrics,

made up goods

Electrical machinery

Other

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138

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Total Exports...£723 million

b. Imports, 1969.

Manufactured goods

...£338 million

Food

193

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Machinery & tpt. eqpt.

154

Other

338

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Total Imports ..£1023 million

c. Re-exports, 1969.

£ 184 million

(iv) Preferences extended to UK on alcoholic liquors and tobacco plus exemption from

certain registration tax on motor vehicles as per details attached.

#F LIVED IN

R/GISTRYN 51 12 JUN 1970

MARKG/SYA/2

(G. F. Kinnear) Hong Kong Department

12 June, 1970

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