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Type of fabrics

Woollen fabrics

containing 85% or more by weight of wool

(1979 prices) Price Range

(HK$)

$19.00-$50.00

per sq.m.

Estimated

annual

import requirement

70 million

sq.m.

Woollen fabrics

containing less than

$12.00-$14.00

per sq.m.

6.6 million sq.m.

85% by weight of wool

Principal Sources

of Supply

. UK (25%),

Japan (23%), China (17%), S. Korea (11%) and Italy (10%)

China (49%),

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Italy (21%) Japan (20%), UK (3%)

Source (i)

(ii)

Hong Kong Trade Statistics Industry Sources