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and in 1979 accounted for some 14% of total UK imports from Hong Kong.
5. The share of Hong Kong by the principal product groups is shown in Annex D. On the import side, clothing from Hong Kong accounted for 26% of total UK imports in 1979, a proportion which has fallen in recent years. In 1975 for example Hong Kong supplied one third of all UK's clothing imports. Hong Kong's share of other imports is small - she is no longer an important supplier of footwear while her imports of textiles have accounted for less than 4% of total UK imports in recent years. At the same time Hong Kong's share of the UK's total imports for telecommunications and recording equipment has grown steadily - from 3.3% in 1977 to over 6% in 1979.
Table 2: United Kingdom Exports to Hong Kong (£ million
1977
1978
1979
10 months
1980
UK Exports:
Total
33,330.9
37,382.4
42,803.6
41,231.5
Hong Kong
271.5
361.7
442.2
448.2
Market Share %
0.81
0.97
1.03
1.09
Composition of Exports
SITC 87.9
88.5
90.3
90.9
(% of total)
5-8
Electrical machinery
77
7.6
8.5
7.6
9.9
Power generating
equipment
71
5.0
4.3
6.6
10.6
Road vehicles
78
8.6
6.2
6.6
7.6
Other transport
equipment
79
1.0
9.0
15.8
11.1
Non-metallic mineral
manufactures
66
5.8
6.6
5.3
4.8
Textile yarn and
fabrics
65
8.5
5.7
4.4
3,5
Source: OTS
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