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Table 1

HONG KONG'S IMPORTS OF MANUFACTURES

SHARES HELD BY MAIN INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIERS

(a)

1979 imports manufactures*

HK$ m

(b) share of

HK market

(main suppliers)

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(c)

share of world trade

(main suppliers)

(a)

relative performance

HK market/world (b/c x 100)

UK

3,984

11.3

11.7

97%

West Germany

2,675

7.6

25.0

30%

France

970

2.8

12.6

22%

Italy

1,308

3.7

10.0

37%

USA

7,548

21.4

19.2

111%

Canada

395

1.1

5.1

22%

Japan

18,353

52.1

16.4

318%

Total

35,233

Sources:

(a)

(c)

100

100

Hong Kong Trade Statistics BOTB Report 1980 (discounting 17.2% share held by 'other main manufacturing countries')

* SITC Divisions 5-8

Table 2

UK Trade Performance in Manufactures (SITC 5-8) in 1980 with:-

Export/import ratios

Country

Exports

Imports

France

2,616

3,045

86%

Italy

1,475

1,855

80%

USA

3,378

4,757

71%

Hong Kong

501

719

70%

FRG

3,185

5,181

61%

Japan

482

1,671

29%

Unit:

£ million

Source:

Overseas Trade Statistics

of the UK

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