CONTACTS WITH CHINA HAVE INCREASED THROUGH TRADE AND PEOPLE
MOVEMENTS AS SHOWN IN THE FIGURES BELOW
4.
1977
1986
AVERAGE ANNUAL
GROWTH RATE
(PER CENT)
DOMESTIC EXPORTS TO
31
18,022
102.6
CHINA (DOLLARS MN)
RE-EXPORTS TO CHINA
(DOLLARS MN)
175
40,894
83.3
PASSENGER JOURNEYS INTO
CHINA (MILLION)
1.08
12.79
31.6
PASSENGER JOURNEYS TO AND
2.2
25.7
31.4
FROM CHINA (MILLION)
5. HK HAS INCREASED IN SIGNIFICANCE AS AN INTERNATIONAL CITY IN
VARIOUS RESPECTS -
1977
1986
AVERAGE ANNUAL
GROWTH RATE
(PER CENT)
1.76
3.79
8.9
INCOMING TOURISTS
(MILLION)
ARRIVALS AT KAI TAK
69
89
2.9
-FLIGHT/DAY
- PASSENGERS/DAY
6,262
12,639
8.1
AIR FREIGHT (TONNES)
173.952
535,656
13.8
FOREIGN BANKS AND
129
298
DEPOSIT TAKING
COMPANIES IN HK
FOREIGN COMPANIES
1,009
2,238
REGISTERED IN HK
6.
THE SOCIETY HAS BECOME MORE SOPHISTICATED AND THE STANDARD
OF LIVING IMPROVED -
1977
1996
INCREASE OVER 9
YEARS (PER CENT)
INCOME PER CAPITA
(SEE GDP PER CAPITA ABOVE)
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