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Table 2 Hong Kong residents visiting 'China and foreign

passengers passing through Hong Kong to China

Hong Kong residents

('000 persons)

Foreign visitors going

through HK to China

visiting China

1,292

1978

91

1979

3,204

132

1980

3,917

208

1981

4,537

281

1982

4,616

.271

1983

5,724

314

1984

8,036

421

1985

10,961

572

Overall %

increase

(1985 over 1978)

748

Average annual

growth rate (%)

1978-85

(7 years)

36

Source: Immigration Department

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