Hong Kong with large amount of cheap raw materials, daily
staple and non-staple food and labour
necessities,
the
beneficial
force. Of course, this is done on a mutually
basis. On the part of the Mainland, this adds to the
state foreign exchange revenues while on the part of Hong
Kong, it reduces the cost of production, thus sharpening
competitive edge of its products in international
market. In recent years, this advantage continues to
develop. In the Pearl River Delta alone, each day there
are more than two million workers processing products for
the factories of Hong Kong. That area has become a vast
backyard for the development of Hong Kong's industry.
any of you have the chance to visit
neighbouring areas, you will surely see that various
vehicles, big or small, are moving in an endless stream
on the road leading to Hong Kong. (According to
statistics, there are more than 10,000 vehicles moving in
and out of Hong Kong every day.)
То view it from
provides
If
Shenzheng and
another angle, the Mainland also
Hong Kong with a huge potential market. Due
its favourable conditions, such as geographic
to
location,
personal ties and language, Hong Kong serves as an ideal
springboard for Western countries to enter
into the
Chinese market and an ideal window for Chinese products
to find Western markets. In 1990, the trade volume
between Hong Kong and the Mainland amounted to more than
US$ 50 billion. The figure of trade volume
kept going
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