TNAG-2599-FCO40-3787-Appointment-of-Chris-Patten-as-new-Governor-of-Hong-Kong--Ap-1992 — Page 47

FCO40 Hong Kong Department Records 聯邦事務部香港部檔案 All

No.

Drafted by-s

Typed by- Date-

DRAFT

In 150 years,

4.

evolved from

Page

Hong Kong has

tiny harbour on the South

China coast into a leading international

financial and trading centre.

In two

generations, Hong Kong has moved from the

third

is :

world to the first. Today Hong Kong

the

tenth largest trading economy

in the world;

one of

the two busiest container

ports in the world;

the fourth busiest international

airport for cargo and fifth for

passengers;

the sixth largest centre for

foreign exchange transactions;

and

it has a per capita GDP that is

amongst the highest in Asia,

after Japan, and higher than four

members

of

community.

the

European

8981 TZS 298

ASNOH INAWNY3NO9, XH ·

£2:91

2661-ME-20.

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