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Appendix VII

(Chapter 6: Industry and Trade)

Direction of Trade

Imports

The principal countries from which goods were imported into Hong Kong are shown below, with total values for the past three years:

1953

1954

1955

H.K.$

H.K.$

H.K.$

United Kingdom

474,353,929

369,370,054

441,036,467

Malaya

177,485,292

161,609,904

151,429,690

India

53,452,419

53,359,614

83,764,840

Pakistan

116,396,534

67,752,131

53,945,164

Canada

58,582,539

55,148,962

46,237,353

Australia

55,688,825

63,028,360 81,530,636

Other Commonwealth

Countries

114,644,471

China

Japan

857,136,042 384,079,187 464,537,320

113,370,161 121,740,964 691,845,761

897,646,396

525,994,315

U. S. A.

224,909,213 281,051,186

324,855,713

Thailand

289,797,495

131,174,127

185,878,109

Italy

77,542,231

31,829,455

36,609,624

Germany

212,744,708

155,572,923

128,351,816

Switzerland

105,205,291

104,550,499

99,984,164

Netherlands

Other Countries

Total

3,872,669,640 3,435,419,225 3,718,917,584

119,191,463

84,436,429

64,240,036

551,460,001 606,782,339

475,672,297

Appendix VIII

(Chapter 6: Industry and Trade)

Direction of Trade Exports

The principal markets for the Colony's exports during the past three years were as follows:

United Kingdom Malaya

Other Commonwealth

Countries

Indonesia

1954 H.K.$

1955

H.K.$

1953 H.K.$ 119,255,160 162,165,696 251,539,596 337,188,222 330,540,133 375,365,533

262,365,315 315,347,845 348,305,927 371,995,621 224,642,245 193,388,155

China

540,348,259

390,786,609

181,560,144

Thailand

206,719,599

130,182,846

179,108,555

Taiwan

105,779,717

79,864,733

37,402,084

Japan

221,586,463

114,649,954

146,255,523

South Korea

52,458,084

170,133,476

192,203,333

U. S. A.

62,369,410

70,000,948

87,869,362 -

Macau

88,197,739

63,796,056

57,370,030

Other Countries

365,457,635

364,905,060

484,055,504

Total

2,733,721,224 2,417,015,601 2,534,423,746