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20.2%

TRADE AND INDUSTRY

4.7%

3.0%

36.4%

Banks and deposit-taking companies

Holding companies

Wholesale, retail, import/export

Manufacturing

Other financial institutions

Insurance

Communication

3.6%

4.6%

Real estate and other business services

Others

13.7%

5.3%

8.5%

16.4%

20.2%

Chart 3: Stock of Inward Direct Investment in Hong Kong

(Distribution by Business Sector)

27.3%

2.0%

2.1%

2.1%

13.5%

3.2%

13.2%

UK

The Mainland of China

Japan

MUSA

Switzerland

Germany

Netherlands

Singapore

Others

Chart 4: Stock of Inward Direct Investment in Hong Kong

(Distribution by Major Investor Country)

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Documentation of Imports and Exports

As a free port, the HKSAR keeps its import and export licensing requirements to a minimum. Most products do not need licences to enter or leave Hong Kong. Where licences or notifications are required, they are intended to achieve two main objectives. First, they help the HKSAR to fulfil its international obligations to restrain exports of textiles products and to monitor the flow of these products into