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When dollars are quoted in this report

they are Hong Kong dollars, unless otherwise stated.

Since October 17, 1983, the Hong Kong dollar has been linked to the US dollar,

through an arrangement in the note-issue mechanism, at a fixed rate

of HK$7.8=US$1.

Some figures in the text are

estimated; actual figures appear in the Appendices.

The Hong Kong Annual Report is obtainable from

leading bookshops throughout Hong Kong

Government Publications

can be purchased from:

The online Government Bookstore

http://bookstore.esdlife.com

Publications Sales Section Information Services Department Room 402, 4th floor, Murray Building, Garden Road, Central,

Hong Kong

Tel: (852) 2537 1910 E-mail: [email protected]