23-27    Trade Involving Outward Processing in the Mainland of China
           
Item 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
           
  Estimated Value of Outward Processing                                             
    Trade                 (HKD 100 million)                                             
      Domestic Exports to the Mainland                                               
        of China                          470.78 421.84 376.96 393.04 351.72
      Re-exports to the Mainland of China 1978.09 1790.89 1978.90 2429.29 2243.81
      Total Exports to the Mainland of China 2448.86 2212.73 2355.86 2822.33 2595.53
      Imports from the Mainland of China 4911.42 4777.43 4875.07 5670.00 5319.60
      Re-exports of the Mainland of China          
        Origin to Other Places            5955.11 5597.26 5701.26 6473.38 5783.29
  Estimated Proportion of Outward               
    Processing Trade               (%)                        
      Domestic Exports to the Mainland                          
        of China                          76.1 77.4 75.9 72.7 71.0
      Re-exports to the Mainland of China 44.7 44.1 49.7 49.7 45.2
      Total Exports to the Mainland of China 48.6 48.1 52.6 52.0 47.5
      Imports from the Mainland of China 81.2 82.7 80.5 79.3 78.0
      Re-exports of the Mainland of China                        
        Origin to Other Places            88.4 87.6 86.6 85.1 82.2