24-29  Trade Involving Outward Processing in the Mainland of China
 
           
Item 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
           
  Estimated Value of Outward Processing                                          
    Trade                 (HKD 100 million)                                          
      Domestic Exports to the Mainland                                  
        of China 351.72 288.48 249.24 248.25 250.80
      Re-exports to the Mainland of China 2243.81 2488.01 3012.23 3616.10 3634.02
      Total Exports to the Mainland of China 2595.53 2776.50 3261.47 3864.35 3884.82
      Imports from the Mainland of China 5319.60 5310.34 5649.33 6615.43 6919.79
      Re-exports of the Mainland of China          
        Origin to Other Places 5783.29 5947.08 6035.92 6851.47 7565.79
  Estimated Proportion of Outward          
    Processing Trade                      (%)          
      Domestic Exports to the Mainland          
        of China 71.0 69.8 68.0 65.7 56.3
      Re-exports to the Mainland of China 45.2 43.5 42.7 42.5 37.6
      Total Exports to the Mainland of China 47.5 45.3 43.9 43.5 38.4
      Imports from the Mainland of China 78.0 74.0 71.7 72.0 65.9
      Re-exports of the Mainland of China          
        Origin to Other Places 82.2 82.5 79.5 79.3 79.3