24-30  Trade Involving Outward Processing in the Mainland of China
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  Estimated Value of Outward Processing                                  
    Trade                 (HKD 100 million)                                  
      Domestic Exports to the Mainland                          
        of China 288.48 249.24 248.25 250.80 207.17
      Re-exports to the Mainland of China 2488.01 3012.23 3616.10 3634.02 3892.24
      Total Exports to the Mainland of China 2776.50 3261.47 3864.35 3884.82 4099.41
      Imports from the Mainland of China 5310.34 5649.33 6615.43 6919.79 7693.17
      Re-exports of the Mainland of China          
        Origin to Other Places 5947.08 6035.92 6851.47 7565.79 8147.93
  Estimated Proportion of Outward          
    Processing Trade                      (%)          
      Domestic Exports to the Mainland          
        of China 69.8 68.0 65.7 56.3 51.6
      Re-exports to the Mainland of China 43.5 42.7 42.5 37.6 34.9
      Total Exports to the Mainland of China 45.3 43.9 43.5 38.4 35.5
      Imports from the Mainland of China 74.0 71.7 72.0 65.9 64.5
      Re-exports of the Mainland of China          
        Origin to Other Places 82.5 79.5 79.3 79.3 80.7