23-30  Trade Involving Outward Processing in the Mainland of China
Item 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
           
  Estimated Value of Outward Processing                          
    Trade (HKD 100 million)                          
      Domestic Exports to the Mainland                  
        of China 249.24 248.25 250.80 207.17 191.62
      Re-exports to the Mainland of China 3012.23 3616.10 3634.02 3892.24 4323.71
      Total Exports to the Mainland of China 3261.47 3864.35 3884.82 4099.41 4515.33
      Imports from the Mainland of China 5649.33 6615.43 6919.79 7693.17 7799.94
      Re-exports of the Mainland of China          
        Origin to Other Places 6035.92 6851.47 7565.79 8147.93 8410.48
  Estimated Proportion of Outward          
    Processing Trade (%)          
      Domestic Exports to the Mainland          
        of China 68.0 65.7 56.3 51.6 47.3
      Re-exports to the Mainland of China 42.7 42.5 37.6 34.9 34.1
      Total Exports to the Mainland of China 43.9 43.5 38.4 35.5 34.5
      Imports from the Mainland of China 71.7 72.0 65.9 64.5 58.6
      Re-exports of the Mainland of China          
        Origin to Other Places 79.5 79.3 79.3 80.7 78.4