24-29  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                           376.96 393.04 351.72 288.48 249.24
      Re-exports to the mainland of China 1978.90 2429.29 2243.81 2488.01 3012.23
      Total Exports to the mainland of China 2355.86 2822.33 2595.53 2776.50 3261.47
      Imports from the mainland of China  4875.07 5670.00 5319.60 5310.34 5649.33
      Re-exports of the mainland of China
        Origin to Other Places             5701.26 6473.38 5783.29 5947.08 6034.60
  Estimated Proportion of Outward      
    Processing Trade                      (%)
      Domestic Exports to the mainland   
        of China                           75.9 72.7 71.0 69.8 68.0
      Re-exports to the mainland of China 49.7 49.7 45.2 43.5 42.7
      Total Exports to the mainland of China 52.6 52.0 47.5 45.3 43.9
      Imports from the mainland of China  80.5 79.3 78.0 74.0 71.7
      Re-exports of the mainland of China
        Origin to Other Places             86.6 85.1 82.2 82.5 79.4