24-30  Exports and Imports of Services by Major Service Group        
          (HKD 100 million)  
Major Service Group 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003@  
           
  Exports of Services                                 
      Transportation    892.30 995.13 936.75 1037.51 1056.01
      Travel   428.40 460.19 463.62 588.55 555.14
      Insurance Services 30.65 34.52 35.56 34.21 36.72
      Financial Services 192.06 208.59 218.23 195.64 201.54
      Merchanting and Other 815.24 976.16 1064.47 1159.96 1286.16
        Trade-related Services           
      Other Services 296.72 343.55 357.94 338.26 338.14
      Total        2655.36 3018.13 3076.57 3354.12 3473.71
  Imports of Services
      Transportation    392.38 486.28 509.16 485.18 488.12
      Travel 1018.89 974.02 960.57 968.46 891.33
      Insurance Services 49.75 41.11 40.28 46.18 51.01
      Financial Services 57.29 55.36 52.42 48.76 54.03
      Merchanting and Other        105.10 111.70 118.02 146.60 168.09
        Trade-related Services           
      Other Services 217.11 246.95 244.08 301.58 308.22
      Total           1840.52 1915.43 1924.53 1996.76 1960.80
  Net Exports of Services 814.84 1102.70 1152.04 1357.36 1512.91
           
 Notes: Figures for exports of travel services have been revised to incorporate the new data released by the Hong Kong Tourism Board
                  in November 2003 on destination consumption expenditure of incoming visitors and travellers.
             @Figures are subject to revision later on as more data become available.