including capital expenditures of $NA (FY94)
Exports:
$145.1 billion (including re-exports of $104.2 billion )(f.o.b., 1993
est.)
commodities:
clothing, textiles, yarn and fabric, footwear, electrical appliances,
watches and clocks, toys
partners:
China 32%, US 23%, Germany 5%, Japan 5%, UK 3% (1993 est.)
Imports:
$149.6 billion (c.i.f., 1993 est.)
commodities:
foodstuffs, transport equipment, raw materials, semimanufactures,
petroleum
partners:
China 36%, Japan 19%, Taiwan 9%, US 7% (1993 est.)
External debt:
none (1993)
Industrial production:
growth rate 2% (1993 est.)
Electricity:
capacity:
9,566,000 kW
production:
29.4 billion kWh
consumption per capita:
4,980 kWh (1992)
Industries:
textiles, clothing, tourism, electronics, plastics, toys, watches,
clocks
Agriculture:
minor role in the economy; local farmers produce 26% fresh vegetables,
27% live poultry; 8% of land area suitable for farming
Illicit drugs:
a hub for Southeast Asian heroin trade; transshipment and major
financial and money-laundering center
Economic aid:
recipient:
US commitments, including Ex-Im (FY70-87), $152 million; Western
(non-US) countries, ODA and OOF bilateral commitments (1970-89), $923
million
Currency:
1 Hong Kong dollar (HK$) = 100 cents
Exchange rates:
Hong Kong dollars (HK$) per US$ - 7.800 (1993), 7.741 (1992), 7.771
(1991), 7.790 (1990), 7.800 (1989); note - linked to the US dollar at
the rate of about 7.8 HK$ per 1 US$ since 1985
Fiscal year:
1 April - 31 March

@Hong Kong, Communications

Railroads:
35 km 1.435-meter standard gauge, government owned
Highways:
total:
1,100 km
paved:
794 km
unpaved:
gravel, crushed stone, earth 306 km
Ports:
Hong Kong
Merchant marine:
201 ships (1,000 GRT or over), totaling 6,972,233 GRT/11,965,809 DWT,
bulk 105, cargo 23, chemical tanker 3, combination bulk 2, combination
ore/oil 6, container 29, liquefied gas 7, oil tanker 16, refrigerated
cargo 7, short-sea passenger 1, vehicle carrier 2
note:
a flag of convenience registry; ships registered in Hong Kong fly the
UK flag, and an estimated 500 Hong Kong-owned ships are registered
elsewhere
Airports:
total:
2
usable:
2
with permanent-surface runways:
2
with runways over 3,659 m:
0
with runways 2,440-3,659 m:
1
with runways 1,220-2,439 m:
0
Telecommunications:
modern facilities provide excellent domestic and