Hong Kong's Information Society
The structure, flow, use, and language of information in Hong Kong society
Hong Kong's External Trade in
Information Technology and Telecommunications Products
| Graph 105a - IT&T retained imports
as a percentage of all retained imports in 2002. graph 104 | graph 105b | graph 106 | graphs 107a, and 107b | data collection (graphs) |
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| Note 1: The Hong Kong government typically distinguishes between imports and re-exports. Re-exports are goods that are received from abroad and passed along to another country with no value added. Retained imports are the difference between imports and re-exports. |
| Note 2: In effect this graph
highlights the data point (green dot) 2002
retained merchandise imports found in graph 104 and is part of a four-graph
comparison (see graphs 105b, 107a, and 107b). |
| Source 1: Hong Kong Government. Census and Statistics Department. Information Technology and Telecommunications Statistics Section. 2003. Hong Kong as an Information Society. Chapter 6 - Imports and Exports of Computer Products and Telecommunications Equipment. Table 6.1 Imports by main supplier and exports by main destination of computer hardware, pp. 92-93. Table 6.2 Imports by main supplier and exports by main destination of computer software, p.95. Table 6.3 Imports by main supplier and exports by main destination of telecommunications equipment, pp. 97-98. EARTH's copies are available on request. |
| Source 2: Census and Statistics
Department. Hong Kong statistics. Frequently asked statistics. Hong
Kong's trade in services statistics. Exports, imports and net exports
of services by major service group, 2000 - 2002 [online
document - EXCEL file] (15 June 2004).
Also, External trade. External Merchandise Trade. [online
document - EXCEL file] (15 June 2004). EARTH's
copies are available on request. |
| Graph 105b - IT&T merchandise
imports as a percentage of all imported goods and services in 2002. graph 104 | graph 105a | graph 106 | graphs 107a, and 107b | data collection (graphs) |
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| Note 1: In this context IT&T imports refers to computer and computer-related hardware, computer software, and telecommunications equipment -- in brief, IT&T merchandise imports. Please see note 2, graph 104 for greater clarification. |
| Note 2: In effect this graph
highlights the data point (purple dot) 2002
import of all goods and services found in graph 104 and is part of a four-graph
comparison (see graphs 105a, 107a, and 107b). |
| Source 1: Hong Kong Government. Census and Statistics Department. Information Technology and Telecommunications Statistics Section. 2003. Hong Kong as an Information Society. Chapter 6 - Imports and Exports of Computer Products and Telecommunications Equipment. Table 6.1 Imports by main supplier and exports by main destination of computer hardware, pp. 92-93. Table 6.2 Imports by main supplier and exports by main destination of computer software, p.95. Table 6.3 Imports by main supplier and exports by main destination of telecommunications equipment, pp. 97-98. EARTH's copies are available on request. |
| Source 2: Census and Statistics
Department. Hong Kong statistics. Frequently asked statistics. Hong
Kong's trade in services statistics. Exports, imports and net exports
of services by major service group, 2000 - 2002 [online
document - EXCEL file] (15 June 2004).
Also, External trade. External Merchandise Trade. [online
document - EXCEL file] (15 June 2004). EARTH's
copies are available on request. |
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