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When dollars are quoted in this report
they are Hong Kong dollars, unless otherwise stated.
Since October 17, 1983,
the Hong Kong dollar has been linked to the
US dollar, through an arrangement in the note-issue
mechanism, at a fixed rate of HK$7.8=US$1.

Some figures in the text are estimated;
actual figures appear in the Appendices.