HONG KONG (Continued)
sentatives, responsible for health, recreation, and resettlement; independent judiciary
Government leader: Governor and Commander in Chief Sir Edward YOUDE
Suffrage: limited to 200,000 to 300,000 professional or skilled persons
Elections: every two years to select one-half of elected membership of Urban Council; other Urban Council members appointed by the Governor
Political parties: Civic Association; Reform Club; Socialist Democratic Party; Hong Kong Labor Party
Voting strength: (elected Urban Council members) Civic Association 4, Reform Club 3, and 1 independent Communists: an estimated 2,000 cadres affiliated with Communist Party of China
Other political or pressure groups: Federation of Trade Unions (Communist controlled), Hong Kong and Kowloon Trade Union Council (Nationalist Chinese dominated), Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce, Chinese General Chamber of Commerce (Communist controlled), Federation of Hong Kong Industries, Chinese Manufacturers' Association of Hong Kong
Member of: ADB
ECONOMY
GDP: $17.4 billion (1979, in 1979 prices), $3,600 per capita; average real growth 1979, 11.5%
Agriculture: agriculture occupies a minor position in the economy; main products—rice, vegetables, dairy products; less than 20% self-sufficient; food shortages—rice, wheat
Major industries: textiles and clothing, tourism, plastics, electronics, light metal products, food processing
Shortages: industrial raw materials, water, food
Electric power: 3,491,000 kW capacity (1980); 11.320 billion kWh produced (1980), 2,195 kWh per capita
Exports: $15.2 billion (f.o.b., 1979), including $4.0 billion reexports; principal products—clothing, plastic articles, textiles, electrical goods, wigs, footwear, light metal manufactures
Imports: $17.26 billion (c.i.f., 1979)
Major trade partners: (1979) exports—33.6% US, 11.4% West Germany, 10.7% UK; imports—22.5% Japan, 17.6% China, 12.0% US
Budget: (1979/80) $2.8 billion
Monetary conversion rate: 4.9 Hong Kong dollars=US$1 (December 1979)
Fiscal year: 1 April-31 March
COMMUNICATIONS
Railroads: 35 km standard gauge (1.435 m); government owned
Highways: 966 km total; 660 km paved, 306 km gravel and crushed stone, or earth
Ports: 1 major
Civil air: 16 major transport aircraft
Airfields: 2 total; 2 usable; 2 permanent-surface runways; 1 with runways 2,440-3,659 m
Telecommunications: modern facilities provide excellent domestic and international services; 62 telephone exchanges, 1.5 million telephones; 5 AM and 2 FM radiobroadcast stations with 11 transmitters; 5 TV stations; 2.5 million radio and 1.1 million TV receivers; 10,100 Telex subscriber lines with direct connections to 47 countries; 2 INTELSAT ground stations with access to Pacific and Indian Ocean satellites; coaxial cable to Guangzhou (Canton), China; 3 international submarine cables; troposcatter to Taiwan available but inactive
DEFENSE FORCES
Military manpower: males 15-49, 1,550,000; 1,220,000 fit for military service; about 52,000 reach military age (18) annually
Defense is the responsibility of UK
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