Growth slowed down further in 1999,to only 1 per cent,with an increase of 5 per cent in imports from the Mainland being offset by decreases of 2 per cent and 10 per cent respectively in re-exports and domestic exports to the Mainland.

• 一九九九年，两地贸易价值增幅进一步减慢，只为1%25。输往内地的转口及港产品出口分别下跌2%25及10%25，抵销了来自内地的进口贸易的5%25升幅。