HONG KONG, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong recorded sharp falls in the value of its domestics exports in the third quarter, the Census and Statistics Department of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government said Friday.

    The apparel industry suffered the most, with the value of exports falling 84.7 percent year on year to 1.1 billion HK dollars (141 million U.S. dollars).

    The basic metals industry trailed with a fall of 49.1 percent, followed by the paper and paper products, and printing and reproduction of recorded media industry. The chemicals and chemical products industry was also one of the biggest losers.

    The computer, electronic and optical products industry saw a fall of 8.8 percent in the value of domestics exports to 3.4 billion HK dollars (436 million U.S. dollars), suffering the least among the five leading industries i...

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