Printing company and clerk figures
In 1999, there were 5,021 printing factories in Hong Kong, employing a total of 4,407 employees. There were also more than 200 publishing houses, many of which were overseas companies with offices or regional headquarters in Hong Kong.
The number of print shops in Hong Kong accounts for 21.8% of the total number of manufacturing factories, and employment accounts for 18% of the total number of manufacturing employment. Most printing factories (71.3%) are engaged in general loose-leaf printing, and most of the rest are engaged in work related to printing matters such as typesetting and book binding. As for the printing press factories, there are 38.
The total export value of printing exports to Hong Kong has decreased by 45% from the previous year. The total value of the items printed and exported in Hong Kong is 4 billion yuan, most of which are exported to major export markets such as the United States, the Mainland, the United Kingdom, Taiwan, and Australia. Books, pamphlets, newspapers, magazines, and periodicals together account for 64% of printed publications.
Book registration and publication figures
The Books Registration Section of the Television and Entertainment Licensing Authority is responsible for registering books and publications that were first printed, produced or published in Hong Kong. A list of registered books is published quarterly in the Gazette. The group registered a total of 10028 books and 10672 periodicals in 1999.
Book registration is also the Hong Kong agent of the International Standard Number System. During the year, the publisher issued a total of 359 ISBNs for publisher identification codes.
As Hong Kong has advanced telecommunications technology, and international attention to Hong Kong affairs has increased, many international news agencies, globally-marketing newspapers and overseas broadcasters have established Asian headquarters or offices in Hong Kong in 1999. For example, Asia Weekly And Far Eastern Economic Review. In addition, some Asian magazines, such as the Financial Times, the Asian Wall Street Journal, the USA Today, the International Herald Tribune and the Japan Economic News, are also published in Hong Kong.
In terms of newspaper publishing, Hong Kong newspapers and periodicals in 1999 included 24 Chinese-language newspapers, 9 English-language newspapers, 1 Chinese-English bilingual newspaper and 5 other language newspapers. Larger newspapers and magazines are distributed far more to overseas Chinese communities, and some are even printed outside Hong Kong, especially in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Australia.
The development of the Internet and the development of the electronic revolution at the same station has been rapidly implemented in Hong Kong. In 1997, there were only about 500,000 Internet users in Hong Kong. By the end of 1999, it had surged to more than 1.5 million; in 1998, the total value of online products and services transactions was only US$60 million. It is expected that by 2003, this number will exceed the number. 24 billion U.S. dollars. The growth in our country is even more striking. The total transaction value in 1998 was 8.1 million U.S. dollars, but it is expected to increase to 3.8 billion U.S. dollars in 2003.
In 1999, there were 5,021 printing factories in Hong Kong, employing a total of 4,407 employees. There were also more than 200 publishing houses, many of which were overseas companies with offices or regional headquarters in Hong Kong.
The number of print shops in Hong Kong accounts for 21.8% of the total number of manufacturing factories, and employment accounts for 18% of the total number of manufacturing employment. Most printing factories (71.3%) are engaged in general loose-leaf printing, and most of the rest are engaged in work related to printing matters such as typesetting and book binding. As for the printing press factories, there are 38.
The total export value of printing exports to Hong Kong has decreased by 45% from the previous year. The total value of the items printed and exported in Hong Kong is 4 billion yuan, most of which are exported to major export markets such as the United States, the Mainland, the United Kingdom, Taiwan, and Australia. Books, pamphlets, newspapers, magazines, and periodicals together account for 64% of printed publications.
Book registration and publication figures
The Books Registration Section of the Television and Entertainment Licensing Authority is responsible for registering books and publications that were first printed, produced or published in Hong Kong. A list of registered books is published quarterly in the Gazette. The group registered a total of 10028 books and 10672 periodicals in 1999.
Book registration is also the Hong Kong agent of the International Standard Number System. During the year, the publisher issued a total of 359 ISBNs for publisher identification codes.
As Hong Kong has advanced telecommunications technology, and international attention to Hong Kong affairs has increased, many international news agencies, globally-marketing newspapers and overseas broadcasters have established Asian headquarters or offices in Hong Kong in 1999. For example, Asia Weekly And Far Eastern Economic Review. In addition, some Asian magazines, such as the Financial Times, the Asian Wall Street Journal, the USA Today, the International Herald Tribune and the Japan Economic News, are also published in Hong Kong.
In terms of newspaper publishing, Hong Kong newspapers and periodicals in 1999 included 24 Chinese-language newspapers, 9 English-language newspapers, 1 Chinese-English bilingual newspaper and 5 other language newspapers. Larger newspapers and magazines are distributed far more to overseas Chinese communities, and some are even printed outside Hong Kong, especially in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Australia.
The development of the Internet and the development of the electronic revolution at the same station has been rapidly implemented in Hong Kong. In 1997, there were only about 500,000 Internet users in Hong Kong. By the end of 1999, it had surged to more than 1.5 million; in 1998, the total value of online products and services transactions was only US$60 million. It is expected that by 2003, this number will exceed the number. 24 billion U.S. dollars. The growth in our country is even more striking. The total transaction value in 1998 was 8.1 million U.S. dollars, but it is expected to increase to 3.8 billion U.S. dollars in 2003.