131. Cultural and creative industries, medical services, education services, innovation and technology, environmental industries, and testing and certification services are the six industries where Hong Kong enjoys advantages for further advancement. The private-sector part of these industries accounted for 8.4 per cent of GDP in 2010 and contributed over $140 billion value added to our economy, an increase of more than 15 per cent over the previous year. The number of employees engaged in these industries was close to 410 000. I shall now give an account of the recent major development of each of these industries. |
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