零关税一定会对两地经济发展起促进作用。内地一向是香港的重要出口基地之一,香港去年出口内地的产品高达414亿元,占整体出口额的31.6％,和名列榜首的出口美国金额十分接近,相差仅4亿元。以前港货入口内地和其它入口货一样,要交7％至35％不等的关税,若以最保守的10％计,则零关税至少可为港货入口内地节省40亿的关税。原来经香港转口内地的产品,可能因为零关税的原因在香港制造,然后直接入口内地。去年,香港转口内地货品达5720亿港元,将来若有一半产品直接入口内地,成效就相当可观了。 香港产品在内地的竞争力一直不 Zero tariffs will certainly promote economic development in both places. The Mainland has always been one of Hong Kong’s major export bases. Hong Kong exported as much as 41.4% of its total exports to the Mainland last year, up from the 41.4% of the total exports to the Mainland. The figure is very close to that of the top exports to the United States, a difference of only 400 million yuan. In the past, mainland ports of entry, like other imported goods, had to pay tariffs ranging from 7% to 35%. With the most conservative 10%, zero tariffs would save at least 4 billion tariffs on the Mainland. Products that were originally re-exports to the Mainland via Hong Kong may be manufactured in Hong Kong for zero tariffs and then imported directly to the Mainland. Last year, Hong Kong’s goods were re-exported to the Mainland amounting to $ 572 billion. If half of the products were imported directly to the Mainland in the future, the result will be impressive. Hong Kong products have never been competitive in the Mainland