Hong Kong's exports rising

Hong Kong's exports rose for the second consecutive month in December, but total shipments in 2009 still recorded a double-digit tumble from the previous year, the government said Tuesday. Orders from around Asia, including India, Taiwan and Indonesia, helped push the city's overseas shipments up 9.2 percent in December with a value of a 224.8 billion Hong Kong dollars (29 billion US dollars), the government said. The rise follows a 1.3 percent year-on-year uptick in November exports. December imports rose 18.7 percent to 258.3 billion Hong Kong dollars, following a 6.5 percent year-on-year increase in November, according to the Census and Statistics Department.