Trade in cultural goods and services in 2013
In 2013, imports of cultural and creative services amounted to $25.2
billion, representing a decrease of 0.6% compared with 2012.
They accounted for 4.3% of Hong Kong’s total imports of services.
The biggest component was charges for the use of intellectual
property rights other than franchises and trademarks, accounting
for the 43.7% of total imports of cultural and creative services. This
was followed by advertising, market research and public opinion
polling services (17.4%); computer services (16.9%); and
architectural, engineering, scientific and other technical services
(10.3%).