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The data is based on reports from the Hong Kong Census and Statistics Department for the period January-August.
According to the results of eight months of this year, gold supplies from Russia to Hong Kong increased in physical terms by 2.9 times.
The value of gold supplies from Russia to Hong Kong quadrupled to HK$154.83 billion.
MOSCOW, October 6 - RIA Novosti. According to the results of the eight months of this year, gold supplies to Hong Kong from Russia almost tripled in physical terms, and the cost of these supplies soared fourfold, according to data from the Department of Census and Statistics of Hong Kong, which was studied by RIA Novosti.
Thus, in total for January-August of this year, Hong Kong imported 138.9 tons of gold from the Russian Federation, which is 2.9 times more than for the same period in 2025.
The cost of supplies quadrupled and reached 154.83 billion Hong Kong dollars (or 19.75 billion US dollars).

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