The value of Hong Kong’s total goods exports rose 2.9 percent last year over 2011, the city’s Census & Statistics Department announced. Within this total, the value of re-exports increased 3.2 percent, while that of domestic exports decreased 10.4 percent, the department said, adding that the value of goods imports rose 3. 9 percent, according to Xinhua. A visible trade deficit of HK$477.8 billion, equivalent to 12.2 percent of the value of imports of goods, was recorded for the year. (QNA)