HONG KONG - Hong Kong hopes to be part of the first group of economies to join the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership after the agreement takes effect, Financial Secretary Paul Chan said in a blog post on his website on Sunday .
The total bilateral trade between Hong Kong and the 15 member states of RCEP accounts for 71 per cent of Hong Kong's total trade in goods, Mr Chan wrote.Asia-Pacific nations including China, Japan and South Korea signed on Nov 15 the world's largest regional free-trade agreement, encompassing nearly a third of the world's population and gross domestic product.
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