China’s net gold imports through Hong Kong fall 24% in December, but premiums and retail demand soars in January

(Kitco News) – China’s net imports of gold via Hong Kong fell by 24% in December compared to the prior month, the Hong Kong Census and Statistics Department announced on Tuesday.Net imports to China from Hong Kong totaled 12.205 tonnes in December, a steep drop from the 16.160 tonnes imported in November.China’s total gold imports via Hong Kong also fell 7.3% to 28.014 tonnes in December, down from 30.220 tonnes in November.