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A. HONG KONG GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE ON PUBLIC WORKS

1. Estimated expenditure on building and construction in public sector for 1984/4 = HK$9,060 million (not including HK$3,230 million for Mass Transit railway).

Source: speech by Sir J Bremridge, 16 September.

2. Major projects currently in hand include:

Hong Kong Island Eastern Corridor Stages I & II Tai Po-Sha Tin Coastal Road

Prince of Wales Hospital, Sha Tin Sha Tin sewage treatment works

Cultural complex, Tuen Mun Cultural complex, Sha Tin Town park, Sha Tin

Town park, Tuen Mun

Tsuen Wan by-pass

(HK$ million)

800

608

776

205

86

93

50

85

434

New Supreme Court

191

Queensway Government offices

232

Extension of water supply from China

700

Wanchai Government complex

1,500

3. Other major projects to commence in 1983/4 include:

Tuen Mun Hospital

900

Queen Mary Hospital (extension and improvements) Hong Kong Island Eastern Corridor Stage III New Territories Circular Road

712

220

168

Tsing Yi Northern Bridge Approaches

250

Sha Tin Magistracy

60

Tuan Mun water supply

144

Extension of water supply from China

190

B.

HONG KONG'S TRADE STATISTICS

4.

Domestic exports increased by 29% in the 3rd quarter of 1983 over the same period last year.

Export market

Change over 1982

Value (HK$ million)

USA

+49%

12,960

UK

+32%

2,590

West Germany

→21%

2,380

China

+77%

1,660

Canada

+47%

1,130

Japan

+12%

1,100

Singapore

+17%

580

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