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Saturday, January 6, 1972
A $91 MILLION SURPLUS FOR OCTOBER
The Government accounts for the month of October 1972 show a surplus
of $91 million compared with a surplus of $15 million in October 1971.
This brings Hong Kong's total surplus to $87 million for the first
seven months of this financial year.
The total revenue for the month was $368 million, $95 million more
than in October 1971.
The total revenue for the first seven months of the financial year
was $2,036 million, $425 million more than the same period in the previous year.
Expenditure amounted to $277 million, an increase of $20 million
over the same month in 1971.
This brings the total expenditure for the first seven months of the
financial year to $1,949 million, which was $416 million more than the same
period in 1971.
Release time: 2.45 p.m.