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Friday, March 9, 1973
HONG KONG GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTS FOR DECEMBER 1972
The Hong Kong Government accounts for the month of December 1972
show a surplus of $263 million compared with a surplus of $178 million in
December 1971.
This has resulted in a total surplus of $559 million for the first
nine months of this financial year.
Total revenue for the month at $579 million was $167 million more
than in December 1971.
The total revenue for the first nine months of the financial year
at $3,232 million was $773 million more than the same period in the preceding
year.
Expenditure amounted to $316 million, an increase of $82 million over
the same month in the preceding year.
This brings the total expenditure for the first nine months of the
financial year to $2,673 million, which was $668 million more than the same
period in the preceding year.
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