FRIDAY, JULY 26, 1974
JULY 1973 JULY 1972
ΤΟ JUNE 1974
TO JUNE 1973
INCREASE
GR DECREASE
SHN.
$HN.
$MN.
DOMESTIC EXPORTS
22.769
16,435
+ 6,334
+ 38.5
IMPORTS
34,480
23.819
+10,661 + 44.8
RE-EXPORTS
7.697
4,861
+ 2.836 + 58.3
OI MAN ESTATE TO HAVE ITS OWN COMMERCIAL COMPLEX
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OI MAN ESTATE, THE FIRST PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATE IN THE 10-YEAR PROGRAMME, WILL ALSO BE THE FIRST TO HAVE A COMMERCIAL CENTRE TO CATER TO EVERY NEED OF TENANTS AND NEARBY RESIDENTS.
THE THREE-STOREY CENTRE, WHICH WILL HAVE A LARGE NUMBER OF SHOPS, TWO BANKS, A DEPARTMENT STORE, TWO RESTAURANTS AND A CAFE, IS LOCATED IN THE HEART OF THE ESTATE AND THE STRUCTURE WILL BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF THIS YEAR.
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THE THREE FLOORS WILL HAVE A GROSS AREA OF OVER 200,000 SQUARE FEET AND TENANTS WILL BE ABLE TO SHOP IN AIR-CONDITIONED COMFORT. AN ESCALATOR WILL ALSO BE PROVIDED TO FACILITATE MOVEMENT OF SHOPPERS FROM, FLOOR TO FLOOR.
THE CENTRE IS IDEALLY LOCATED ADJACENT TO THE BUS TERMINAL AND PASSENCERS LITERALLY DISEMBARK ON THE DOOR STEP OF THE GROUND FLOOR SHOPPING ARCADE UHICH HAS A SUPER MARKET AND TUO BANKS.
TENDERS FOR THE TWO BANK PREMISES, WHICH WERE SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED FOR THE PURPOSE, HAD BEEN INVITED AND TWO LEADING BANKS HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN OBTAINING THE TENANGIES.
THERE WILL BE MORE SHOPS ON THE FIRST FLOOR ARCADE AS WELL AS A CAFE FOR TIRED SHOPPERS TO SIT BACK AND RELAX AND QUENCH THEIR THIRST.
ON THE TOP FLOOR WILL BE TWO BIG RESTAURANTS AND A DEPARTMENT STORE, EACH OF ABOUT 20,000 SQUARE FEET.
TENDERS WILL SHORTLY BE INVITED FOR THE VARIOUS SHOP PREMISES, CAFE, TWO RESTAURANTS AND THE DEPARTMENT STORE.