TUESDAY, JULY 13, 1976
HONG KONG REVIEW OF OVERSEAS TRADE IN 1975
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THE +HONG KONG REVIEW OF OVERSEAS TRADE IN 1975+ IS AVAILABLE FOR SALE TO-DAY.
IT CONTAINS A BRIEF TEXT, EIGHT GRAPHS AND 24 STATISTICAL APPENDICES, ILLUSTRATING HONG KONG'S EXTERNAL TRADE PERFORMANCE IN 1975 WITH COMPARATIVE FIGURES OF PREVIOUS YEARS.
A SPOKESMAN OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT SAID: +THE REVIEW AIMS TO PRESENT A COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS OF THE SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN THE DIRECTION AND COMPOSITION OF OVERSEAS TRADE IN THE YEAR 1975.+
IN ADDITION TO AN ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN TRADE VALUES, HE SAID ESTIMATES OF PRICE AND QUANTITY CHANGES IN DOMESTIC EXPORTS AND IMPORTS WERE ALSO INCLUDED. THESE ESTIMATES INDICATED HONG KONG'S TRADE PERFORMANCE IN QUANTITY TERMS AS WELL AS COST TRENDS OF IMPORTED ESSENTIAL FOODSTUFFS, RAW MATERIALS AND SEMI- MANUFACTURES. +HONG KONG'S EXPORT PERFORMANCES IN MAJOR FOREIGN MARKETS ARE ALSO COMPARED WITH THOSE OF ITS MAIN ASIAN COMPETITORS,+ THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
THE REVIEW IS AVAILABLE FROM THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, STAR FERRY CONCOURSE, HONG KONG, AT HK$10.00 PER COPY.
WATER CUT ***
WATER SUPPLY TO A NUMBER OF PREMISES IN KWAI CHUNG, NEW TERRITORIES WILL BE INTERRUPTED FOR FIVE HOURS, BEGINNING AT 1 A.M. ON THURSDAY (JULY 15).
THE TEMPORARY WATER STOPPAGE WILL ENABLE THE STAFF OF THE WATERWORKS OFFICE TO CARRY OUT A NIGHT LEAKAGE TEST.
THE PREMISES AFFECTED WILL BE THOSE IN TAI WO HAU ROAD AND BLOCK HOS. 27 TO 42 OF KWAI CHUNG ESTATE.
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