SUNDAY, MAY 7, 1978
YEAR-BOOK SALES POINT TO INCREASED INTEREST IN
PUBLIC AFFAIRS
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INTEREST IN PUBLIC AFFAIRS IN HONG KONG IS CONTINUING TO GROW JUDGING FROM SALES OF THE BEST-SELLING YEAR-BOOK HONG KONG 1978.+
A RECORD TOTAL OF MORE THAN 40,000 COPIES ENGLISH AND 7,000 IN CHINESE WERE PRINTED AND TO BE A SELL-OUT BY THE END OF THIS YEAR.
35,000 IN IT LOOKS SURE
SINCE GOING ON SALE AT THE BEGINNING OF MARCH, 22,500 COPIES HAVE BEEN SOLD IN ENGLISH AND 6,000 IN CHINESE.
SALES,
THE NUMBER SOLD IN CHINESE IS DOUBLE THAT OF LAST YEAR'S
AND ONLY A FEW HUNDRED COPIES ARE NOW AVAILABLE.
A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID: THE GROWING DEMAND FOR THE YEAR-BOOK, ESPECIALLY THE CHINESE EDITION, IS A WELCOME DEVELOPMENT AS IT INDICATES THAT MORE PEOPLE ARE TAKING A CLOSE INTEREST IN THE WORK OF THE GOVERNMENT, AND WANT TO BE ACCURATELY INFORMED ABOUT IT.+
♦WE HAVE TAKEN PARTICULAR NOTICE OF THE INCREASED DEMAND FOR THE CHINESE EDITION AND THE PRINT-RUN FOR THIS NEXT YEAR WILL BE RAISED EVEN HIGHER, PROBABLY TO 10,000 COPIES.
MEANWHILE SALES OF THE ENGLISH EDITION ARE ALSO RISING ANNUALLY, ALTHOUGH NOT AT THE SAME RATE AS THE CHINESE EDITION.
*WE EXPECT TO SELL OUT THE REMAINING 12,500 ENGLISH COPIES WITHIN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS BECAUSE IT IS ALSO IN STRONG DEMAND, AND IT MAY SE NECESSARY TO PRINT MORE NEXT YEAR.+
THE YEAR-BOOK IS ON SALE AT 15 AND CAN BE CETAINED FROM THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, LEADING BOOKSHOPS, CITY DISTRICT CFFICES AND DISTRICT OFFICES IN VARIOUS PARTS OF THE NEW TERRITORIES.
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