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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1979
REVIEW OF OVERSEAS TRADE
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THE HONG KONG REVIEW OF OVERSEAS TRADE IN 1978 WHICH GIVES A DETAILED ANALYSIS OF THE EXTERNAL TRADE PERFORMANCE OF HONG KONG IS ON SALE TODAY (MONDAY).
THE REVIEW CONTAINS A BRIEF TEXT, 11 GRAPHS AND 30 APPENDICES WITH COMPARATIVE TRADE STATISTICS FOR PREVIOUS YEARS.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT SAID: +THE REVIEW PRESENTS A BRIEF ACCOUNT OF THE SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN THE DIRECTION AND COMPOSITION OF HONG KONG'S OVERSEAS TRADE IN 1978, INCLUDING A COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS OF TRADE BY MAJOR TRADING PARTNERS AND BY COMMODITY CATEGORIES.+
IT ALSO ILLUSTRATES THE MOVEMENTS OF COMMODITY PRICES AND THE REAL GROWTH OF EXTERNAL TRADE BY MEANS OF TRADE INDEXES.
A COMPARISON OF HONG KONG'S EXPORT PERFORMANCE IN MAJOR OVERSEAS MARKETS WITH THAT OF ITS MAIN COMPETITORS IS ALSO INCLUDED IN THE PUBLICATION.
THE REVIEW IS AVAILABLE AT $30 PER COPY FROM THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GROUND FLOOR, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, HONG KONG.
TUEN MUN INDUSTRIAL SITE FOR AUCTION
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ANOTHER PRIME SITE IN TUEN MUN NEW TOWN WILL BE SOLD IN A PUBLIC AUCTION AT ST. SIMON LUI MING CHOI SECONDARY SCHOOL IN TUEN MUN AT 2.30 P.M. TOMORROW (TUESDAY).
EARMARKED FOR INDUSTRIAL OR GODOWN USE, THE 3 058 SQUARE METRE SITE IS CONVENIENTLY LOCATED IN THE NEW TOWN'S INDUSTRIAL AREA BOUNDED BY SHEK PAI TAU ROAD, MING KUM ROAD AND PUI TO ROAD.
IN ADDITION TO A PLOT RATIO OF 9.5 WHICH ALLOWS FOR MULTI-STOREY DEVELOPMENT, THE SITE CARRIES A BUILDING COVENANT OF $4 840 000 OVER 36 MONTHS AND SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS ON ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL
INCLUDING THE DISCHARGE OF TRADE EFFLUENT.
THE AUCTION WILL BE CONDUCTED BY THE SENIOR ESTATE SURVEYOR OF THE TUEN MUN DISTRICT OFFICE, MR. VICTOR LEUNG.
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