WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1979
3
RE-EXPORTS
14 337
9 324
+5 013 +53.8
TOTAL EXPORTS
54 025
38 083
+15 942
+41.9
IMPORTS
61 031
44 098
+16 933 +38.4
TRADE BALANCE
7 006
6 015
991
LAST 12 MONTHS
OCT. 1978
TO SEPT. 1979
OCT.
1977
ΤΟ SEPT. 1978
INCREASE OR
DECREASE
$ MN.
$ MN.
$ MN.
96
DOMESTIC EXPORTS
51 641
38 291
RE-EXPORTS
18 210
12 064
+
+13 350 +34.9
6 145 +50.9
TOTAL EXPORTS
69 851
50 355
+19 495 +38.7
IMPORTS
79 989
57 617
TRADE BALANCE
-10 138
-
7 262
+22 372 +38.8
- 2 876
POSSIBLE CLOSURE OF COUNTRYSIDE BECAUSE OF
HIGH FIRE RISK
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DURING THE FIRST THREE WEEKS OF OCTOBER MORE THAN 100 000 TREES HAVE BEEN DESTROYED OR DAMAGED AS A RESULT OF COUNTRYSIDE FIRES, THE COUNTRY PARKS AUTHORITY, MR. TED NICHOLS, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
AND AS A RESULT OF THIS DAMAGE, MR. NICHOLS HAS REQUESTED VISITORS NOT TO GO TO THE SHING MUN COUNTRY PARK NOR THE TA! PO KAU SPECIAL AREA THIS WEEKEND AS THEY MAY HAVE TO BE CLOSED AT SHORT NOTICE BECAUSE OF THE FIRE RISK.
THE BARRIERS AT THE TAI LAM CHUNG AND KAM SHAN COUNTRY PARKS WILL ALSO BE CLOSED THUS PROHIBITING VEHICLES FROM ENTERING THE PARKS.
+ IF PEOPLE WISH TO VISIT THE COUNTRY PARKS DURING THE WEEKEND THEY ARE ADVISED TO GO TO PLOVER COVE AND SAI KUNG INSTEAD, + MR. NICHOLS SAID.
DURING THE WEEKEND PARTICULARLY SUNDAY AND MONDAY POLICE WILL BE MAKING REGULAR PATROLS OF BARBECUE AND PICNIC SITES AND ENTRY POINTS TO THE PARKS.
THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT WILL HAVE SOME 400 PERSONNEL ON DUTY AND THERE WILL BE ANOTHER 270 CIVIL AID SERVICES PERSONNEL ASSISTING THE DEPARTMENT.
MR. NICHOLS