+
3
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1979
IMPORTS
8 299
7 648
+ 651
+ 8.5
TRADE BALANCE
-1 181
-
597
-
584
CALENDAR YEAR
TO-DATE
JAN-OCT
1979
JAN-OCT
1978
INCREASE OR
DECREASE
$ MN.
$ MN..
$ MN.
DOMESTIC EXPORTS 45 002
32 582
+12 420
+38.1
(% OF TOTAL
EXPORTS)
(73.6%)
(75.5%)
RE-EXPORTS
16 132
10 572
+ 5 560
+52.6
TOTAL EXPORTS
61 134
43 154
+17 980
+41.7
IMPORTS
69 318
49 740
+19 579
+39.4
TRADE BALANCE
-8 184
-6 586
-1 598
LAST 12 MONTHS
NOV 1978 TO OCT 1979
NOV 1977 TO OCT 1978
INCREASE OR
DECREASE
$ MN.
$ MN.
$ MN.
%
DOMESTIC EXPORTS
53 131
39 214
+13 917
+35.5
RE-EXPORTS
18 757
12 415
+ 6 342
+51.1
TOTAL EXPORTS
71 888
51 630
+20 259
+39.2
IMPORTS
82 634
58 981
+23 653
+40.1
TRADE BALANCE
-10 746
-7 351
3 395
NEW ARRANGEMENTS IN SMALL CLAIMS TRIBUNALS
*****
NEW ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN INTRODUCED IN THE THREE SMALL CLAIMS TRIBUNALS FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF THE PUBLIC.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE JUDICIARY SAID TODAY (MONDAY) UNDER THE NEW ARRANGEMENTS, ANY OF THE THREE SMALL CLAIMS TRIBUNALS WILL NOW ACCEPT A CLAIM LODGED WITH IT WHETHER OR NOT THE DEFENDANT LIVES OR OPERATES A BUSINESS WITHIN THE AREA OF THE JURISDICTION OF THAT TRIBUNAL,
THE THREE SMALL CLAIMS TRIBUNALS ARE IN VICTORIA DISTRICT COURT, POK EN LAM ROAD- THE KOWLOON DISTRICT COURT, GASCOIGNE ROAD AND THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT COURT, SHA TSUI ROAD.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE MAIN PURPOSES OF THE NEW ARRANGEMENTS ARE TO REDUCE FORMALITY AND MEET THE CONVENIENCE OF THE
CLAIMANTS.
/HE SAID: