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AY, MARCH 11, 1980
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YEAR BOOK UNVEILS LATEST FACTS ON HONG KONG
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THOUSANDS OF NEW FACTS, FIGURES AND STATISTICS ON HONG KONG ARE UNVEILED IN THE NEW GOVERNMENT YEAR BOOK WHICH WILL GO ON SALE TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY).
HONG KONG 1980, WHICH ALSO CONTAINS 80 COLOUR PLATES, COSTS $22 AND IS AVAILABLE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRÉ, GPO BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE, CITY DISTRICT OFFICES- NEW TERRITORIES DISTRICT OFFICES AND LEADING BOOKSHOPS.
+THE BOOK IS AN IMPORTANT SOURCE OF MATERIAL ABOUT HONG KONG AND AN ESSENTIAL REFERENCE ON THE CONTINUING PROGRESS AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE TERRITORY, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES SAID.
A TOTAL OF 37 000 ENGLISH COPIES AND 11 000 CHINESE COPIES HAVE BEEN PRINTED TO MEET THE DEMAND FOR THE BOOK WHICH HAS BECOME A BEST-SELLER IN HONG KONG IN RECENT YEARS.
LAST YEAR, WHEN HONG KONG 1979 WAS PUBLISHED, MORE THAN HALF THE ENGLISH EDITION AND THREE-QUARTERS OF THE CHINESE EDITION WERE SOLD IN THE FIRST THREE MONTHS.
+PUBLICATION OF THE YEAR BOOK IS ALWAYS EAGERLY AWAITED BECAUSE IT PRESENTS A VAST RANGE OF UP-TO-DATE FACTS AND FIGURES WITH COLOUR PHOTOGRAPHS OF A VERY HIGH STANDARD, THE SOPKESMAN SAID.
THE NEW EDITION GIVES ADDED VALUE THROUGH THE INCLUSION OF TWO SPECIAL REVIEW CHAPTERS. ONE EXPLORES THE EFFECTS OF THE VIETNAMESE REFUGEE INFLUX ON HONG KONG, WHILE THE OTHER HERALDS THE ADVENT OF THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY.
BOTH CHAPTERS ARE ILLUSTRATED BY PHOTOGRAPHIC SECTIONS.
OTHER PHOTOGRAPHIC SECTIONS IN THE BOOK COVER HONG KONG'S AUXILIARY SERVICES, THE FURNITURE INDUSTRY, THE POST OFFICE, THE ARTS, BOAT FESTIVALS, LANTAU ISLAND, CHILDREN AND EVENTS OF THE YEAR.
THE BOOK DEVOTES COMPREHENSIVE COVERAGE TO SUCH TOPICS AS TRADE AND INDUSTRY, POPULATION, THE ECONOMY, SOCIAL SERVICES, IMMIGRATION, THE ENVIRONMENT, PUBLIC ORDER, COMMUNICATIONS, EMPLOYMENT, AND HONG KONG'S CONSTITUTION AND ADMINISTRATION.
IN ADDITION, THERE ARE MORE THAN 40 APPENDICES PROVIDING DETAILED STATISTICS.
HONG KONG 1980 WAS PRODUCED IN ENGLISH BY THE GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES, TRANSLATED BY THE CHINESE LANGUAGE DIVISION OF THE HOME AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT, AND PRINTED BY THE GOVERNMENT PRINTER.
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