SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1980
AS FOR CAPITAL GOODS, MAJOR INCREASES IN IMPORT VOLUME WERE RECORDED FOR ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, TEXTILE MACHINERY AND SCIENTIFIC, MEDICAL, OPTICAL, MEASURING AND CONTROLLING INSTRUMENTS AND APPARATUS. HOWEVER, THE SUPPLY OF OFFICE MACHINES DECREASED,
CHANGES IN THE VALUES, UNIT VALUES AND VOLUMES OF RE-EXPORTS BY END-USE CATEGORY ARE SHOWN AS FOLLOWS:
FOODSTUFFS
CHANGES COMPARING AUGUST 1980 WITH AUGUST 1979
RE-EXPORT
UNIT VALUES
RE-EXPORT VOLUMES
+ 22% + 52% +121%
RE-EXPORT
VALUES
+ 23%
CONSUMER GOODS
+ 57%
+ 1% + 3%
FUELS
+ 220%
+ 45%
RAW MATERIALS AND
SEMI-MANUFACTURES
+ 59%
+ 10%
+ 45%
CAPITAL GOODS
+ 40%
+ 6%
+ 32%
ALL COMMODITIES
+ 53%
+ 6%
+ 45%
THE RE-EXPORT VOLUME OF ALL END-USE CATEGORIES INCREASED SUBSTANTIALLY, PARTICULARLY THAT OF FUELS.
MAKING THE BEST USE OF SPORTING FACILITIES
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THE AIM OF BOTH GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE ORGANISATIONS IN TSUEN WAN MUST BE TO GET THE MOST OUT OF LOCAL SPORTING FACILITIES, TOWN MANAGER AND DISTRICT OFFICER, DR JAMES HAYES, SAID TODAY.
DR HAYES WAS SPEAKING DURING THE OPENING OF THE SECOND TSUEN WAN SPORTS FESTIVAL AT THE NEW OSMAN RAMJU SADICK MEMORIAL GAMES HALL, KWAI CHUNG,
ON THE GOVERNMENT SIDE THIS MEANT EQUIPPING AND STAFFING THE FACILITIES TO PROVIDE MAXIMUM HOURS, HE SAID.
ON THE PRIVATE SIDE, THIS MEANT, INDEPENDENTLY OR TOGETHER WITH GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND THE RECREATION AND SPORT SERVICE, PROVIDING AN ORGANISED PROGRAMME OF TRAINING AND EVENTS THAT WOULD BENEFIT THE GREATEST NUMBER OF LOCAL PEOPLE.
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