SATURDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1980
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CALENDAR YEAR TO-DATE
JAN NOV
1980
JAN - NOV
1979
INCREASE OR
DECREASE
SM
$M
$M
9%
DOMESTIC EXPORTS
(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)
61 923 (69.7%)
50 323 (73.5%)
+11 601
+ 23.1
RE-EXPORTS
26 957
18 133
+ 8 824 + 48.7
TOTAL EXPORTS
88 880
68 456
+20 425
+ 29.8
IMPORTS
100 383
77 524
+22 859 + 29.5
TRADE BALANCE
-
11 503
- 9 068
-
2 435
LAST 12 MONTHS
DEC 1979 TO NOV 1980
DEC 1978 TO NOV 1979
INCREASE OR
DECREASE
SM
$M
$M
%
DOMESTIC EXPORTS
67 513
54 636
+12 876 + 23.6
RE-EXPORTS
28 846
19 359
+ 9 487
+ 49.0
TOTAL EXPORTS
96 359
73 996
+22 363
+ 30.2
IMPORTS
108 696
84 365
+24 331
+ 28.8
TRADE BALANCE
12 337
-10 369
-
1 968
HIGH PERFORMANCE FIRE BOAT TO BE LAUNCHED
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A NEW FIRE BOAT WITH A GIANT SNORKEL AND CAPABLE OF PUMP ING FOAM AND WATER AT A RATE OF 11 300 LITRES PER MINUTE, WILL JOIN THE FIRE SERVICES FLEET EARLY NEXT YEAR.
THE $10 MILLION VESSEL, SPECIALLY DESIGNED AND BEING BUILT IN HONG KONG, WILL BE CAPABLE OF A TOP SPEED OF 13 KNOTS THE FASTEST OF ALL MAJOR FIRE BOATS AT PRESENT IN SERVICE.
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+ IT WILL BE ABLE TO ATTEND TO A FIRE WITHIN MINUTES AND CONSIDERABLY BOOST OUR RESPONSE TO MARINE AND COASTAL INCIDENTS, + THE FIRE SERVICES ACTING DIVISIONAL OFFICER (MARINE DIVISION), MR DOONG HWA SAID TODAY.
HE SAID THE NEW FIRE BOAT WOULD BE EQUIPPED TO DEAL WITH ALL TYPES OF FIRE - ELECTRIC OR CHEMICAL FIRES, FIRES
INVOLVING OIL, AND FIRES ON CONTAINER SHIPS.
+ IT WILL BE FULLY GEARED TO EFFECTIVELY TACKLE ANY PROLONGED FIRE FIGHTING OPERATION, HE SAID.
THE MOST