DEC
NOV
LAST MONTH
1980
$ M
1980
$ M
INCREASE OR
DECREASE
$ M
%
DOMESTIC EXPORTS
(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)
6 270 (66.8%)
5 893 (66.8%)
377
+ 6.4
RE-EXPORTS
3 120
2 933
187
+ 6.4
TOTAL EXPORTS
9 391
8 827
564
+ 6.4
IMPORTS
11 306
10 901
405
+ 3.7
TRADE BALANCE
- 1 915
- 2 074
159
LAST 12 MONTHS
JAN - DEC
1980
JAN - DEC
1979
INCREASE OR
DECREASE
$ M
$ M
$ M
%
DOMESTIC EXPORTS
68 185
(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)
(69.4%)
55 912 (73.6%)
+12 273
+ 21.9
RE-EXPORTS
30 075
20 022
+10 053
+ 50.2
TOTAL EXPORTS
98 260
75 934
+22 326
+ 29.4
IMPORTS
111 681
85 837
+25 844
+ 30.1
TRADE BALANCE
- 13 421
- 9 903
3 518
NOMINATIONS FOR URBCO ELECTION NOW OPEN
****
NOMINATIONS OF CANDIDATES FOR THE URBAN COUNCIL ELECTION SCHEDULED FOR MARCH 5, OFFICIALLY OPEN TODAY.
THIS WAS ANNOUNCED BY MR THOMAS TSO, THE RETURNING OFFICER,
IN A GAZETTE NOTICE PUBLISHED TODAY.
THE NOMINATIONS ARE FOR SIX COUNCIL SEATS WHICH WILL BECOME VACANT ON APRIL 1 FOLLOWING THE EXPIRY OF THE PRESENT TERM OF OFFICE OF SIX ELECTED MEMBERS.
THEY ARE MR BROOK A. BERNACCHI, MR PETER CHAN CHI-KWAN, MR AMBROSE CHOI KWOK-CHING, MR EDMUND CHOW WAI-HUNG, MR HENRY HU HUNG-LICK AND MR TS IN SAI-NIN.
+NOMINATION FORMS CAN BE OBTAINED AT ROOM 203, HANG CHEONG BUILDING, 5 QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, HONG KONG AND SHOULD BE RETURNED TO ME AT THE ADDRESS INDICATED ON THE FORMS NOT LATER THAN MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16, SAID MR TSO.
HE REMINDED THAT EACH NOMINATION SHOULD BE MADE ON A SEPARATE NOMINATION PAPER, BEARING THE SIGNATURES OF 10 ELECTORS AND THAT NO ELECTOR MAY NOMINATE MORE THAN SIX CANDIDATES.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC CAN TELEPHONE 5-240307 FOR FURTHER
DETAILS.