-
17
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 1981
LAST MONTH
MARCH 1981
FEBRUARY 1981
$ MN.
$ MN.
INCREASE OR DECREASE
$ MN.
%%
DOMESTIC EXPORTS
(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)
5 784 (63.5%)
3 938 (57.8%)
+ 1 846
+ 46.9
RE-EXPORTS
3 326
2 878
448
+ 15.6
TOTAL EXPORTS
9 111
6 817
+ 2 294
+ 33.6
IMPORTS
11 326
9 091
+ 2 235
+ 24.6
TRADE BALANCE
2 215
- 2 274
59
APRIL 1980 TO
LAST 12 MONTHS
MARCH 1981
APRIL 1979 TO MARCH 1980
$ MN.
$ MN.
S MN.
INCREASE OR DECREASE
9%
DOMESTIC EXPORTS
70 530
59 505
+ 11 025
+ 18.5
RE-EXPORTS
33 563
21 851
+ 11 712
+ 53.6
TOTAL EXPORTS
104 093
81 355
+ 22 737
+ 27.9
IMPORTS
118 540
TRADE BALANCE
14 447
-
92 490
11 135
+ 26 050
+ 28.2
3 312
PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE WINS AWARD
****
THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT'S PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE HAS RECEIVED THE VOCATIONAL SERVICE AWARD FOR THE YEAR 1980, SPONSORED BY THE ROTARY CLUB OF KOWLOON, FOR ITS CONTRIBUTIONS TO A HEALTHY COMMUNITY.
THE ANNUAL ROTARY CLUB OF KOWLOON AWARD IS PRESENTED TO AN ORGANISATION WHICH, IN THE OPINION OF THE CLUB, HAS MADE OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO THE WELL-BEING AND BENEFIT OF HONG KONG AND ITS PEOPLE.
THE PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE WAS CHOSEN ON THE BASIS OF ITS WORK ON THE PREVENTION OF EPIDEMICS AND CONTROL OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASES.
/THE CLUB