TUESDAY, MAY 26, 1981
7.
ACTIVITY
PURCHASES
OF GOODS FOR SALE
CHANGES
IN STOCKS
SALES AND
OTHER RECE IPTS
VALUE ADDED
$ MILLION
$ MILLION
$ MILLION
$ MILLION
WHOLESALE
1977
15 611
203
TRADE
1979
20 624
288
17 067 23 103
1 089 1 668
% CHANGE
+32%
+42%
+35%
+53%
RETAIL
1977
14 262
651
17 492
TRADE
1979
25 123
1 133
30 934
2 443 4370
% CHANGE
+76%
+74%
+77%
+79%
IMPORT/
1977
59 962
901
EXPORT
1979
103 479
2 825
67 788 118 044
5 252
10 086
TRADE
%% CHANGE
+739%
+214%
+749%
RESTAU-
1977
2 570
14
RANTS
1979
3 583
43
5 131 7 681
+92%
1 622
2 600
% CHANGE
+39%
+207%
+50%
HOTELS/
1977
142
BOARDING
1979
220
92
6
1 100 1 845
+60%
607
1 038
HOUSES
% CHANGE
+55%
+200%
+68%
+71%
TOTAL
1977
92 546
1 771
1979
153 029
4 295
108 578 181 606
11 014 19 762
% CHANGE
+65%
+143%
+67%
+79%
DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION SEMINAR IN SHA TIN
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A SEMINAR ON DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION FEATURING A QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION WILL BE HELD IN SHA TIN NEW TOWN ON THURSDAY (MAY 28) EVENING.
THE SESSION WILL TAKE PLACE AFTER SPEECHES BY SHA TIN ASSISTANT DISTRICT OFFICER, MR AUGUSTINE CHENG, AND CHINESE UNIVERSITY LECTURER IN GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, MR ANDREW WONG.
SLIDES WILL BE SHOWN TO EXPLAIN THE NEW PATTERN OF ADMIN ISTRATION, WHICH IS TO IMPROVE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT AND PEOPLE.
MR CHENG SAID THE NEW ADMINISTRATION WOULD INVOLVE A MAJORITY OF RESIDENTS AS ANYONE WHO WAS OVER 21 AND WHO HAD LIVED IN HONG KONG FOR SEVEN OR MORE YEARS COULD VOTE IN DISTRICT BOARD ELECTIONS TO BE HELD IN MARCH NEXT YEAR.
/+THE PURPOSE