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SUNDAY, AUGUST 2, 1981
THE CHANGES IN THE VALUE, UNIT VALUE AND VOLUME OF RE-EXPORTS BY END-USE CATEGORY ARE SHOWN BELOW 1
CHANGES COMPARING MAY 1981 WITH MAY 1980
RE-EXPORT
RE-EXPORT
RE-EXPORT
VALUE
UNIT VALUE
VOLUME
FOODSTUFFS
+81%
+12%
+62%
CONSUMER GOODS
+31%
+ 3%
+28%
FUELS
-36%
+36%
-53%
RAW MATERIALS AND
SEMI-MANUFACTURES
+39%
+10%
+25%
CAPITAL GOODS
+29%
+17%
+11%
ALL COMMODITIES
+35%
+ 8%
+25%
WITH THE EXCEPTION OF FUELS, THE RE-EXPORT VOLUME OF THE MAJOR END-USE CATEGORIES SHOWED SIGNIFICANT INCREASES, RANGING FROM 11 PER CENT FOR CAPITAL GOODS TO 62 PER CENT FOR FOODSTUFFS.
TSING YI PES CENTRE TO OPEN LONGER
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THE PUBLIC ENQUIRIES SERVICE CENTRE ON TSING Y! WILL REMAIN OPEN TWO NIGHTS A WEEK STARTING TUESDAY (AUGUST 4)
AT PRESENT, IT OPENS FROM 8.45 AM TO 5.15 PM ON WEEKDAYS AND FROM 9 AM TO NOON ON SATURDAYS.
FOR THE NEXT THREE MONTHS, HOWEVER, IT WILL STAY OPEN UNTIL 9.30 PM EVERY TUESDAY AND THURSDAY TO ENABLE RESIDENTS ON THE ISLAND TO SEEK ADVICE AND LODGE COMPLAINTS.
THE CENTRE IS AT CHING WAI HOUSE IN CHEUNG CHING ESTATE. IT WILL BE MANNED BY TWO LIAISON OFFICERS AND FOUR COMMUNITY ORGANISERS DURING THE EXTENDED HOURS.
*OFFICERS ARE ALSO THERE TO DEAL WITH QUERIES ON DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION AND THE FORTHCOMING DISTRICT BOARD ELECTIONS, + TSING YI DISTRICT OFFICER, MR JOSEPH WONG SAID.
+AND WHEN REGISTRATION OF VOTERS BEGINS IN EARLY SEPTEMBER, THEY WILL HELP RESIDENTS TO FILL IN RELEVANT FORMS,+ HE ADDED.
OTHER WORK STAFF OF THE CENTRE WILL BE ABLE TO PERFORM WILL INCLUDE HELPING RESIDENTS TO FORM ASSOCIATIONS AND ORGANISE RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES.
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