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MONDA", APRIL 26, 1962
MOST COMMODITIES RE-EXPORTED THROUGH HONG KONG EXHIBITED STRONG GROWTH, THE MORE SIGNIFICANT ONES BEING TEXTILES
(BY $197 MILLION OR 19 PER CENT), ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, APPARATUS AND APPLIANCES (BY $104 MILLION OR 26 PER CENT), AND CLOTHING (BY $62 MILLION OR 18 PER CENT).
DECREASES WERE REGISTERED IN THE RE-EXPORTS OF
TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND SOUND RECORDING AND REPRODUCING APPARATUS AND EQUIPMENT (BY $76 MILLION OR 22 PER CENT), AND METALL IFEROUS ORES AND METAL SCRAP (BY $223 MILLION OR 92 PER CENT).
THE FEBRUARY 1982 ISSUE OF THE +HONG KONG TRADE STATISTICS SUMMARY+, BEING A SUMMARY REPORT ON HONG KONG'S EXTERNAL TRADE IN FEBRUARY 1982, WILL SOON BE AVAILABLE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE AT HK$5 PER COPY. A MORE COMPREHENSIVE REPORT. +HONG KONG EXTERNAL TRADE+, WITH A DETAILED ANALYSIS OF THE MONTH'S IMPORTS, EXPORTS AND RE-EXPORTS, WILL BE PUBLISHED IN EARLY MAY AND WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE AT HK$10 PER COPY.
ENQUIRIES CONCERNING SUBSCRIPTIONS TO THESE REPORTS MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE INFORMATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT AT BASKERVILLE HOUSE, HONG KONG. (TEL. NO. 5-214375).
FIFTY TEAMS TO COMPETE IN TAI PO DRAGON BOAT RACE
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FIFTY TEAMS WILL COMPETE IN THIS YEAR'S TAI PO DRAGON BOAT RACE TO BE HELD AT SHUEN WAN HOI ON JUNE 25.
ANNOUNCING THIS TODAY (MONDAY), A SPOKESMAN FOR THE ORGANISING COMMITTEE SAID ENTHUSIASTS WOULD HAVE ONLY THREE MORE WEEKS TO APPLY TO TAKE PART IN THE EVENT.
APPLICATION FORMS ARE OBTAINABLE FROM THE TA! PO RURAL COMMITTEE OFFICE AND THEY SHOULD BE SUBMITTED TO THE OFFICE BEFORE THE DEADLINE ON MAY 15.
THE TRADITIONAL RACE, HELD ANNUALLY ON THE FIFTH DAY OF THE FIFTH MONTH ON THE LUNAR CALENDAR, IS TO TAKE PLACE ALONG THE MAIN DAM OF PLOVER COVE RESERVOIR FOR A DISTANCE OF 1 000 METRES.
THERE WILL BE FIVE HEATS IN THE MORNING. THE WINNER AND RUNNER-UP TEAMS IN EACH HEAT WILL COMPETE IN THE FINAL RACE IN THE AFTERNOON.
EACH TEAM WILL CONSIST OF 27 MEMBERS, COMPRISING 24 OARSMEN, A DRUMMER, A GONG BEATER AND THE COXSWAIN.
BEING ONE OF THE MOST COLOURFUL FESTIVALS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES, THE RACE IS ORGANISED BY A COMMITTEE COMPRISING REPRESENTATIVES OF THE TAI PO DISTRICT OFFICE, RURAL COMMITTEE, SPORTS ASSOCIATION AND OTHER GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS,
FUNDS FOR THE EVENT WILL COME FROM THE LOCAL DISTRICT BOARD AND PRIVATE DONATIONS.