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THURSDAY, MAI 12, 1909
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MR LAM NOTED THAT ACCORDING TO A STUDY HE HAD MADE, BY-ELECTIONS IN OTHER COUNTRIES SUCH AS THE UNITED KINGDOM, UNITED STATES AND AUSTRALIA - GENERALLY ATTRACTED A LOWER VOTER TURN-OUT.
A 10 PER CENT TURN-OUT FOR THE QUARRY BAY BY-ELECTION SHOULD THEREFORE BE REGARDED AS ENCOURAGING, HE SAID.
HE ADDED THAT THE OBJECTIVE OF TODAY'S BY-ELECTION WAS TO PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE 22 000 REGISTERED VOTERS IN QUARRY BAY TO CHOOSE A CANDIDATE TO REPRESENT THEM ON THE EASTERN DISTRICT BOARD.
+THIS OBJECTIVE HAS NOW BEEN ACHIEVED, HE SAID.
QUARRY BAY BY-ELECTION RESULT
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THE FOLLOWING IS THE RESULT OF THE DISTRICT BOARD BI-ELECTION FOR THE QUARRY BAY CONSTITUENCY:
NAME OF CANDIDATE
NO. OF VOTES
MR GIUSEPPE SALAROLI
1 303
MR SHAM TAK-ON
MR YEUNG CHO CHEUNG
580
301
1980 SURVEY OF WHOLESALE, RETAIL AND IMPORT/EXPORT
TRADES, RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS
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THERE WERE 65 915 REPORTING ESTABLISHMENTS IN THE WHOLESALE, RETAIL AND IMPORT/EXPORT TRADES, RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS IN 1980, UP BY NINE PER CENT OVER 1979, ACCORDING TO A REPORT JUST PUBLISHED BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.
THE REPORT, BASED ON THE 1980 SURVEY OF THE DISTRIBUTIVE TRADE SECTOR, NOTES THAT THE ESTABLISHMENTS ENGAGED 452 506 PERSONS, A 10 PER CENT INCREASE OVER THE PREVIOUS YEAR.
IN 1980, THEY GENERATED $240 758 MILLION IN SALES AND OTHER RECEIPTS AND INCURRED EXPENDITURE OF $10 474 MILLION IN LABOUR COSTS, $18 835 MILLION IN OPERATING EXPENSES, AND $201 749 MILLION IN PURCHASES OF GOODS FOR SALE.
/COMPARED WITH