TUESDAY, MARCH 27, 1984
4
JAN.-FEB.
JAN.-FEB.
CALENDAR YEAR TO-DATE
1984
1983
INCREASE OR
DECREASE
$ MN.
$ MN.
$ MN.
%%
DOMESTIC EXPORTS
(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)
17 613 (61.4%)
12 009 (62.7%)
+ 5 604
+46.7
RE-EXPORTS
11 068
7 153
+ 3 915
+54.7
TOTAL EXPORTS
28 681
19 162
+ 9 519
+49.7
IMPORTS
30 647
21 703
+ 8 944
+41.2
TRADE BALANCE
- 1 966
- 2 541
575
LAST 12 MONTHS
MARCH 1983 TO FEBRUARY 1984
MARCH 1982 TO
FEBRUARY 1983
INCREASE OR
DECREASE
$ MN.
$ MN.
$ MN.
%
DOMESTIC EXPORTS
110 010
84 108
+25 902
+30.8
RE-EXPORTS
60 209
44 591
+15 618
+35.0
TOTAL EXPORTS
170 219
128 699
+41 520
+32.3
IMPORTS
184 386
143 353
+41 033
+28.6
TRADE BALANCE
-
14 167
- 14 654
48.7
LADY YOUDE PRESENTS AWARD TO SIR SHIU-KIN TANG
*****
IN HER CAPACITY AS PRESIDENT OF THE GIRL GUIDES ASSOCIATION, LADY YOUDE, WIFE OF THE GOVERNOR, TODAY (TUESDAY) PRESENTED THE ASSOCIATION'S GOLD CARP AWARD TO ITS HONOURARY VICE-PRESIDENT, SIR SHIU-KIN TANG, IN RECOGNITION OF HIS SERVICE TO THE MOVEMENT.
THE PRESENTATION CEREMONY WAS HELD AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE WHERE OTHER GIRL GUIDES LEADERS AND REPRESENTATIVES ALSO ATTENDED.
SIR SHIU-KIN HAS SUPPORTED THE GIRL GUIDES FOR OVER 50 YEARS.
IN 1932 THE FIRST GIRL GUIDES HEADQUARTERS WAS BUILT IN CENT L WITH FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FROM HIM AND SOME OF HIS FRIENDS.
HE ALSO DONATED TOWARDS THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE GUIDES' NEW HEADQUARTERS BUILDING IN GASCOIGNE ROAD, YAU MA TEI, IN 1982.
THE LATEST PROJECT BEING SET UP WITH HIS FINANCIAL SUPPORT IS THE TANG SHIU-KIN SCOUTS AND GUIDES CENTRE IN TSUEN WAN WHICH WILL BE READY TOWARDS THE END OF THIS YEAR.
THE CENTRE WILL PROVIDE LECTURE, RECREATIONAL AND TRAINING FACILITIES.