SUNDAY, JUNE 3, 1984
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MOREOVER, THE FOLLOWING ROAD SECTIONS WILL BE RESTRICTED TO FRANCHISED BUSES:
* THE DECELERATION LANE OF THE SOUTHBOUND CARRIAGEWAY
OF TONG SHUI ROAD FLYOVER ABOUT 45 METRES NORTH OF KING'S ROAD.
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A 30-METRE SECTION OF THE OUTERMOST TRAFFIC LANE
ON THE SOUTHBOUND CARRIAGEWAY OF TAI KOO SHING ROAD NEAR SHAU KEI WAN ROAD.
COPIES OF MAPS SHOWING TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS AT THE CORRIDOR'S INTERCHANGES ARE BEING DISTRIBUTED FREE TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AT THE EASTERN DISTRICT OFFICE, 884 KING'S ROAD.
QUARTERLY SURVEYS OF RESTAURANT SECTOR
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THE TOTAL RECEIPTS OF THE ENTIRE RESTAURANT SECTOR IN HONG KONG LAST YEAR WERE ESTIMATED AT $16 029 MILLION AND ITS TOTAL PURCHASES AT $7 025 MILLION, REPRESENTING INCREASES OF 7 PER CENT AND 9 PER CENT OVER 1982.
THESE FIGURES WERE AMONG THE SURVEY RESULTS FOR THE SECTOR RELEASED BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT TODAY.
WHEN ADJUSTED FOR PRICE CHANGES, THE SECTOR'S TOTAL RECEIPTS DECLINED BY 1 PER CENT IN VOLUME TERMS.
IN 1983, FAST FOOD SHOPS RECORDED THE LARGEST INCREASE IN THE VALUE OF RECEIPTS (16 PER CENT), COMPARED WITH 1982.
THEY WERE FOLLOWED BY NON-CHINESE RESTAURANTS (10 PER CENT), CHINESE RESTAURANTS (5 PER CENT), AND OTHER EATING AND DRINKING PLACES (2 PER CENT).
THE VALUE OF TOTAL RECEIPTS OF BARS, HOWEVER, DROPPED BY 3 PER CENT.
IN VOLUME TERMS, TOTAL RECEIPTS ROSE BY 8 PER CENT FOR FAST FOOD SHOPS AND BY 2 PER CENT FOR NON-CHINESE RESTAURANTS.
ON THE OTHER HAND, THE VOLUME OF TOTAL RECEIPTS DECLINED BY 14 PER CENT FOR BARS, BY 2 PER CENT FOR CHINESE RESTAURANTS AND BY 3 PER CENT FOR OTHER EATING AND DRINKING PLACES.
ANALYSED BY QUARTER IN 1983, BOTH CHINESE RESTAURANTS AND BARS RECORDED THE LARGEST VOLUME OF RECEIPTS IN THE FOURTH 'QUARTER.
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