SUNDAY, JULY 1, 1984
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ANYONE ENTITLED TO COMPENSATION UNDER THE ROADS (WORKS, USE AND COMPENSATION) ORDINANCE SHOULD SUBMIT A CLAIM IN WRITING TO THE SECRETARY FOR LANDS AND WORKS.
THE STREET WILL REVERT TO THE CROWN DURING THE LAST WEEK IN JULY.
A PLAN CAN BE SEEN AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS:
* CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT OFFICE, CENTRAL ENQUIRY SUB-
OFFICE, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES, WEST WING, MAIN ENTRANCE LOBBY, HONG KONG;
* DISTRICT LANDS OFFICE, KOWLOON WEST, YAU MA TEI CAR PARK
BUILDING, 10TH FLOOR, 250 SHANGHAI STREET, KOWLOON; AND
* KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT OFFICE, 141 KAU PUI LUNG ROAD,
GROUND FLOOR, KOWLOON.
FOLLOWING RESUMPTION, THE HIGHWAYS OFFICE WILL CARRY OUT REPAIR WORK.
NUMBER OF ESTABLISHMENTS UP
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A TOTAL OF 83 856 WHOLESALE, RETAIL AND IMPORT-EXPORT ESTABLISHMENTS, RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS WERE IN OPERATION DURING THE WHOLE OR PART OF 1982, ENGAGING 531 125 PERSONS, ACCORDING TO SURVEY RESULTS RELEASED TODAY BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.
COMPARED WITH 1981, THE NUMBER OF ESTABLISHMENTS INCREASED BY SIX PER CENT AND THE NUMBER OF PERSONS ENGAGED, BY FOUR PER CENT.
IN 1982, THESE ESTABLISHMENTS GENERATED $323 760 MILLION IN SALES AND OTHER RECEIPTS, AND SPENT $16 152 MILLION ON COMPENSATION OF EMPLOYEES, $29 845 MILLION ON OPERATING EXPENSES, AND $264 196 MILLION ON PURCHASES OF GOODS FOR SALE.
COMPARED WITH 1981, SALES AND OTHER RECEIPTS INCREASED BY SEVEN PER CENT, COMPENSATION OF EMPLOYEES BY 17 PER CENT, OPERATING EXPENSES BY 22 PER CENT AND PURCHASES OF GOODS FOR SALE BY FOUR PER CENT.
THE VALUE ADDED BY THE SECTOR, REPRESENTING ITS CONTRIBUTION TO THE GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT OF HONG KONG, GREW BY FOUR PER CENT TO $32 903 MILLION IN 1982, FROM $31 504 MILLION IN 1981.
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