THURSDAY, AUGUST 23, 1984
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POPULATION FIGURES RELEASED
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THE ESTIMATED POPULATION OF HONG KONG AT THE END OF JUNE 1984 WAS 5 364 000, ACCORDING TO FIGURES RELEASED BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.
THAT ESTIMATE REPRESENTS AN INCREASE OF 19 578 PEOPLE OR
0.4 PER CENT OVER END-1983.
THE BALANCE OF MIGRATION, I.E. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TOTAL NUMBERS OF ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES IN THE FIRST HALF OF 1984, SHOWED A NET LOSS OF 1 858 PEOPLE.
THE TOTAL NUMBER OF BIRTHS IN THE FIRST HALF OF 1984 WAS
35 165, AND THE TOTAL NUMBER OF DEATHS WAS 13 729. NATURAL INCREASE, I.E. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN BIRTHS AND DEATHS, AMOUNTED TO 21 436 AND WHOLLY ACCOUNTED FOR THE POPULATION GROWTH. THIS FACTOR HAS DOMINATED THE TOTAL POPULATION GROWTH EVER SINCE 1981.
INVESTMENT IN ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY RISING
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THE CONTINUING GROWTH OF INVESTMENT IN HONG KONG'S ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY WAS WELCOMED TODAY (THURSDAY) BY THE ACTING DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF INDUSTRY, MR PETER JOHNSON.
A GOOD EXAMPLE OF THIS GROWTH WAS THE OPENING THIS MORNING OF AN EXTENSION OF THE PRODUCTION AND FACILITIES OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES LTD.
+THIS SUBSTANTIAL INVESTMENT BY THE COMPANY IS WELCOME EVIDENCE OF CONFIDENCE IN HONG KONG'S FUTURE, AND OF THE PRESENT HIGH LEVEL OF INTEREST AND ACTIVITY IN THE ELECTRONICS SECTOR,+ SAID MR JOHN SON.
AND THE COMPANY IS PLANNING FURTHER EXPANSION OF ITS FACILITIES IN ABERDEEN IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
MR JOHNSON SAID THAT DURING RECENT VISITS TO ELECTRONICS FACTORIES, HE AND HIS STAFF HAD NOTICED CONSIDERABLE INVESTMENT IN NEW MACHINERY AND AUTOMATED PROCESSES DESIGNED TO IMPROVE PRODUCTIVITY AND EFFICIENCY TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF OVERSEAS MARKETS AND KEEP HONG KONG AHEAD OF OTHER MANUFACTURING CENTRES IN THE REGION.
HONG KONG'S DOMESTIC EXPORTS OF ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS IN THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF THIS YEAR TOTALLED $13 805 MILLION, UP 45 PER CENT OVER THE SAME PERIOD IN 1983.
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