THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1985
DURING THE VISIT, THE HONG KONG DELEGATION WILL GIVE A SERIES OF TALKS TO PROMOTE UNDERSTANDING ON THE INFRASTRUCTURAL AND PUBLIC HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS IN HONG KONG.
THE TALKS WILL INCLUDE TOPICS ON PUBLIC HOUSING, MANAGEMENT OF PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES, PROCEDURES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMME, AND PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT OF NEW TOWNS IN HONG KONG.
THE PARTY INCLUDES SECRETARY FOR LANDS AND WORKS, MR NICKY CHAN, DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF HOUSING, MR FUNG TUNG, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF PLANNING IN THE NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, DR PETER PUN, AND DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR LANDS AND WORKS, MRS ELIZABETH WONG.
MR LIAO, MR CHAN AND MR FUNG WERE ALSO ACCOMPANIED BY THEIR WIVES.
THE PARTY WILL VISIT BEIJING, XIAN, SHANGHAI AND SUZHOU AND IS EXPECTED TO RETURN ON OCTOBER 29.
SECOND QUARTER RESTAURANT SURVEY RESULTS RELEASED
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THE VALUE OF TOTAL RECEIPTS FOR THE ENTIRE RESTAURANT SECTOR IN THE SECOND QUARTER OF 1985, ESTIMATED AT $4 359 MILLION, WAS THREE PER CENT HIGHER THAN IN THE SAME QUARTER OF 1984, WHILE THE VOLUME REMAINED UNCHANGED, ACCORDING TO PROVISIONAL SURVEY RESULTS RELEASED TODAY (THURSDAY) BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.
THE PROVISIONAL ESTIMATE OF TOTAL RESTAURANT PURCHASES IN THE SECOND QUARTER OF 1985 WAS $1 875 MILLION, WHICH WAS ONE PER CENT LOWER THAN IN THE SECOND QUARTER OF 1984.
TOTAL RESTAURANT RECEIPTS FOR THE FIRST TWO QUARTERS OF 1985 ROSE BY THREE PER CENT IN VALUE AND REMAINED UNCHANGED IN VOLUME, WHEN COMPARED WITH THE SAME PERIOD IN 1984. OVER THE SAME PERIOD, HOWEVER, THE TOTAL VALUE OF RESTAURANT PURCHASES DECREASED BY TWO PER CENT.
COMPARING THE SECOND QUARTER OF 1985 WITH THE PRECEDING QUARTER, TOTAL RESTAURANT RECEIPTS DECLINED BY FIVE PER CENT IN VALUE AND SIX PER CENT IN VOLUME, WHILE THE VALUE OF RESTAURANT PURCHASES FELL BY FIVE PER CENT.
ANALYSED BY TYPE OF RESTAURANT, FAST FOOD SHOPS RECORDED THE LARGEST INCREASE (15 PER CENT) IN THE VALUE OF TOTAL RECEIPTS WHEN COMPARED WITH THE SECOND QUARTER OF 1984, FOLLOWED BY BARS (13 PER CENT), NON-CHINESE RESTAURANTS (THREE PER CENT) AND CHINESE RESTAURANTS (TWO PER CENT). OTHER EATING AND DRINKING PLACES (COMPRISING HERB TEA SHOPS, CREAMERIES AND CATERING OUTLETS SELLING BEAN CURD JELLY ETC.), HOWEVER, RECORDED A DECREASE OF FOUR PER CENT.
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