THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1986
DEMAND FOR THE BOOK, WHICH EXCEEDED 45 000 COPIES IN ENGLISH AND CHINESE, WAS STILL INCREASING AND THE CHINESE EDITION WAS ESPECIALLY WELL RECEIVED, MR CHAN SAID.
+THE YEARBOOK IS MORE OR LESS LIKE AN ENCYCLOPEDIA ON HONG KONG AND HAS GREAT REFERENCE VALUE,+ HE ADDED.
MR CHAN SAID THAT IN ADDITION TO THESE PUBLICATIONS, THE INFORMATION SERVICES AND OTHER GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS ALSO RELEASED MORE THAN 5 000 PUBLICATIONS ON A REGULAR OR IRREGULAR BASIS.
THESE INCLUDED THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, LAWS OF HONG KONG, HANSARD REPORTS OF THE SITTINGS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, STATISTICS, EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION BOOKLETS, VARIOUS REPORTS AND CONSULTATIVE DOCUMENTS. ALL WERE LISTED IN THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS DIRECTORY.
REFERRING TO THE REVENUE GENERATED BY THE SALE OF GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS, MR CHAN SAID THE AMOUNT HAD SHOWN A FIVE-FOLD INCREASE OVER THE PAST 10 YEARS, FROM $4.1 MILLION IN 1975-76 TO $21.9 MILLION IN 1985-86.
+THESE FIGURES ARE DEFINITE PROOF OF THE INCREASING INTEREST OF THE PUBLIC IN OUR PUBLICATIONS AND THEY ALSO REFLECT THE PUBLIC'S INCREASING INTEREST IN GOVERNMENT POLICIES AND OPERATION,+ MR CHAN SAID.
ANNOUNCEMENT ON QUOTA TRANSFER RULES
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FOLLOWING A TEXTILES ADVISORY BOARD MEETING TODAY (THURSDAY), A TRADE DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN ANNOUNCED THE FOLLOWING MODIFICATIONS TO THE TEXTILES QUOTA TRANSFER RULES.
(A) TO ALLOW TEMPORARY TRANSFER-OUT IN CATEGORIES WHERE
PERMANENT TRANSFER-IN HAS TAKEN PLACE; AND
(B) REVISIONS TO THE GROUPING OF CATEGORIES FOR THE USA
AND EEC MARKETS.
THE SPOKESMAN ALSO CONFIRMED THAT THE CEILING FOR TEMPORARY TRANSFERS WHICH HAS BEEN RELAXED FROM 35 PER CENT TO 50 PER CENT IN JULY THIS YEAR WILL CONTINUE AT 50 PER CENT.
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