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+ IN 1986, EXPORTS OF KNITTED SWEATERS, PULLOVERS, CARDIGANS AND JACKETS AT NEARLY $10.3 BILLION ACCOUNTED FOR 50 PER CENT OF THE TOTAL VALUE OF DOMESTIC EXPORTS OF ALL KNITWEAR, AND FOR 20 PER CENT OF DOMESTIC EXPORTS OF ALL TYPES OF GARMENTS.
+DOMESTIC EXPORTS IN THESE CATEGORIES GREW BY 12 PER CENT IN MONEY TERMS LAST YEAR WHILE GROWTH IN QUANTITY TERMS AMOUNTED TO LESS THAN 4 PER CENT,
+ THE AVERAGE ANNUAL GROWTH RATE OF VALUE ADDED OF KNITTED OUTERWEAR OVER THE FIVE YEARS 1980 TO 1984 HAS BEEN ABOUT 14 PER CENT. +
MR YEUNG ALSO PRAISED THE LAWS FASHION KNITTERS FOR ITS HEAVY INVESTMENT IN COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN AND PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT OVER THE PAST THRREE YEARS, WHICH LED TO THE AWARD OF THE PRESTIGEOUS HONG KONG Q-MARK BY THE FEDERATION OF HONG KONG INDUSTRIES.
REAR LANE STRUCTURES CLEARED IN MONG KOK
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ABOUT 45 ILLEGAL STRUCTURES WERE CLEARED TODAY (FRIDAY) AT THE REAR LANES OF 66-88 PRINCE EDWARD ROAD, 71-113 LAI CHI KOK ROAD, 188-228 TONG MEI ROAD AND 1227-1239 CANTON ROAD IN MONG KOK.
THE STRUCTURES INCLUDED CANOPIES AND EXTENSIONS FROM PREMISES ON GROUND FLOOR, WHICH WERE CONSTRUCTED ABOVE GAS MAINS, THEY WERE MAINLY USED FOR WORKSHOPS, STORAGE AND DOMESTIC PURPOSES.
ABOUT 10 FAMILIES, COMPRISING 18 PEOPLE WERE AFFECTED. OF THESE, THREE WERE ELIGIBLE FOR RESETTLEMENT IN PUBLIC HOUSING, 11 IN TEMPORARY HOUSING AREAS, AND TWO WERE GIVEN ALLOWANCES.
CO-ORDINATED BY THE MONG KOK DISTRICT OFFICE, TODAY'S CLEARANCE WAS A JOINT OPERATION CONDUCTED BY THE HOUSING, BUILDINGS AND LANDS, AND URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENTS AND THE POLICE.
THE CLEARANCE WAS THE LAST CONDUCTED IN THE DISTRICT IN THE CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR.
A TOTAL OF 74 ILLEGAL STRUCTURES WERE CLEARED EARLIER THIS YEAR IN THREE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCES AT THE REAR LANES IN SECTIONS OF PRINCE EDWARD ROAD, SHANGHAI STREET AND FA YUEN STREET.
TEN MORE LOCATIONS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED BY THE DISTRICT OFFICE AND ENDORSED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD FOR NEXT FINANCIAL YEAR'S CLEARANCE.
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