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ASU
SMBER 14.
1987
STRINGENT ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS WILL BE APPLIED DURING THE CONSTRUCTION PERIOD AND AFTER THE TERMINAL IS OPERATING.
OR
THESE INCLUDE THE PURCHASER ENSURING THAT NUISANCE ANNOYANCE TO OWNERS OR OCCUPIERS OF PREMISES IN THE VICINITY OF THE LOT AND BORROW AREAS IS AVOIDED.
IN THE EVENT THAT THE LAND BORROW AREA IS USED THE FILL WILL BE LOADED DIRECTLY ON TO BARGES, THEREBY AVOIDING THE USE OF ROADS ON TSING YI.
DETAILS OF THE TENDER WILL BE PUBLISHED IN THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE TOMORROW (FRIDAY).
PROVISIONAL TRADE FIGURES FOR AUGUST
THE STRONG GROWTH IN EXTERNAL TRADE CONTINUED IN AUGUST 1987, ALBEIT AT A SLOWER RATE THAN IN JULY, ACCORDING TO THE PROVISIONAL TRADE FIGURES PUBLISHED TODAY (THURSDAY) BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.
THE VALUE OF DOMESTIC EXPORTS IN AUGUST 1987 WAS $18,557 MILLION, 25.4 PER CENT OR $3,759 MILLION HIGHER THAN IN AUGUST 1986, WHILE THE VALUE OF RE-EXPORTS INCREASED BY 51.9 PER CENT OR $5,519 MILLION TO $16,149 MILLION.
TAKING DOMESTIC EXPORTS AND RE-EXPORTS TOGETHER, THE VALUE OF TOTAL EXPORTS, AT $34,706 MILLION, WAS 36.5 PER CENT OR $9,278 MILLION HIGHER THAN IN AUGUST 1986.
THE VALUE OF IMPORTS GREW BY 35.9 PER CENT OR $8,438 MILLION OVER AUGUST 1986 TO $31,933 MILLION.
AS THE VALUE OF TOTAL EXPORTS IN AUGUST 1987 WAS GREATER THAN OF IMPORTS, A VISIBLE TRADE SURPLUS OF $2,773 MILLION, EQUIVALENT TO 8.7 PER CENT OF THE VALUE OF IMPORTS, WAS RECORDED.
THAT
THIS COMPARES WITH A SURPLUS OF $1,933 MILLION, EQUIVALENT 8.2 PER CENT OF THE VALUE OF IMPORTS, RECORDED IN AUGUST 1986.
TO
THIS RELATIVELY HIGH VISIBLE TRADE SURPLUS IN PROPORTIONATE TERMS IS LARGELY SEASONAL, REFLECTING THE TIMING OF EXPORT SHIPMENTS TO MEET THE WINTER SEASON IN HONG KONG'S MAJOR OVERSEAS MARKETS.
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