13
THURSDAY, JULY 7, 1988
TABLE 3: INCREASES IN RE-EXPORTS BY END-USE CATEGORY
COMPARING APRIL 1988
WITH APRIL 1987
COMPARING JAN-APR 1988
WITH JAN-APR 1987
END-USE CATEGORY
UNIT
UNIT
VALUE
VALUE
VOLUME
VALUE
VALUE
VOLUME
%
X
*
%%
X
FOODSTUFFS
53
1
52
39
1
38
CONSUMER GOODS
41
2
39
43
2
41
RAW MATERIALS AND
SEMI-MANUFACTURES
47
5
しゅ
40
48
6
41
FUELS
91
-13
120
25
29
CAPITAL GOODS
45
3
41
44
41
ALL COMMODITIES
45
3
40
45
3
40
INCENTIVE AWARD SCHEME FOR PUBLISHING CHINESE TEXTBOOKS
THE GOVERNMENT HAS ACCEPTED THE CHINESE TEXTBOOKS COMMITTEE'S RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE ADOPTION OF AN INCENTIVE AWARD SCHEME TO ENSURE GOOD QUALITY CHINESE TEXTBOOKS IN PRACTICAL AND TECHNICAL SUBJECTS WILL BE AVAILABLE TO PREVOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL SCHOOLS BY SEPTEMBER 1991.
THIS IS THE SECOND INCENTIVE AWARD SCHEME OFFERED BY THE CHINESE TEXTBOOKS COMMITTEE (CTC) WHICH WAS APPOINTED IN MAY 1986 UNDER THE CHAIRMANSHIP OF MR SZETO WAH.
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THE FIRST SCHEME OFFERED FINANCIAL AND EDITORIAL ASSISTANCE PUBLISHERS FOR PUBLISHING CHINESE TEXTBOOKS FOR SELECTED GENERAL SUBJECTS IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS. IT STARTED IN MAY LAST YEAR.
A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (THURSDAY} THAT THE CTC'S CONSULTATION WITH THE HONG KONG PREVOCATIONAL SCHOOLS COUNCIL SHOWED THAT THE MAJORITY OF PREVOCATIONAL SCHOOLS STRONGLY INTENDED TO ADOPT CHINESE AS THE MEDIUM OF INSTRUCTION IN TEACHING CORE SUBJECTS.
"HOWEVER, NO