FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1989
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TABLE 3: INCREASES IN RE-EXPORTS BY END-USE CATEGORY
COMPARING NOVEMBER 1988
WITH
NOVEMBER 1987
COMPARING JAN-NOV 1988 WITH JAN-NOV 1987
END-USE CATEGORY
UNIT
VALUE
VALUE
VOLUME
VALUE
UNIT VALUE
VOLUME
X
%
FOODSTUFFS
26
4
22
44
2
41
CONSUMER GOODS
63
1
61
51
2
48
RAW MATERIALS AND
SEMI-MANUFACTURES
55
47
50
5
44
FUELS
104
-18
150
42
-10
58
CAPITAL GOODS
63
сл
5
54
58
5
51
ALL
COMMODITIES
58
4
52
51
3
46
NOTES FOR TABLES 1 TO 3:
* INSIGNIFICANT, I.E. LESS THAN 0.5 PER CENT
PERCENTAGE CHANGES ARE CALCULATED FROM TRADE INDEXES WITH DECIMAL PLACES. THEY MAY DIFFER FROM THE PERCENTAGE CHANGES COMPUTED DIRECTLY FROM THE ROUNDED FIGURES IN THE PUBLICATION "HONG KONG TRADE INDEX NUMBERS".
CHANGES PROPOSED TO STRENGTHEN INSURANCE LAW
THE GOVERNMENT HAS PROPOSED A NUMBER OF AMENDMENTS TO THE INSURANCE COMPANIES ORDINANCE IN ORDER TO IMPROVE THE OPERATION OF THE LEGISLATION AND TO STRENGTHEN THE REGULATION OF BUSINESS IN HONG KONG.
THESE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS ARE CONTAINED IN COMPANIES (AMENDMENT 1 BILL 1989 PUBLISHED IN THE
(FRIDAY).
THE INSURANCE
THE INSURANCE GAZETTE TODAY
EXPLAINING DETAILS OF THE BILL, A GOVERNMENT
SPOKESMAN SAID
THE FIRST PROPOSED AMENDMENT
'CONTROLLER' IN SECTION 9(1).
WAS
RELATED TO THE DEFINITION OF
/"THE EXISTING