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BASED ON UNIT VALUE INDEXES, IMPORT PRICES ROSE BY 4 PER CENT WHILE TOTAL EXPORT PRICES INCREASED BY 3 PER CENT.
AS A RESULT, THE TERMS OF TRADE INDEX, DEFINED AS THE RATIO OF THE TOTAL EXPORT PRICE INDEX TO THE IMPORT PRICE INDEX, DROPPED BY 1 PER CENT, WITHIN TOTAL EXPORTS, THE PRICES OF DOMESTIC EXPORTS AND RE- EXPORTS INCREASED BY 2 PER CENT AND 3 PER CENT RESPECTIVELY.
ACCORDING TO THE COMPARATIVE INTERNATIONAL STATISTICS IN THE REVIEW, HONG KONG WAS THE LARGEST WORLD EXPORTER OF IMITATION
JEWELLERY IN 1987.
HONG KONG WAS ALSO THE SECOND LARGEST EXPORTER OF CLOTHING (FOLLOWING ITALY), TOYS AND GAMES (POLLOWING TAIWAN), AND COMPLETE WATCHES (FOLLOWING SWITZERLAND). HONG KONG RANKED FIFTH REGARDING EXPORTS OF RADIO-BROADCAST RECEIVERS (FOLLOWING JAPAN, THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA, TAIWAN AND SINGAPORE) AND PRECIOUS METAL JEWELLERY (FOLLOWING ITALY, THE UNITED KINGDOM, SWITZERLAND AND THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY).
THE REIVEW IS NOW ON CENTRE, GPO BUILDING, CENTRAL DIRECTED TO THE CENSUS AND 5-8234915.
SALE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS AT $20 PER COPY. ENQUIRIES MAY BE STATISTICS DEPARTMENT AT TEL. NO.:
RATEPAYERS GIVEN REMINDER ON SECOND QUARTER PAYMENT
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1989 WHICH ARE DEMANDED IN SPOKESMAN FOR THE TREASURY
RATEPAYERS SHOULD BY NOW HAVE RECEIVED DEMAND NOTES FOR RATES FOR THE QUARTER APRIL 1 TO JUNE ACCORDANCE WITH THE NATING ORDINANCE, A SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).
ANY RATEPAYER WHO HAS NOT RECEIVED A DEMAND NOTE MAY BRING A RATES DEMAND NOTE OF ANY PREVIOUS QUARTER AND MAKE PAYMENT AT ANY OF THE FOLLOWING OFFICES:
* THE TREASURY CENTRAL COLLECTION AND PAYMENT OFFICE, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES (WEST WING), 11 ICE HOUSE STREET, HONG KONG;
THE NORTH POINT SUB-TREASURY, ODEON BUILDING, FIRST FLOOR, 28 SHU KUK STREET, HONG KONG;
THE YAU MA TEI SUB-TREASURY, FOURTH FLOOR, 405 NATHAN (MARKET STREET ENTRANCE), KOWLOON;
ROAD,
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