COMMODITY DIVISION
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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1989
TABLE 6: RE-EXPORTS OF THE MAJOR COMMODITY DIVISIONS
SEP 89
SEP 1989
(HKD MN. }
OVER SEP 88
(%)
JAN-SEP
1989
HKD MN.
JAN-SEP 89 OVER JAN-SEP 88
[%]
TEXTILE YARN, FABRICS.
MADE-UP ARTICLES AND
RELATED PRODUCTS
3.645
+ 22
31.727
+ 30
MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED
ARTICLES (MAINLY BABY
CARRIAGES. TOYS, GAMES
AND SPORTING GOODS }
4.750
+47
30.343
+ 51
ARTICLES OF APPAREL
AND CLOTHING
ACCESSORIES
ELECTRICAL MACHINERY.
APPARATUS AND APPLIANCES.
AND ELECTRICAL PARTS THEREOF
TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND
SOUND RECORDING AND
3,882
62
27.065
+ 56
2,765
- 1
24.882
+ 24
REPRODUCING APPARATUS
AND EQUIPMENT
2.519
+ 24
19.579
50
PHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS,
EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES. OPTICAL GOODS, WATCHES AND CLOCKS
1.110
+ 22
9.715
+ 34
CANCER THIF DE
CAUSE OF DEATH IN HK
J
SAID TODAY
THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, MR T.IL CHAU, (FRIDAY) THAT CANCER WAS THE LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH IN HONG KONG. ACCOUNTING FOR ABOUT 30 PER CENT OF THE TERRITORY'S TOTAL MORTALITY.
"OVER THE PAST DECADE. THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO DIED OF CANCER IN HONG KONG HAS INCREASED FROM 5.978 IN 1978 TO 8,177 IN 1988." HE SAID.
MR CHAU WAS SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE U.1.C.C. REGIONAL WORKSHOP ON "CANCER FHUCATION AT THF WORKPLACT".
/MR CHAU
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