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FRIDAY,
SEPTEMBER 14, 1990
SPECIAL ARTICLE ON OUTWARD PROCESSING ACTIVITIES IN CHINA
THE MAY 1990 ISSUE OF THE HONG KONG MONTHLY DIGEST OF STATISTICS CONTAINS A SPECIAL REVIEW ARTICLE ENTITLED "HONG KONG'S TRADE WITH CHINA OF OUTWARD PROCESSING NATURE".
OUTWARD PROCESSING ACTIVITIES IN CHINA HAVE BEEN GROWING INTO PROMINENCE IN RECENT YEARS, AND HAVE SIGNIFICANT IMPLICATIONS FOR THE ANALYSIS OF HONG KONG'S TRADE PERFORMANCE WITH CHINA.
THE SPECIAL ARTICLE DESCRIBES THE SURVEY ON EXPORTS TO CHINA FOR OUTWARD PROCESSING AND THE SURVEY ON IMPORTS FROM CHINA RELATED TO OUTWARD PROCESSING CONDUCTED BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.
THE OBJECTIVES, DEFINITIONS, COVERAGE AND METHODOLOGY OF THE SURVEYS, AND THE USES OF STATISTICS DERIVED FROM THE SURVEYS ARE OUTLINED IN THE ARTICLE. SURVEY RESULTS FOR 1989 ARE ALSO PRESENTED AND ANALYSED.
THE HONG KONG MONTHLY DIGEST OF STATISTICS IS NOW ON SALE AT $40 PER COPY AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GROUND FLOOR, GPO BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL.
NEW POST OFFICE TO SERVE HAPPY VALLEY
THE NEW HAPPY VALLEY POST OFFICE, LOCATED ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF 14-16 SING WOO ROAD, WILL BE OPEN AT 9.30 AM ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, THE POSTMASTER GENERAL, MR DOMINIC S.W. WONG, ANNOUNCED TODAY (FRIDAY).
THE EXISTING POST OFFICE AT 4 WONG NAI CHUNG ROAD WILL CLOSE FOR BUSINESS WITH EFFECT FROM 1 PM ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22.
SAME.
THE HOURS OF BUSINESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBERS WILL REMAIN THE
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'A SPECIAL HAND-BACK SERVICE WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR LOCAL PHILATELISTS AT THE NEW HAPPY VALLEY POST OFFICE ON SEPTEMBER 24, MR WONG SAID.
"UNREGISTERED FULL POSTAGE PREPAID FIRST DAY COVERS PREPARED PRIVATELY AND BEARING A LOCAL ADDRESS WILL BE ACCEPTED OVER THE COUNTER, IMPRESSED WITH THE NORMAL POST OFFICE DATESTAMP AND HANDED BACK TO THE PERSON PRESENTING THEM.
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