THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 1991

TABLE 3: CHANGES IN RE-EXPORTS BY END-USE CATEGORY

END-USE CATEGORY

VALUE %%

COMPARING JANUARY 1991 WITH JANUARY 1990

UNIT VALUE

%

VOLUME

X

15

FOODSTUFFS

18

CONSUMER GOODS

39

3

35

RAW MATERIALS AND

SEMI-MANUFACTURES

42

1

40

FUELS

39

47

-5

41

CAPITAL GOODS

41

ALL COMMODITIES

40

2

36

LESS THAN 0.5%

BILLS TO REMOVE ANOMALIES IN ELECTION PROCEDURES

*

TWO BILLS SEEKING TO REMOVE ANOMALIES IN THE PROCEDURE FOR THE ELECTION OF THE CHAIRMEN AND VICK-CHAIRMEN OF THE TWO MUNICIPAL COUNCILS AND THE ELECTION OF A DISTRICT BOARD'S REPRESENTATIVE TO EITHER OF THE TWO COUNCILS WILL SOON BE INTRODUCED INTO THE

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

ANNOUNCING THIS TODAY (THURSDAY), A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN NOTED THAT SECTION 19 OF THE URBAN COUNCIL ORDINANCE BARRED A MEMBER OF THE URBAN COUNCIL FROM VOTING ON ANY MATTER IN WHICH HE OR SHE HAD A PECUNIARY INTEREST.

"IN THE CONTEXT OF THE ELECTION OF THE CHAIRMAN AND VICK-CHAIRMAN OF THE URBAN COUNCIL, THIS PROVISION EFFECTIVELY PROHIBITS THE CANDIDATES FROM VOTING IN THE ELECTION BECAUSE BOTH POSITIONS ATTRACT A SPECIAL HONORARIUM, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

+

SECTION 21 OF THE REGIONAL COUNCIL

ORDINANCE HAS THE

SAMB

EFFECT.

/THE URBAN

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