THURSDAY, MAY 30, 1991
CONSULTATIONS WITH THE U.S. ON VM PROBLEM
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CONSULTATIONS WILL TAKE PLACE ON JUNE 3 AND 4 BETWEEN THE UNITED KINGDOM/HONG KONG GOVERNMENTS AND THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT ON THE PROBLEM OF VIETNAMESE MIGRANTS, A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).
THE CONSULTATIONS WILL TAKE PLACE IN WASHINGTON. THE SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, MR ALISTAIR ASPREY, AND THE REFUGEE CO-ORDINATOR, MR CLINTON LEEKS, WILL ATTEND ON BEHALF OF HONG KONG.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THESE TALKS FOLLOWED DIRECTLY FROM THE RECENT MEETING OF THE STEERING COMMITTEE OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INDO-CHINESE REFUGEES.
AT ITS FOURTH MEETING IN GENEVA ON APRIL 30
MAY 1, THE STEERING COMMITTEE DECIDED THAT FOLLOWING EARLY CONSULTATIONS A SUB-COMMITTEE SHOULD BE ESTABLISHED то EXPLORE ALTERNATIVES AND ADDITIONAL MEASURES TO ENCOURAGE GREATLY ACCELERATED RATES OF RETURN OF NON-REFUGEES TO VIETNAM.
THE UPCOMING CONSULTATIONS IN WASHINGTON WERE AN IMPORTANT STAGE IN THAT PROCESS, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
1990 SURVEY OF WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADES, RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS
THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (THURSDAY) THAT THE SURVEY OF WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADES, RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS FOR 1990 HAS JUST COMMENCED.
SURVEY THE
OF IS CONDUCTED ANNUALLY AND REPRESENTS PART
THE CONTINUOUS PROGRAMME DEPARTMENT'S
TO COMPILE STATISTICS ON THE STRUCTURE AND PERFORMANCE OF VARIOUS ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES IN HONG KONG.
UP-TO-DATE DATA
THE AIMS OF THE SURVEY ARE TO OBTAIN
FOR EVALUATING THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE VARIOUS ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES TO HONG
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, KONG'S
AND FOR ASCERTAINING THEIR COST STRUCTURE, OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS AND SALES LEVELS.
RESULTS OF THE SURVEY ARE USEFUL TO BOTH THE GOVERNMENT AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR IN FORMULATING POLICIES AND MAKING DECISIONS.
ABOUT
THE 8,500 ESTABLISHMENTS WILL BE ENUMERATED IN ROUND OF THE SURVEY, COVERING THE FOLLOWING ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES WHOLESALE; RETAIL; IMPORTS AND EXPORTS; RESTAURANTS; HOTELS BOARDING HOUSES.
PRESENT
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AND
/INFORMATION SOUGHT