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THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 1992
MR LEE HAS EARLIER
MET
REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
GOVERNMENT
TRANSPORT ASSISTANTS UNION AND THE TRANSPORT CONTROLLER/TRANSPORT ASSISTANT BRANCH OF THE CHINESE CIVIL SERVANTS' ASSOCIATION.
"BOTH SIDES EXCHANGED VIEWS FRANKLY AND FURTHER MEETINGS BETWEEN THE DEPARTMENT AND THE UNIONS WILL CONTINUE,
CONTROLLER/TRANSPORT THE DEPARTMENT HAS
IN ADDITION, THROUGH VARIOUS STAFF CHANNELS INCLUDING DEPARTMENT CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE AND TRANSPORT ASSISTANT GRADE CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE MEETINGS, MET REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GRADE TO LISTEN TO THEIR VIEWS AND CONCERNS, AND TO INFORM THEM OF THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS, APART FROM PROVIDING GUIDANCE AND ANNOUNCING NEW JOB OPPORTUNITIES.
BEING FELT
"THE DEPARTMENT IS FULLY AWARE OF THE DIFFICULTIES BY MEMBERS OF THE GRADE AND WILL SPARE NO EFFORTS IN ARRANGING APPROPRIATE REDEPLOYMENT FOR THE AFFECTED STAFF," HE SAID.
HOWEVER, MR LEE URGED THE STAFF TO TAKE PUBLIC INTEREST INTO
CONSIDERATION.
HE SAID THE SPECIAL TEAM HEADED BY DEPUTY COMMISSIONER TRANSPORT IS THERE FULL-TIME TO PROVIDE HELP TO TUNNEL STAFF ON MATTERS CONCERNING THE REDUNDANCY ARRANGEMENTS.
FOR
ALL
EXTERNAL TRADE STATISTICS FOR JANUARY 1992 RELEASED
*
TOTAL MERCHANDISE TRADE IN JANUARY THIS YEAR. AT $109,082 MILLION, DECREASED BY 8% IN VALUE AS COMPARED WITH JANUARY LAST YEAR, ACCORDING TO STATISTICS RELEASED TODAY (THURSDAY) BY THE STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.
CENSUS AND
RE-EXPORTS,
OVER THE SAME PERIOD OF COMPARISON, THE VALUE OF DOMESTIC EXPORTS DECREASED BY 26% TO $14,165 MILLION WHILE THAT OF AT $39,008 MILLION, RECORDED VIRTUALLY NO GROWTH.
MILLION
THE VALUE OF TOTAL EXPORTS DECREASED BY 9% TO $53,174 IN JANUARY 1992. THE VALUE OF IMPORTS DECREASED BY
8% ΤΟ $55,909 MILLION.
CAUTION SHOULD BE EXERCISED IN INTERPRETING THE TRADE FIGURES FOR ANY INDIVIDUAL MONTH IN ISOLATION, IN VIEW OF THE FLUCTUATIONS THAT MAY OCCUR FROM MONTH TO MONTH. IN PARTICULAR, TRADE FIGURES FOR JANUARY THIS YEAR ARE AFFECTED BY THE TIMING OF THE LUNAR NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS.
EXTENDING THE PERIOD OF COMPARISON TO THE 12 MONTHS ENDING JANUARY 1992 WITH THE 12 MONTHS ENDING JANUARY 1991, THE VALUE OF DOMESTIC EXPORTS DECREASED BY 1% TO $226,034 MILLION WHILE THAT OF RE- EXPORTS WAS UP BY 26% TO $534,829 MILLION.
/TAKING DOMESTIC