THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 1992
STATEMENT OF ACTING COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTIONAL
SERVICES ON MR JUSTICE KEMPSTER'S REPORT
SHEK KONG ON RECEIPT OF MR JUSTICE KEMPSTER'S REPORT ON THE
OF CORRECTIONAL DISTURBANCE AND FIRE, THE ACTING COMMISSIONER SERVICES, MR JOHN ASHWORTH, CONFIRMED THAT THE DEPARTMENT WILL LOOK IN CONJUNCTION CAREFULLY INTO THE FINDINGS OF THE ENQUIRY AND WILL, WITH OTHER CONCERNED PARTIES, EXAMINE HOW BEST THE RECOMMENDATIONS CAN BE TAKEN FORWARD.
"FOLLOWING THE SHEK KONG INCIDENT, OUR TOP PRIORITY HAS BEEN TO SYSTEMS SATISFY OURSELVES THAT THE EMERGENCY PROCEDURES AND SECURITY
SAID MR IN
ARE CAMPS ASHWORTH.
FUNCTIONING
EFFECTIVELY -
AND THEY
ARE,"
"MR
IN
INSTALLATIONS
JUSTICE KEMPSTER HAS MADE A NUMBER OF RECOMMENDATIONS HIS REPORT AIMED AT STRENGTHENING THE INTERNAL SECURITY AND STREAMLINING THE CONTINGENCY MEASURES IN DETENTION CENTRES. THESE OUR EFFORTS IN HAVE ALREADY BEEN TAKEN ON BOARD IN CSD CAMPS, AND THESE AREAS WILL CONTINUE.
"IN THE LIGHT OF MR JUSTICE KEMPSTER'S RECOMMENDATIONS, WE WILL PLANS AND THE OVERALL REVIEW ON A REGULAR BASIS OUR CONTINGENCY FRAMEWORK WITHIN WHICH WE RUN THE DETENTION CENTRES.
"THE
ULTIMATE OBJECTIVE
REMAINS TO
EVERYTHING
中幃 SAID
THAT ENSURE POSSIBLE IS DONE TO AVOID A REPETITION OF THE SHEK KONG TRAGEDY, MR ASHWORTH.
PRICE AND VOLUME MOVEMENTS OF EXTERNAL TRADE IN JANUARY
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THE VOLUME OF DOMESTIC EXPORTS IN JANUARY THIS YEAR DECREASED THE BY 28%, WHILE THAT OF RE-EXPORTS DECREASED BY 2% AS COMPARED WITH SAME PERIOD LAST YEAR, ACCORDING TO STATISTICS RELEASED TODAY (THURSDAY) BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.
TAKING THEM TOGETHER, THE VOLUME OF TOTAL EXPORTS DECREASED 11%. IMPORTS DECREASED BY 8% IN VOLUME.
BY
THE GROWTH IN THE VOLUME OF TRADE IS DERIVED FROM THE GROWTH IN TRADE VALUES WITH THE EFFECT OF PRICE CHANGES HAVING BEEN DISCOUNTED.
COMPARISON,
WHILE
OF REGARDS PRICE CHANGES OVER THE SAME PERIOD AS THE PRICES OF DOMESTIC EXPORTS AND RE-EXPORTS BOTH ROSE BY 2%, "THOSE OF IMPORTS ROSE BY 1%.
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