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TUESDAY, AUGUST 25, 1992
TABLE 2: RE-EXPORTS FROM THE 10 MAJOR COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
JAN-JUN
1992 (HK$ MN)
JAN-JUN
1991 (HK$ MN)
INCREASE/ DECREASE (HK$ MN)
PERCENTAGE CHANGE (%)
CHINA
178,021
133,843
+ 44,178
+ 33
JAPAN
37,214
25,487
+ 11,727
+ 46
TAIWAN
24,770
18,547
+ 6,224
+ 34
UNITED STATES
15,287
12,472
+
2,815
+ 23
REPUBLIC OF KOREA
9,286
6,970
+
2,316
+ 33
GERMANY
3,942
3,094
847
+ 27
UNITED KINGDOM
3,530
2,813
717
+ 25
SINGAPORE
3,504
2,708
796
+ 29
FRANCE
3,116
2,646
+
470
+ 18
SWITZERLAND
2,777
2,658
119
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NEW SOLICITOR GENERAL APPOINTED
* * *
THE GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY
(TUESDAY)
ΤΟ
THAT MR BERTRAND SUCCEED MR FRANK WITH EFFECT FROM
EDOUARD DOGER DE SPEVILLE HAD BEEN APPOINTED STOCK AS SOLICITOR GENERAL IN THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT JULY 10 THIS YEAR.
MR STOCK HAS TAKEN UP APPOINTMENT AS JUDGE OF IN THE JUDICIARY SINCE MAY 21.
THE HIGH COURT
MR DE SPEVILLE, AGED 51, JOINED THE HONG KONG CIVIL SERVICE A DEPUTY PRINCIPAL CROWN COUNSEL
AS IN JANUARY YEARS' LEGAL SERVICE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM CIVIL SERVICE AND 10 YEARS' 1981, FOLLOWING THREE PRIVATE PRACTICE IN LONDON.
HE WAS PROMOTED TO PRINCIPAL CROWN COUNSEL IN OCTOBER 1985.
MR DE SPEVILLE HAS CONSIDERABLE BACKGROUND DEALING WITH LAW REFORM AND LEGAL POLICY WORK.
AND
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