FRIDAY, MARCH 5, 1993
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GUANGDONG ISSUES
DURING THE VISIT, THE DELEGATION HELD TALKS WITH THE PSB AUTHORITIES ON A NUMBER OF CROSS-BORDER SECURITY AND CRIME INCLUDING THE SMUGGLING OF STOLEN LUXURY VEHICLES.
EFFORTS ON THE THE COMMISSIONER IS VERY PLEASED THAT THROUGH
CARS FROM HONG KONG PART OF THE GUANGDONG PSB, EIGHT STOLEN LUXURY
AND RETURNED ΤΟ HAVE BEEN LOCATED
KONG TODAY. HONG
GUANGDONG IN
IN CONNECTION WITH THEFT OF LUXURY VEHICLES IN HONG KONG, IT IS OF THIS CRIME EXPERIENCED PLEASING TO NOTE THAT THE HIGH INCIDENCE
YEAR HAS SHOWN A BETWEEN THE LAST QUARTER OF 1992 AND JANUARY THIS MARKED DECLINE IN FEBRUARY.
A TOTAL OF 121 LUXURY CARS
302 (FOUR A DAY) COMPARED WITH
WERE FOUND MISSING IN IN JANUARY (10 A DAY).
FEBRUARY
15
ΤΟ BELIEVED
BE ATTRIBUTED ΤΟ THE DRASTIC DECREASE
THE OTHER LAW ARREST AND PROSECUTION ACTION TAKEN BY BOTH THE POLICE AND
DURING WHICH A TOTAL OF 25 ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES DURING FEBRUARY,
WITH PERSONS WERE ARRESTED
THEFT CAR
RELATED
OFFENCES.
IN
CONNECTION
51 HAVE BEEN RECOVERED SO FAR.
OF THE 121 VEHICLES REPORTED MISSING IN
THE
MONTH, AT LEAST
OF ENFORCEMENT
"THE POLICE WILL CONTINUE WITH ITS HIGH LEVEL
ACTION, MR LI SAID.
PROVISIONAL FIGURES ON RETAIL SALES FOR DECEMBER
THE VALUE OF TOTAL RETAIL SALES IN DECEMBER LAST YEAR, ESTIMATED AT $15.7 BILLION, INCREASED BY 16% WHEN COMPARED WITH THE SAME MONTH IN 1991, ACCORDING TO THE STATISTICS RELEASED TODAY (FRIDAY) BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.
THE INCREASE IN RETAIL SALES REFLECTED A CONTINUED GROWTH IN SPENDING BY BOTH LOCAL CONSUMERS AND TOURISTS.
AFTER DISCOUNTING THE EFFECT OF PRICE CHANGES OVER THE TOTAL RETAIL SALES INCREASED BY 11% IN VOLUME TERMS.
PERIOD,
FOR 1992 AS A WHOLE, THE INCREASE IN RETAIL SALES WAS 18% IN VALUE AND 12% IN VOLUME.
THE INCREASE IN DECEMBER WAS MAINLY ATTRIBUTABLE LEVEL OF SPENDING ON CLOTHING AND FOOTWEAR, MOTOR VEHICLES, DURABLE GOODS OTHER THAN MOTOR VEHICLES AND JEWELLERY.
TO A HIGH CONSUMER
SALES OF CLOTHING, FOOTWEAR AND ALLIED PRODUCTS REGISTERED A SIGNIFICANT YEAR-ON-YEAR INCREASE IN DECEMBER, BY 29% IN VALUE AND 18% IN VOLUME.
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