FRIDAY, JUNE 25, 1993

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FIRST CHINA STUDIES COURSE DUE TO START

THE DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR RECREATION AND CULTURE, MR PAUL LEUNG, WILL LEAD A PARTY OF 20 CIVIL SERVANTS то ATTEND THE FIRST CHINA STUDIES COURSE IN QINGHUA UNIVERSITY, BEIJING, NEXT MONTH.

THE PARTY IS MADE UP OF 12 ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENTAL OFFICERS.

OFFICERS AND EIGHT

THE COURSE, WHICH WILL LAST FROM JULY 5 TO AUGUST 22, WILL INCLUDE VISITS TO AREAS OUTSIDE BEIJING TO ENABLE PARTICIPANTS ΤΟ COMPARE THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN VARIOUS REGIONS, AND TO STUDY THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE CENTRAL AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.

ATTENTION NEWS EDITORS:

MR PAUL LEUNG WILL BRIEF THE MEDIA ON DETAILS OF THE FIRST CHINA STUDIES COURSE AT THE RCB CONFERENCE ROOM, 41ST FLOOR, REVENUE TOWER, 5 GLOUCESTER ROAD, HONG KONG, AT 3 PM TODAY (FRIDAY).

YOU ARE INVITED TO ATTEND THE MEDIA SESSION.

RESULTS OF 1991 SURVEY OF STORAGE, COMMUNICATION, FINANCING, INSURANCE AND BUSINESS SERVICES RELEASED

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THE STORAGE, COMMUNICATION, FINANCING, INSURANCE AND BUSINESS SERVICES INDUSTRIES REGISTERED RAPID GROWTH IN 1991. COMPARED WITH 1990, TOTAL BUSINESS RECEIPTS WENT UP BY 22% IN VALUE TERMS FOR THE STORAGE, COMMUNICATION AND INSURANCE INDUSTRIES BY 20% FINANCING INDUSTRY AND BY 18% FOR THE BUSINESS SERVICES INDUSTRY.

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THESE ARE SOME OF THE MAJOR FINDINGS OF THE 1991 SURVEY STORAGE, COMMUNICATION, FINANCING, INSURANCE AND BUSINESS SERVICES, RELEASED TODAY (FRIDAY) BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.

THE SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED FROM MAY 1992 TO EARLY 1993.

THE GROWTH IN GROSS SURPLUS (WHICH EQUALS TOTAL BUSINESS RECEIPTS LESS TOTAL OPERATING EXPENDITURE), HOWEVER, VARIED AMONG THESE SERVICE INDUSTRIES.

FINANCING

WHILE BUSINESS SERVICES, COMMUNICATION AND INDUSTRIES HAD SIGNIFICANT INCREASES IN GROSS SURPLUS OVER 1990, OF 36%, 34% AND 33% RESPECTIVELY, THE STORAGE INDUSTRY ONLY RECORDED A MILD INCREASE OF 9%.

ALL VALUE FIGURES ARE EXPRESSED IN CURRENT PRICE TERMS. THE PERCENTAGE CHANGES DERIVED FROM THESE FIGURES HAVE NOT BEEN ADJUSTED FOR PRICE INCREASES.

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