MONDAY, AUGUST 9, 1993
STATEMENT ON TRIAD AND STUDENT SERVICES
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IN REPLY TO MEDIA ENQUIRIES ON CLAIMS OF TRIAD INFILTRATION INTO SCHOOLS AND THE PROVISION OF SERVICES SUCH AS FINDING SCHOOL PLACES FOR STUDENTS AGED 16 AND ABOVE, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SAID:
"THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT HAS ISSUED SPECIFIC GUIDELINES SCHOOLS ON HOW TO DEAL WITH SUSPECTED TRAID ACTIVITIES IN SCHOOLS ANY CASE, STUDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT TO THE POLICE IF THEY THREATENED BY SUSPECTED TRAID ELEMENTS.
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THE DEPARTMENT CANNOT COMMENT ON THE SPECIFIC CASE REFERRED SINCE IT IS THE SUBJECT OF A POLICE INVESTIGATION.
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AS REGARDS SCHOOL PLACES, THE DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN AND CONTINUE TO ASSIST STUDENTS IRRESPECTIVE OF AGE то FIND APPROPRIATE PLACES FOR STUDY.
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT ESTIMATE FOR FIRST QUARTER * * * * *
CONTINUING THE SIGNIFICANT GROWTH MOMENTUM CARRIED OVER FROM LAST YEAR, HONG KONG'S GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT (GDP) GREW BY 5.3% IN REAL TERMS IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF THIS YEAR OVER THE SAME QUARTER LAST YEAR.
THIS IS SHOWN IN THE PRELIMINARY GDP ESTIMATE (MONDAY) BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.
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AMONG THE MAIN COMPONENTS OF THE GDP ESTIMATES, GROSS DOMESTIC FIXED CAPITAL FORMATION GREW BY 7.2% IN REAL TERMS IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1993 OVER THE SAME QUARTER IN 1992.
WITHIN THIS COMPONENT, EXPENDITURE ON MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT SHOWED A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE OF 19.1%. EXPENDITURE ON CONSTRUCTION ALSO RECORDED A NOTABLE GROWTH OF 7.1% IN THE FIRST QUARTER.
ON THE SAME BASIS OF COMPARISON, PRIVATE CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURE GREW BY 7.1% IN REAL TERMS, WHILE GOVERNMENT CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURE (DEFINED IN NATIONAL ACCOUNTS TERMS) DECLINED SLIGHTLY 0.4%.
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THE DECLINE IN GOVERNMENT CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURE REFLECTS PART
THE THE GOVERNMENT'S CONTINUING EFFORT IN RESTRAINING GROWTH IN CIVIL SERVICE, AND IN PART A DECREASE DURING THE FIRST QUARTER IN GOVERNMENT PURCHASES OF GOODS AND SERVICES SUCH AS STORES AND SUPPLIES.
REGARDING EXTERNAL TRADE IN GOODS, RE-EXPORTS GREW SUBSTANTIALLY BY 26.1% IN REAL TERMS IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1993 OVER THE SAME QUARTER IN 1992, WHILE DOMESTIC EXPORTS DECLINED BY 0.1%. THE CORRESPONDING GROWTH RATE FOR IMPORTS OF GOODS WAS 19.5%.
/AS REGARDS