TUESDAY, MAY 10, 1994
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HOT OFF THE PRESSES: HONG KONG 1994
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THE DRAMA, DEVELOPMENT AND DETAIL OF HONG KONG OVER THE PAST YEAR WILL HIT THE BOOKSTANDS WHEN HONG KONG 1994 APPEARS TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY).
THE GOVERNMENT YEARBOOK, A CONSISTENT BESTSELLER, HIGHLIGHTS THE MAJOR EVENTS AND GOVERNMENT POLICIES OF 1993, PROVIDING A COMPREHENSIVE PICTURE OF HOW HONG KONG OPERATES.
COSTING ONLY $60, HONG KONG 1994 COMES IN ENGLISH AND CHINESE EDITIONS AND COMPRISES OVER 500 PAGES OF TEXT, PHOTOS AND STATISTICS. IT IS A VITAL REFERENCE TOOL FOR ALL WITH AN INTEREST IN THE TERRITORY.
THE HONG KONG COMMISSIONER IN LONDON AND FORMER CHIEF SECRETARY, SIR DAVID FORD, HAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE REVIEW CHAPTER THIS YEAR AND PROVIDES A PERSONAL INSIGHT INTO THE FORCES WHICH HAVE SHAPED THE TERRITORY OVER THREE DECADES IN "A RARE ALCHEMY"
"IN OUR SOCIETY, YESTERDAY'S HAWKER CAN BE TODAY'S MILLIONAIRE; AND
IF HE OVER-REACHES HIS CASH FLOW AND IS FORCED BACK TO HIS STREET STALL TO BEGIN ALL OVER AGAIN, NOBODY WILL THINK THE WORSE OF HIM BUT WILL ADMIRE HIS COURAGE FOR TRYING THAT HARD," SIR DAVID STATES.
THE REVIEW CHAPTER IS PRECEDED BY A MONTH-BY-MONTH
OF THE YEAR'S FORMATIVE EVENTS.
DESCRIPTION
A COLOURFUL END-PAPER MAP FEATURES HONG KONG'S EXTERNAL TRADE IN 1992. AGAINST THE TRADE TREND OF THE PAST 10 YEARS.
HONG KONG 1994 CAN BE PURCHASED AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE. IT WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE LATER AT DISTRICT OFFICES, LEADING BOOKSHOPS, AND AT THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE IN LONDON.
THIS YEAR, A SPECIAL 15 PER CENT DISCOUNT IS BEING OFFERED ΤΟ STUDENTS ON A GROUP PURCHASE BASIS THROUGH SCHOOLS AND ACADEMIC ORGANISATIONS. FOR THIS GROUP, THE YEARBOOK WILL COST $51.
IN HONG KONG
ORDER FORMS ARE AVAILABLE FOR DELIVERY BY MAIL, AND ABROAD. FOR ENQUIRIES, TELEPHONE 842 8801-4 OR FAX 537 1543.
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