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FRIDAY, AUGUST 26, 1994
JULY
JUNE
CHANGE
LAST MONTH
1994
1994
HK$ MN
HK$ MN
HK$ MN
X
DOMESTIC EXPORTS
20,438
19,688
+750
+3.8
(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)
(19.6%)
(19.7%)
RE-EXPORTS
84,047
80,300
+3,747
+4.7
TOTAL EXPORTS
104,484
99,988
+4,497
+4.5
IMPORTS
109,329
110,753
-1,424
-1.3
TRADE BALANCE
-4,845
-10,765
+5,920
JAN-JUL
JAN-JUL
CHANGE
CALENDAR YEAR TO-DATE
1994
1993
HK$ MN
HK$ MN
HK# MN
X
DOMESTIC EXPORTS
119,181
124,551
-5,370
-4.3
{% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)
(18.9%)
(21.6%)
RE-EXPORTS
512,321
452,292
+60,029
+13.3
TOTAL EXPORTS
631,502
576,843
+54,658
+9.5
IMPORTS
682,697
605,417
TRADE BALANCE
-51,195
-28,573
+77.280 +12.8 -22,622
AUG 93 TO
AUG 92 TO
CHANGE
LAST 12 MONTHS
JUL 94
HK$ MN
JUL 93 HK$ MN
HK$ MN
%%
DOMESTIC EXPORTS
(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)
217,656
(19.8%)
230,353 (23.0%)
-12,697
-5.5
RE-EXPORTS
TOTAL EXPORTS
IMPORTS
TRADE BALANCE
883,252
773,108
+110, 145
+14.2
1,100,909
1,003,461
1,149,877
1,033,099
-48,969
-29,638
+97,448 +116,778 -19,330
+9.7 +11.3
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WATER WORKS FOR TUEN MUN AND QUARRY BAY
THE WATER SUPPLIES
* *
DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A FRESH WATER SERVICE RESERVOIR WITH A STORAGE CAPACITY OF 19,000 CUBIC METRES OFF LUNG MUN ROAD, TUEN MIN AND THE LAYING OF ASSOCIATED WATER MAINS.
THE PROJECT WILL HELP TO SUPPLY WATER TO AREAS 38 AND 47 OF TUEN MUN TO COPE WITH THE ANTICIPATED INCREASE IN DEMAND FOR WATER ARISING FROM THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENTS OF A SPECIAL INDUSTRIES AREA AND A RIVER TRADE TERMINAL.
MEANWHILE, TENDERS ARE ALSO BEING CALLED FOR THE LAYING OF SALT WATER MAINS ACROSS TAI TAM COUNTRY PARK AND ALONG HONG YUE STREET AND HONG SHING STREET IN QUARRY BAY TO SUPPLY FLUSHING WATER TO THE HIGH-LEVEL AREAS OF KORNHILL DEVELOPMENT.
/WORKS FOR
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