MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1994
SPECIFIC CONSULTANCY SUPPORT WILL ALSO BE PROVIDED TO THE AGENCY WHERE SPECIAL SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE ARE REQUIRED.
SET UP IN SEPTEMBER 1993, THE MANAGEMENT SERVICES AGENCY PROVIDES SUPPORTING SERVICE TO THE EFFICIENCY UNIT IN IMPLEMENTING NEW INITIATIVES UNDER THE PUBLIC SECTOR REFORM PROGRAMME.
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THE AGENCY ALSO RENDERS CONSULTANCY SERVICES ΤΟ GOVERNMENT BRANCHES AND DEPARTMENTS TO HELP IMPROVE PRODUCTIVITY AND QUALITY SERVICE.
CEREMONY WERE
WITNESSING THE CONTRACT-SIGNING DIRECTOR OF MANAGEMENT SERVICES, MR SIMON YAN AND THE FIRM'S MANAGING CONSULTANT, MR AJIT RANGNEKAR.
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EXTERNAL TRADE STATISTICS FOR JULY 1994 RELEASED
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THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT TODAY (MONDAY) RELEASED DETAILED STATISTICS ON EXTERNAL TRADE WITH BREAKDOWN COUNTRY/TERRITORY AND COMMODITY FOR JULY THIS YEAR.
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THE VALUE OF RE-EXPORTS IN JULY 1994, AT $84.0 BILLION, SHOWED AN INCREASE OF 9.9% OVER JULY 1993.
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COMPARING JULY 1994 WITH JULY 1993, INCREASES WERE RECORDED IN VALUE OF RE-EXPORTS TO THE UNITED STATES (+18%), JAPAN (+15%), SINGAPORE (+11%), CHINA (+9.1%) AND THE NETHERLANDS (+4.0%).
OVER THE SAME PERIOD, DECREASES WERE RECORDED IN THE VALUE OF RE-EXPORTS TO OTHER MAIN DESTINATIONS: FRANCE (-4.5%), TAIWAN (-3.2%), THE UNITED KINGDOM (-2.3%), GERMANY (-1.6%) AND THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA {-0.6%).
THE CHANGES IN THE VALUE OF HONG KONG'S RE-EXPORTS TO THE 10 MAIN DESTINATIONS ARE SHOWN IN TABLE 1.
THE VALUE OF RE-EXPORTS IN THE FIRST SEVEN MONTHS OF 1994 WAS $512.3 BILLION, 13% HIGHER THAN THAT IN THE SAME PERIOD IN 1993.
COMPARING THE FIRST SEVEN MONTHS OF 1994 WITH THE SAME PERIOD IN 1993, INCREASES WERE RECORDED IN THE VALUE OF RE-EXPORTS TO JAPAN (+23%), THE UNITED STATES (+16%), CHINA (16%), THE UNITED KINGDOM (+15%), THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA (+12%), SINGAPORE (+11%), THE NETHERLANDS (+11%), GERMANY (+4.7%) AND FRANCE (+1.0%).
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HOWEVER, THE VALUE OF RE-EXPORTS TO TAIWAN DECREASED MILDLY BY
TABLE 2 SHOWS THE CHANGES IN THE VALUE OF RE-EXPORTS OF THE 10 PRINCIPAL COMMODITY DIVISIONS.
COMPARING THE FIRST SEVEN MONTHS OF 1994 WITH THE SAME PERIOD IN 1993, INCREASES OF VARIOUS MAGNITUDES WERE RECORDED IN THE VALUE OF RE-EXPORTS OF MOST PRINCIPAL COMMODITY DIVISIONS.
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