THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1994
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COMPANIES REGISTRY PROVIDES NEW SERVICES
A COMPUTERISED INDEX OF DIRECTORS OF COMPANIES LISTED ON THE STOCK EXCHANGE OF HONG KONG WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC SEARCH AT THE COMPANIES REGISTRY AFTER PAYMENT OF AN APPROPRIATE FEE FROM NOVEMBER 21, A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).
THE FEES FOR INSPECTING THE INDEX ARE SET AT $10 PER SEARCH AND $20 PER PRINTOUT, AFTER TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE COSTS OF RUNNING THE SERVICE BY THE COMPANIES REGISTRY.
A NEW FEE OF $10 WILL ALSO BE CHARGED WITH EFFECT FROM THE SAME DAY FOR INSPECTING THE REGISTER OF DISQUALIFICATION ORDERS KEPT BY THE COMPANIES REGISTRY UNDER SECTION 168R OF THE COMPANIES ORDINANCE.
DETAILS OF THE FEES WERE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE ON NOVEMBER
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STATISTICS ON OUTWARD PROCESSING TRADE IN CHINA
FOR SECOND QUARTER
IN THE SECOND QUARTER OF 1994, 47% OF HONG KONG'S TOTAL EXPORTS TO CHINA WERE FOR OUTWARD PROCESSING; THE FIGURE WAS 74% FOR DOMESTIC EXPORTS, AND 42% FOR RE-EXPORTS, ACCORDING то STATISTICS RELEASED TODAY (THURSDAY) BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.
ON THE OTHER HAND, 75% OF HONG KONG'S IMPORTS FROM CHINA WERE RELATED TO OUTWARD PROCESSING.
OVER THE SAME PERIOD, 81% OF HONG KONG'S RE-EXPORTS OF CHINA ORIGIN TO ALL COUNTRIES OTHER THAN CHINA WERE PRODUCED THROUGH OUTWARD PROCESSING IN CHINA.
THE
CORRESPONDING PROPORTIONS IN THE SECOND QUARTER OF 1993 WERE 48% FOR TOTAL EXPORTS TO CHINA, 73% FOR DOMESTIC EXPORTS ΤΟ CHINA, 43% FOR RE-EXPORTS TO CHINA, 74% FOR IMPORTS FROM CHINA AND 85% FOR RE-EXPORTS OF CHINA ORIGIN TO ALL COUNTRIES OTHER THAN CHINA.
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DOMESTIC
IN THE FIRST HALF OF 1994, 45% OF HONG KONG'S TOTAL EXPORTS CHINA WERE
FOR FOR OUTWARD PROCESSING; THE FIGURE WAS 72% EXPORTS, AND 40% FOR RE-EXPORTS.
ON THE OTHER HAND, 76% OF HONG KONG'S IMPORTS FROM CHINA WERE RELATED TO OUTWARD PROCESSING.
OVER THE SAME PERIOD, 81% OF HONG KONG'S RE-EXPORTS OF CHINA ORIGIN TO ALL COUNTRIES OTHER THAN CHINA WERE PRODUCED THROUGH OUTWARD PROCESSING IN CHINA.
/THE CORRESPONDING