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Governor sends message of condolence on Oklahoma City bomb blast
The Governor, the Rt Hon Mr Christopher Patten, has written to the US Consul-General in Hong Kong, Mr Richard Mueller, with a message of deepest sympathy and condolences to the families and friends of those who were killed in the bomb blast in Oklahoma City. He asked Mr Mueller to convey to the American people HK's sadness and grief over the tragedy.
The Governor said today: "I was shocked to learn about the devastating bomb blast. It was a terrible tragedy, and we hope that the culprits will be brought to justice very soon.'
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End/Thursday, April 20, 1995
Construction Output Statistics 1994
The nominal gross value of construction work performed by main contractors, including general and special trade contractors, amounted to $89.2 billion in 1994, representing an increase of 18.4% over 1993, according to the results of the Quarterly Survey of Construction Output released today (Thursday) by the Census and Statistics Department.
The increase was largely due to more active construction work at both private and public sector sites.
When measured at constant (1990) market prices, the gross value of construction work performed by main contractors showed an increase of 13.8% over the preceding year.
The gross value of construction work performed at private sector sites rose substantially by 22.9% at nominal value and 18.2% at constant (1990) market prices. The corresponding increase in the gross values of construction work performed at public sector sites were 10.9% and 10.1%.