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Relief fund for teachers killed in hill fire approved
The Social Welfare Department has approved a total of $105,750 from the Emergency Relief Fund to the families of the two teachers who were killed in a hill fire at Pat Sin Leng Country Park last Saturday.
The family of Miss Wong Sau-mei will receive $56,250 ($9,000 as burial grant and $47,250 as death grant) while the family of Mr Chau Chi-chai will get $49,500 ($9,000 as burial grant and $40,500 as death grant).
Arrangements of burial grants to the families of the two deceased students are being processed.
Meanwhile, social workers and clinical psychologists of the department will continue their counselling and support services to the students and teachers of the Fung Yiu King Memorial Secondary School as well as family members of those hospitalised students at the Prince of Wales Hospital.
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Trade involving outward processing in China statistics
In the third quarter of 1995, 49% of Hong Kong's total exports to China were for outward processing; the figure was 75% for domestic exports, and 45% for re- exports while on the other hand 76% of Hong Kong's imports from China were related to outward processing.
According to statistics released today (Tuesday) by the Census and Statistics Department, over the same period, 80% 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 third quarter of 1994 were 51% for total exports to China, 74% for domestic exports to China, 47% for re-exports to China, 80% for imports from China and 82% for re-exports of China origin to all countries other than China.