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Hong Kong's imports cover both goods for domestic use - retained imports - and goods for re-exportation. Statistics on retained imports are of significant value in economic analysis as they measure local demand for imports.
Hong Kong being an important trading centre, a large proportion of imports are re-exported to other countries/territories with the rest being retained for use locally.
The feature article introduces the basic concepts of retained imports and the compilation method of the statistics. The movements of retained imports during the period 1989 to 1994 are also analysed.
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Application for part-time teachers invited
The Education Department is inviting qualified teachers to fill the evening part- time teaching vacancies in various courses to be given in the 1996-97 school year.
The department's Adult Education Section has organised a number of courses, including English, government evening secondary school and adult education, in centres throughout the territory.
A spokesman for the department said: "Applicants should be qualified teachers with a genuine interest in teaching adults in the evening.