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Friday, June 2, 1972

HONG KONG GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTS

For March 1972

The Hong Kong Government accounts for the month of March 1972 show a deficit of $100.48 million, compared with a deficit of $12.85

million in March 1971.

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This brought the surplus for the financial year 1971-72 to $639.91 million against a surplus of $618.67 million for 1970-71. Total revenue for the month at $261.99 million was $5.72

million less than in March 1971. Expenditure amounted to $362.47 million,

an increase of $81.91 million over the same month last year.

Release time: 7.30 p.m.