XN000022-1977-07-25 — Page 4

3

-

MONDAY, JULY 25, 1977

HK REVIEW OF TRADE IN 1976 ON SALE

*****

THE TOTAL VALUE OF HONG KONG'S OVERSEAS TRADE INCREASED TREMENDOUSLY IN 1976, AS A RESULT OF THE GENERAL UPTURN IN WORLD TRADE. WITH TOTAL EXPORTS INCLUDING RE-EXPORTS RISING FASTER THAN IMPORTS, THE VISIBLE TRADE BALANCE FURTHER IMPROVED.

THESE DETAILS AND MANY OTHERS ARE FEATURED IN THE +HONG KONG REVIEW OF OVERSEAS TRADE IN 1976+ WHICH IS NOW ON SALE AT $10 PER COPY AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE, CONNAUGHT PLACE.

THE 48-PAGE REVIEW, PREPARED BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT, CLEARLY OUTLINES HONG KONG'S TRADE PERFORMANCE WITH VARIOUS COUNTRIES ACCOMPANIED BY SIMPLE GRAPHS.

IT STARTS WITH A GENERAL REVIEW OF TRADE IN 1976 COMPARED WITH TWO PREVIOUS YEARS. IT ALSO SEPARATELY FOCUSES ON HONG KONG'S DOMESTIC EXPORTS, IMPORTS AND RE-EXPORTS WITH DETAIL STATISTICS OF TRADE WITH MAJOR TRADING PARTNERS.

ONE USEFUL FEATURE OF THE REVIEW IS THAT IT GIVES THE COMPARATIVE TRADE GROWTH OF HONG KONG BY VALUE FROM 1950.

PROJECT COMPETITION ON OCEAN PARK ******

THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT HAS UNDERTAKEN TO ORGANISE A PROJECT COMPETITION AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOLS ON OCEAN PARK.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID: THE LAUNCHING OF THE COMPETITION COMES AT AN OPPORTUNE TIME WHEN OCEAN PARK HAS OPENED FOR MORE THAN HALF A YEAR AND TENS OF THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS HAVE MADE VISITS TO THE PLACE.+

THE COMPETITION IS AIMED AT AROUSING STUDENTS' INTEREST IN STUDYING BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY, PROMOTING AN UNDERSTANDING OF PLANT AND ANIMAL LIFE, STIMULATE THE IR IMAGINATION AND ENABLE THEM TO CULTIVATE AN APPRECIATION OF THE BEAUTY OF NATURE AND A CARE FOR LIVING THINGS.

MOBIL OIL (H.K.) LIMITED IS THE SPONSOR OF THE COMPETITION AND WILL PROVIDE 13 PRIZES COMPRISING A WINNER, TWO RUNNERS-UP AND 10 MERIT PRIZES.

EACH PROJECT WILL OCCUPY AN AREA OF NOT MORE THAN 100 SQ. FT. (ABOUT 9.20 METRES) AND ALL WINNING PROJECTS WILL BE DISPLAYED AT THE EXHIBITION HALL OF THE CITY HALL NEXT JANUARY, SECONDARY SCHOOLS WILL BE INFORMED OF THE DETAILS OF THE COMPETITION BY EDUCATION DEPARTMENT IN SEPTEMBER,

14