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IMPORTS

7,114

6,482

632

+ 9.7

RE-EXPORTS

(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)

TRADE BALANCE

1.586

(27.6%)

1,559 (29.0%)

27

+ 1.8

1,374

- 1,109

265

JAN.

-

APRIL

CALENDAR YEAR TO-DATE

1979

JAN. APRIL 1978

INCREASE OR

DECREASE

$ MN.

$ MN.

MN.

%

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

14,270

10,752

+3,518 +32.7

(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)

(71.1%)

(74.7%)

IMPORTS

24,672

18,064

+6,608 +36.6

RE-EXPORTS

5,793

3,651

+2,142 +58.7

(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)

(28.9%)

(25.3%)

TRADE BALANCE

►

4,609

- 3,661

948

LAST 12 MONTHS

MAY 1978 TO APRIL 1979

MAY 1977 TO APRIL 1978

INCREASE OR

DECREASE

$ MN.

$ MN.

$ MN.

%

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

IMPORTS

44,229

35,868

+8,362 +23.3

69,664

51,494

+18,170 +35.3

RE-EXPORTS

TRADE BALANCE

15,339

10,498

+4,841 +46.1

-10,096

· 5,128

-,968

CONTRACTS WORTH MORE THAN $169 MILLION AWARDED LAST MONTH

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THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AWARDED 41 CONTRACTS WORTH MORE THAN $169 MILLION LAST (APRIL) MONTH.

OF THESE, 22 WERE AWARDED ON THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE CENTRAL TENDER BOARD AND 19 ON THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE PWD TENDER BOARD.

THE BIGGEST CONTRACT WAS FOR A MAJOR RECLAMATION AND LAND FORMATION PROJECT IN THE SOUTHWESTERN PART OF TUEN MUN NEW TOWN.

UNDER THE CONTRACT, 43 HECTARES OF LAND WILL BE PROVIDED FOR PUBLIC HOUSING, INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AND OPEN SPACE.

WORK ON THE CONTRACT STARTED LAST MONTH AND WILL TAKE ABOUT 24 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.

OTHER MAJOR CONTRACTS AWARDED IN APRIL INCLUDED THE BUILDING OF A MAJOR DISTRIBUTOR ROAD FROM PUI TO ROAD TO ON TING AND YAU OI HOUSING ESTATES NOW UNDER CONSTRUCTION IN TUEN MUN AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE PILLAR POINT SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS STAGE 1.

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