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SUNDAY, JULY 29, 1979

NO RIGHT TURN ***

THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (SUNDAY) THAT FROM 10 A.M. ON TUESDAY, WESTBOUND MOTOR VEHICLES ALONG DES VOEUX ROAD WEST WILL BE PROHIBITED FROM TURNING RIGHT INTO WESTERN STREET NORTHBOUND,

APPROPRIATE TRAFFIC SIGNS WILL BE SET UP TO GUIDE MOTORISTS.

PRELIMINARY CENSUS RESULTS ON RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS *****

THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT TODAY (SUNDAY) RELEASED RESULTS OF A LARGE-SCALE ECONOMIC CENSUS IN 1978 ON RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS, COLLECTING DATA RELATING TO 1977.

INFORMATION SOUGHT IN THE CENSUS INCLUDED THE TYPE OF OWNERSHIP, NUMBER OF PEOPLE ENGAGED, SALES AND RECEIPTS, LABOUR COST, OPERATING COST, PURCHASES OF GOODS FOR SALE, STOCKS AND CAPITAL EXPENDITURE.

THE RESULTS WILL ENABLE THE GOVERNMENT TO EVALUATE THE ECONOMIC CONTRIBUTION OF THESE TRADE SECTORS TO HONG KONG'S GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT (GDP) IN TERMS OF CENSUS VALUE-ADDED, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID.

+CENSUS VALUE-ADDED IS OBTAINED BY SUBTRACTING FROM SALES, THE TOTAL VALUE OF PURCHASES OF GOODS, MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES, AND PAYMENTS FOR WATER AND ENERGY, AND FOR CONTRACT WORK AND COMMISSIONS, HE EXPLAINED.

ACCORDING TO THE CENSUS RESULTS, TOTAL SALES AND OTHER RECEIPTS OF RESTAURANTS, CAFES, FAST FOOD SHOPS AND BARS IN HONG KONG WERE ESTIMATED TO BE $5,131 MILLION IN 1977, AND THE IR CENSUS VALUE-ADDED, $2,100 MILLION.

THE PURCHASES OF FOODSTUFFS, BEVERAGES AND OTHER GOODS FOR SALE BY THESE ESTABLISHMENTS AMOUNTED TO $2,570 MILLION.

THE VALUE OF LABOUR COST INCURRED WAS $1,305 MILLION, INCLUDING PAYROLL AND OTHER BENEFITS TO EMPLOYEES (BUT NOT TIPS PAID TO EMPLOYEES DIRECT), BUT EXCLUDING THE WITHDRAWALS BY PROPRIETORS AND PARTNERS OF UNINCORPORATED BUSINESSES.

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