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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1980

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CALENDAR YEAR TO-DATE

JAN NOV

1980

JAN - NOV

1979

INCREASE OR

DECREASE

SM

$M

$M

9%

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)

61 923 (69.7%)

50 323 (73.5%)

+11 601

+ 23.1

RE-EXPORTS

26 957

18 133

+ 8 824 + 48.7

TOTAL EXPORTS

88 880

68 456

+20 425

+ 29.8

IMPORTS

100 383

77 524

+22 859 + 29.5

TRADE BALANCE

-

11 503

- 9 068

-

2 435

LAST 12 MONTHS

DEC 1979 TO NOV 1980

DEC 1978 TO NOV 1979

INCREASE OR

DECREASE

SM

$M

$M

%

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

67 513

54 636

+12 876 + 23.6

RE-EXPORTS

28 846

19 359

+ 9 487

+ 49.0

TOTAL EXPORTS

96 359

73 996

+22 363

+ 30.2

IMPORTS

108 696

84 365

+24 331

+ 28.8

TRADE BALANCE

12 337

-10 369

-

1 968

HIGH PERFORMANCE FIRE BOAT TO BE LAUNCHED

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A NEW FIRE BOAT WITH A GIANT SNORKEL AND CAPABLE OF PUMP ING FOAM AND WATER AT A RATE OF 11 300 LITRES PER MINUTE, WILL JOIN THE FIRE SERVICES FLEET EARLY NEXT YEAR.

THE $10 MILLION VESSEL, SPECIALLY DESIGNED AND BEING BUILT IN HONG KONG, WILL BE CAPABLE OF A TOP SPEED OF 13 KNOTS THE FASTEST OF ALL MAJOR FIRE BOATS AT PRESENT IN SERVICE.

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+ IT WILL BE ABLE TO ATTEND TO A FIRE WITHIN MINUTES AND CONSIDERABLY BOOST OUR RESPONSE TO MARINE AND COASTAL INCIDENTS, + THE FIRE SERVICES ACTING DIVISIONAL OFFICER (MARINE DIVISION), MR DOONG HWA SAID TODAY.

HE SAID THE NEW FIRE BOAT WOULD BE EQUIPPED TO DEAL WITH ALL TYPES OF FIRE - ELECTRIC OR CHEMICAL FIRES, FIRES

INVOLVING OIL, AND FIRES ON CONTAINER SHIPS.

+ IT WILL BE FULLY GEARED TO EFFECTIVELY TACKLE ANY PROLONGED FIRE FIGHTING OPERATION, HE SAID.

THE MOST