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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1981

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LAST 12 MONTHS

FEB 1980 TO JAN 1981

FEB 1979 TO JAN 1980

INCREASE OR

DECREASE

$ MN.

$ MN.

$ MN.

%

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

69 520

57 070

+12 450 + 21.8

RE-EXPORTS

31 353

20 741

+10 612

+ 51.2

TOTAL EXPORTS

100 872

77 811

+23 061

+ 29.6

IMPORTS

114 204

88 569

+25 635

+ 28.9

TRADE BALANCE

-

13 332

- 10 758

- 2 574

NOTE TO EDITORS:

PRESS COVERAGE OF URBAN COUNCIL ELECTION

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MEMBERS OF THE PRESS WHO WISH TO VISIT ANY OF THE 13 POLLING STATIONS OR TO BE PRESENT AT THE COUNTING OF THE VOTES ON MARCH 5 (THURSDAY), URBAN COUNCIL ELECTION DAY, MUST COMPLETE FORM 20 DECLARATION OF SECRECY BEFORE A JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, PRESIDING OFFICER OR THE RETURNING OFFICER.

THEY SHOULD HAVE THE FORMS WITH THEM WHEN THEY CALL AT ANY OF THE POLLING STATIONS.

COPIES OF THESE FORMS ARE NOW AVAILABLE IN THE GIS PRESS ROOM, 6TH FLOOR, BEACONSFIELD HOUSE.

FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF PRESS REPRESENTATIVES NOMINATED TO COVER THE ELECTION, THE RETURNING OFFICER, MR THOMAS TSO, WILL BE PRESENT IN THE GIS CONFERENCE ROOM, 6TH FLOOR, BEACONSFIELD HOUSE, TO ADMINISTER THE DECLARATION AT 2.30 PM ON MARCH 2 (MONDAY).

THIS DECLARATION CAN BE ALTERNATIVELY ADMINISTERED BY ANY JUSTICE OF THE PEACE.

THE ATTENTION OF PRESS REPRESENTATIVES IS DRAWN TO REGULATION 29 (SEE FOOTNOTE) OF THE URBAN COUNCIL ELECTIONS (PROCEDURE) REGULATIONS UNDER WHICH IT IS AN OFFENCE INTER ALIA TO SPEAK TO ANY ELECTOR OR TAKE ANY PHOTOGRAPH WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF ANY POLLING STATION.

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