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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1981

INCREASES IN ABSOLUTE VALUES OVER THE SECOND QUARTER OF 1980 WERE LARGEST IN ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES AND ELECTRONICS ($1 372 MILLION), TEXTILES ($1 211 MILLION), PROFESSIONAL AND OPTICAL EQUIPMENT ($757 MILLION), AND PRODUCTS OF PETROLEUM AND COAL ($688 MILLION).

IN PERCENTAGE TERMS, THE HIGHEST INCREASES WERE: WEARING APPAREL (65 PER CENT), PLASTIC PRODUCTS (50 PER CENT), TOBACCO (47 PER CENT), AND PROFESSIONAL AND OPTICAL EQUIPMENT (44 PER CENT). ON THE OTHER HAND, DECREASES IN IMPORTS WERE OBSERVED FOR MINING AND QUARRYING (-9 PER CENT), AND FORESTRY AND LOGGING (-4 PER CENT).

FURTHER DETAILS OF MERCHANDISE TRADE STATISTICS

RE-CLASS IF IED BY INDUSTRIAL ORIGIN MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION STATISTICS SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT (TEL. 3-7221914).

TUEN MUN FISHERMEN ENTITLED TO EX-GRATIA ALLOWANCES

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FISHERMEN AFFECTED BY THE SO KWUN WAT BAY MARINA PROJECT IN TUEN MUN HAVE BEEN URGED BY THE DISTRICT OFFICE TO REGISTER THE IR CLAIMS FOR EX-GRATIA ALLOWANCES BY OCTOBER 19.

THE PROJECT, SCHEDULED TO START NEXT SEPTEMBER, INVOLVES RECLAMATION OF PART OF THE BAY AND BUILDING A SEA WALL. AS A RESULT OF THE PROJECT FISHING RIGHTS IN THE AREA WILL HAVE TO BE WITHDRAWN BUT EX-GRATIA ALLOWANCES WILL BE PAID TO THOSE WHO ARE ELIGIBLE.

A GOVERNMENT REGISTRATION TEAM WILL INTERVIEW FISHERMEN WHO ARE EITHER BASED IN OR WHO FISH REGULARLY IN THE WATERS OF TAI LAM CHUNG, CASTLE PEAK BAY, MA WAN AND TSING LUNG TAU, INCLUDING SHAM TSENG, AND WILL INSPECT THE IR VESSELS AND GEAR.

THE TEAM, CONSISTING OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES AND MARINE DEPARTMENTS, THE INDEPENDENT COMMISSION AGAINST CORRUPTION, THE NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT AND THE DISTRICT OFFICE, WILL BE ABOARD A MARINE DEPARTMENT LAUNCH ANCHORED NEAR SO KWÜN WAT BAY DURING THE REGISTRATION PERIOD.

FOR REGISTRATION PURPOSE, THE FISHERMEN WILL BE REQUIRED TO PRESENT VALID DOCUMENTS SUCH AS VESSEL LICENCES, MARINE DEPARTMENT LICENCES, IDENTITY CARDS, CREW BOOKS AND FISH MARKET RECEIPTS.

FISHING BOATS EXCEEDING 50 FEET IN LENGTH ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR EX-GRATIA PAYMENTS.

REGISTRATION DATES FOR CASTLE PEAK BAY AREA WILL BE OCTOBER 12- 14- TAI LAM CHUNG OCTOBER 15 MA WAN OCTOBER 16- AND TSING LUNG TAU, INCLUDING SHAM TSENG, OCTOBER 19.

THE NOTICE FOR REGISTRATION OF CLAIMS WILL BE POSTED AT ALL AFFECTED FISHING BASES, THE MARINE DEPARTMENT AND TUEN MUN DISTRICT OFFICE. EXPLANATORY LEAFLETS WILL ALSO BE DESPATCHED TO FISHERMEN'S ASSOCIATIONS.

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