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MONDAY, APRIL 19, 1982

RE-EXPORT

VALUE

9

CHANGES COMPARING JANUARY 1982 WITH JANUARY 1981

RE-EXPORT UNIT VALUE

RE-EXPORT

VOLUME

FOODSTUFFS

+41%

+13%

+24%

CONSUMER GOODS

INSIGNIFICANT

+ 7%

6%

FUELS

+172%

+28%

+112%

RAW MATERIALS AND

-13%

+17%

-25%

SEMI-MANUFACTURES

CAPITAL GOODS

+25%

+24%

+ 1%

ALT

SAMMATITE

INSTONE

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THE CHANGES IN RE-EXPORT VOLUME VARIED AMONG THE FIVE END-USE CATEGORIES, RANGING FROM A 25 PER CENT DECREASE FOR RAW MATERIALS AND SEMI-MÁNUFACTURES TO A 112 PER CENT INCREASE FOR FUELS.

FURTHER DETAILS ARE CONTAINED IN THE JANUARY 1982 ISSUE

OF THE +HONG KONG TRADE INDEX NUMBERS+, AVAILABLE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE AT HK$2 PER COPY.

APPLICATIONS FOR LICENCES PROCESSED IN KWUN TONG

***

FROM THURSDAY (APRIL 22), ALL APPLICATIONS FOR LICENCES BY REGISTERED POST WILL BE CENTRALISED AND PROCESSED IN THE KWUN TONG LICENSING OFFICE, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY.

ALL APPLICATIONS BY POST SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO THE KWUN TONG LICENSING OFFICE AT HIU KWONG COURT, 26-38 HIU KWONG STREET, 1/F, KWUN TONG.

ENQUIRIES CAN DE MADE BY CALLING 3-356835.

THE SPOKESMAN STRESSED THAT THE NEW ARRANGEMENT WAS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE A MORE EFFICIENT SERVICE FOR RENEWING DRIVING LICENCES, INTERNATIONAL DRIVING PERMITS, TRANSFER OF VEHICLE OWNERSHIP, RENEWAL OF VEHICLE LICENCE, DUPLICATE REGISTRATION DOCUMENTS AND DUPLICATE VEHICLE LICENCES.

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