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MONDAY, MAY 16, 1983

TABLE 2: CHANGES COMPARING FEBRUARY 1983 WITH FEBRUARY 1982

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FOODSTUFFS

CONSUMER GOODS

RAW MATERIALS AND

SEMI-MANUFACTURES

FUELS

CAPITAL GOODS

ALL COMMODITIES

IMPORT VALUE

IMPORT UNIT VALUE

IMPORT VOLUME

5%

+ 7%

-

2%

4%

+ 3%

-

7%

-

17%

+ 2%

-19%

5%

+ 8%

-12%

-

11%

+ 6%

-15%

9%

+ 4%

-13%

TABLE 3: CHANGES COMPARING FEBRUARY 1983 WITH FEBRUARY 1982

END-USE CATEGORY

RE-EXPORT VALUE

RE-EXPORT UNIT VALUE

RE-EXPORT

VOLUME

FOODSTUFFS

+ 21%

+ 12%

+ 7%

CONSUMER GOODS

+ 10%

INSIGNIFICANT

+ 9%

RAW MATERIALS AND

SEMI-MANUFACTURES

-

22%

1%

-23%

FUELS

-

37%

+ 11%

-4496

CAPITAL GOODS

4%

+

9%

5%

ALL COMMODITIES

436

2%

7%

MORE PASS MEDICAL LICENTIATE EXAM ******

THE LICENTIATE COMMITTEE OF THE MEDICAL COUNCIL OF HONG KONG TODAY ANNOUNCED THAT 92 CANDIDATES HAVE PASSED PART II OF THE LICENTIATE EXAMINATION FOR UNREGISTRABLE DOCTORS WHICH WILL LEAD TO THE AWARD OF A LICENCE TO PRACTISE IN HONG KONG.

THE PART 1 EXAMINATION IS DESIGNED TO TEST THE CANDIDATE'S KNOWLEDGE OF ENGLISH FOR PROFESSIONAL USE.

THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IT HAS BEEN HELD TWICE A YEAR, IN MARCH AND MAY, TO GIVE CANDIDATES A CHOICE OF DATES,

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