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THURSDAY, MAY 26, 1983

CALENDAR YEAR TO-DATE

JAN-APRIL

1983

JAN-APRIL

1982

INCREASE OR

DECREASE

$ MN.

$ MN.

$ MN.

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)

26 241 (63.1%)

24 041

+2 200

+ 9.2

(62.8%)

RE-EXPORTS

15 323

14 214

+1 109

+ 7.8

TOTAL EXPORTS

41 564

38 255

+3 309

+ 8.6

IMPORTS

47 673

45 711

+1 962 + 4.3

TRADE BALANCE

- 6 109

- 7 456

+1 347

LAST 12 MONTHS

MAY 1982 TO APRIL 1983

MAY 1981 TO APRIL 1982

INCREASE OR

DECREASE

$ MN.

$ MN.

$ MN.

%

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

85 232

82 561

+2 671

+ 3.2

RE-EXPORTS

45 461

43 103

+2 358

+ 5.5

TOTAL EXPORTS

130 693

1.25 664

+5 029

+ 4.0

IMPORTS

144 855

141 618

+3 237

+ 2.3

TRADE BALANCE

-14 162

-15 954

+1 792

CHIEF SECRETARY HEADS FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEE

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THE FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEE HAS BEEN RECONSTITUTED, WITH THE CHIEF SECRETARY AS ITS NEW CHAIRMAN.

THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE COMMITTEE AND ITS TERMS OF REFERENCE HAVE ALSO BEEN EXPANDED.

THIS DEVELOPMENT WAS FORESHADOWED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SIR PHILIP HADDON-CAVE, IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL LAST MONTH, WHEN HE SAID THE ADVICE OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL WAS TO BE SOUGHT ON HOW THE VARIOUS EFFORTS OF THE MANY GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS INVOLVED IN THE PREVENTION OF CRIME COULD BE MADE COLLECTIVELY MORE EFFECTIVE.

HE SAID