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FRIDAY, JULY 20, 1984

IN VOLUME TERMS, TOTAL RECEIPTS OF OTHER EATING AND DRINKING "LACES REMAINED RELATIVELY STABLE, WHILE THOSE OF FAST FOOD SHOPS WENT DOWN BY EIGHT PER CENT, BARS BY SIX PER CENT, AND CHINESE AND NON-CHINESE RESTAURANTS, EACH BY TWO PER CENT.

COMPARED WITH THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1983, CHINESE RESTAURANTS RECORDED THE LARGEST INCREASE IN THE VALUE OF TOTAL RECEIPTS (17%), FOLLOWED BY NON-CHINESE RESTAURANTS (15%), FAST FOOD SHOPS (13%), OTHER EATING AND DRINKING PLACES (11%) AND BARS (1%). IN VOLUME TERMS, CHINESE RESTAURANTS AGAIN RECORDED THE LARGEST INCREASE IN TOTAL RECEIPTS (8%), FOLLOWED BY NON-CHINESE RESTAURANTS (5%), OTHER EATING AND DRINKING PLACES (3%) AND FAST FOOD SHOPS (2%).

THE VOLUME OF TOTAL RECEIPTS OF BARS, HOWEVER, DROPPED BY ONE PER CENT.

THE FIGURES PRESENTED IN THE FOLLOWING TABLE INCLUDE : A) THE PROVISIONAL FIGURES FOR TOTAL RECEIPTS AND TOTAL PURCHASES OF THE ENTIRE RESTAURANT SECTOR FOR THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1984,

(B) THE VALUE AND VOLUME INDEXES OF TOTAL RECEIPTS FOR

EACH TYPE OF RESTAURANT AND THE ENTIRE RESTAURANT SECTOR FOR THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1984 (WITH THE QUARTERLY AVERAGE OF 1982 TAKEN AS 100), AND

(C) THE COMPARISON OF THE SURVEY RESULTS WITH THOSE FOR

THE FIRST AND FOURTH QUARTERS OF 1983.

THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT IS PREPARING A REPORT ON THE QUARTERLY SURVEY OF RESTAURANT RECEIPTS AND PURCHASES FOR THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1984. THE REPORT WILL BE ON SALE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, CONNAUGHT PLACE, HONG KONG AT $1 PER COPY.

ENQUIRIES ON THE SURVEY RESULTS MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE WHOLESALE/RETAIL TRADE STATISTICS SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT TEL. NO.: 3-7216024.

OVERALL TOTAL RESTAURANT RECEIPTS FOR FIRST QUARTER OF 1984 (PROVISIONAL)

OVERALL TOTAL RESTAURANT PURCHASES FOR FIRST QUARTER OF 1984 (PROVISIONAL)

HK$4 454 MILLION

HK 32 013 MILLION

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