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FRIDAY, AUF:52 16, 1985

THE DROP IN THE GROSS VALUE OF CONSTRUCTION WORK PERFORMED BY MAIN CONTRACTORS AT SITES IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1985 WAS MAINLY ATTRIBUTED TO THE DECLINE IN THE OUTPUT VALUE OF COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS. THE VALUE OF OUTPUT OF COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS IN THE FIRST QUARTER AMOUNTED TO $688 MILLION, REPRESENTING A DECREASE OF ABOUT 30 PER CENT OVER THE PREVIOUS QUARTER AS WELL AS OVER THE SAME QUARTER LAST YEAR. THE DROP WAS MAINLY DUE TO THE COMPLETION OF A FEW LARGE PROJECTS FOR COMMERCIAL USE.

THE OUTPUT LEVEL OF RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS DECLINED SLIGHTLY BY 1.9 PER CENT IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1985 OVER THE PRECEDING QUARTER. BUT, AT $1 641 MILLION, IT STILL REPRESENTED AN INCREASE OF 18.6 PER CENT OVER THE SAME QUARTER LAST YEAR.

LARGELY DUE TO THE COMPLETION OF THE MAJOR PART OF THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY ISLAND LINE PROJECT. THE OUTPUT OF TRANSPORT FACILITIES DROPPED TO NEW LOW OF $865 MILLION IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1985. THIS WAS 4,2 PER CENT LOWER THAN THE PREVIOUS QUARTER AND 35.4 PER CENT LOWER THAN THE SAME QUARTER OF LAST YEAR.

MORE DETAILED INFORMATION ON CONSTRUCTION OUTPUT IS GIVEN IN THE +REPORT ON THE QUARTERLY SURVEY OF CONSTRUCTION OUTPUT, FIRST QUARTER 1985+ RELEASED TODAY BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.

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THE QUARTER SURVEY REPORT, AT $2 A COPY, MAY BE PURCHASED AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS SALES CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, CONNAUGHT CENTRE, OR AT THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT PUBLICATIONS SALES COUNTER, KAI TAK COMMERCIAL BUILDING, 317 DES VOEUX ROAD CENTRAL. REGULAR SUBSCRIPTION MAY ALSO BE ARRANGED.

FURTHER ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE SURVEY MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE BUILDING, CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE STATISTICS SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT AT TELEPHONE 3-7224490.

FIVE MORE CANDIDATES FOR LEGCO POLL

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FIVE NOMINATIONS FOR THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ELECTIONS NEXT MONTH WERE RECEIVED TODAY (FRIDAY), BRINGING TO 39 THE TOTAL NUMBER RECEIVED SINCE THE OPENING OF NOMINATIONS.

FOLLOWING ARE THE PERSONAL PARTICULARS OF THE PROSPECTIVE CANDIDATES WHOSE NOMINATION FORMS WERE RECEIVED TODAY:

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