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SATURDAY, MAY 24, 1986

JAN-APR

1986

CALENDAR YEAR TO-DATE

HKS MN.

JAN-APR

1985 HK$ MN.

INCREASE

HKS MN.

*

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

40 494

( OF TOTAL EXPORTS)

54.7%

38 635 52.5%

1 859

4.3

RE-EXPORTS

33 565

34 973

-1 408

-4.7

TOTAL EXPORTS

74 059

73 608

451

0.6

IMPORTS

78 149

73 798

4 351

5.3

TRADE BALANCE

-4 090

-

190

-3.900

MAY 85 TO

MAY 84 TO

INCREASE

APR 86

APR 85

LAST 12 MONTHS

HK$ MN.

HK$ MN.

HK$ MN.

%

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

131 740

138 009

-6 269

-4.5

RE-EXPORTS

103 863

94 665

9 198

9.7

TOTAL EXPORTS

235 603

232 674

2 929

1.3

IMPORTS

235 771

229 856

5 915

2.6

TRADE BALANCE

168

2 818

-2 986

GOVERNOR IS JAPAN-BOUND ***

THE GOVERNOR SIR EDWARD YOUDE, WILL LEAVE FOR JAPAN AS GUEST OF THE MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS TOMORROW (SUNDAY) BY FLIGHT CX 504, ETD 10 AM.

DURING HIS STAY IN JAPAN SIR EDWARD, ACCOMPANIED BY THE HIGH-LEVEL MEMBERS OF THE HONG KONG-JAPAN BUSINESS CO-OPERATION COMMITTEE, WILL MEET WITH GOVERNMENT AND BUSINESS LEADERS.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

A PHOTOGRAPHIC FACILITY HAS BEEN ARRANGED FOR MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE GOVERNOR'S DEPARTURE. THOSE COVERING THE EVENT SHOULD ASSEMBLE IN THE AIRPORT PRESS ROOM EY 9.10 AM.

GIS OFFICERS WILL BE ON HAND TO ASSIST.

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