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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27, 1986

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AUG 85 ΤΟ

AUG 84

JUL 86

LAST 12 MONTHS

HK$ MN.

ΤΟ JUL 85 HK$ MN.

INCREASE

HK$ MN.

%%

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

137 542

134 185

3 357

2.5

RE-EXPORTS

107 312

100 789

6 523

6.5

TOTAL EXPORTS

244 854

234 974

9 880

4.2

IMPORTS

247 281

229 642

17 639

7.7

TRADE BALANCE

-2 427

5 332

-7 759

HAYES MEETS LANTAU ISLAND LEADERS

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THE REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, DR JAMES HAYES, TODAY (WEDNESDAY) MET LANTAU COMMUNITY LEADERS TO DISCUSS FUNDAMENTAL PROBLEMS AND IMPORTANT MATTERS RELATING TO THE ISLAND'S ADMINISTRATIVE AND DEVELOPMENTAL FUTURE.

THE DISCUSSION WAS THE FIRST IN A NUMBER OF MEETINGS WITH LEADERS OF OUTLYING AREAS AIMED AT FOSTERING CLOSER TIES BETWEEN CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION HEADQUARTERS AND DISTRICT LEADERS.

+ THE INTENTION IS TO ENSURE THAT CNTA HEADQUARTERS KEEPS IN TOUCH WITH OUTLYING AREAS, THEIR NEEDS AND PROBLEMS,+ HE SAID.

DR HAYES POINTED OUT THAT TODAY'S MEETING WAS CONFINED TO LANTAU RATHER THAN TO THE DISTRICT AS A WHOLE BECAUSE THE ISLAND WAS BIG ENOUGH AND INDIVIDUAL ENOUGH TO HAVE ITS OWN PROBLEMS.

+MOREOVER, THE ISLANDS DISTRICT IS LARGE IN SCOPE AND ITS COMMUNITIES ARE ALL DIFFERENT, EACH WITH THEIR OWN BACKGROUND AND SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS, HE SAID.

+I PLAN A LATER MEETING WITH LEADERS FROM OTHER PARTS OF THE DISTRICT,+ HE ADDED.

DR HAYES NOTED THAT WHILE CONCENTRATION WAS NECESSARY IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW TOWNS, IT WAS ALSO NECESSARY TO MAINTAIN CLOSE CONTACT WITH OUTLYING ISLANDS AND THE REMOTER PARTS OF MAINLAND DISTRICTS.

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