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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1986

+THIS HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE INCREASED USE

OF ADVANCED PRODUCTION TECHNIQUES AND OF GOOD INDUSTRIAL DESIGN, AND THROUGH THE INCREASINGLY HIGH STANDARD OF OUR PRODUCT TESTING SERVICES. WE NATURALLY WELCOME BRITISH TECHNOLOGY TO ENHANCE OUR CAPABILITIES EVEN FURTHER. +

IN CONCLUSION, HE SAID THE OPTIMISM HE HAD EXPRESSED

18 MONTHS AGO WAS NOT MISPLACED, AND IT WOULD REMAIN THE CONSTANT OBJECTIVE OF AN UNREMITTING EFFORT ON THE PART OF THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT TO MAINTAIN HONG KONG AS A VIBRANT AND EXCITING CITY.

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GOVERNOR RETURNING ON SATURDAY

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THE GOVERNOR, SIR EDWARD YOUDE, AND THREE UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL WILL RETURN TO HONG KONG FROM LONDON ON SATURDAY (SEPTEMBER 13).

THEY WILL BE ARRIVING ON FLIGHT BR 382, ETA 5.55 PM.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

THERE WILL BE A PHOTOGRAPHIC FACILITY FOR MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES COVERING THEIR ARRIVAL ON SATURDAY. THEY SHOULD ASSEMBLE IN THE

AIRPORT PRESS ROOM BY 5.05 PM.

G1S OFFICERS WILL BE ON HAND TO ASSIST.

RETAIL SALES SURVEY RESULTS FOR JUNE RELEASED *****

THE VALUE OF TOTAL RETAIL SALES IN JUNE 1986, PROVISIONALLY ESTIMATED AT $5 440 MILLION, WAS 5 PER CENT HIGHER THAN IN JUNE 1985 WHILE THEIR VOLUME WAS 1 PER CENT HIGHER, ACCORDING TO THE PROVISIONAL RESULTS OF A SURVEY RELEASED TODAY BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.

COMPARED WITH JUNE 1985, RETAIL SALES OF CLOTHING, FOOTWEAR AND ALLIED PRODUCTS INCREASED BY 23 PER CENT IN VALUE AND 15 PER CENT IN VOLUME. CONSUMER DURABLES WENT UP BY 11 PER CENT IN SALES VALUE AND 3 PER CENT IN SALES VOLUME, AND FOODSTUFFS, ALCOHOLIC DRINKS AND TOBACCO ROSE BY 4 PER CENT AND 3 PER CENT IN SALES VALUE AND VOLUME RESPECTIVELY.

/RETAIL SALES