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TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 1987

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$3 503 000 FOR HIRE OF SERVICES AND PROFESSIONAL FEES BY THE CIVIL AVIATION DEPARTMENT,

* $5 000 000 FOR THE EXPANSION AND REPLACEMENT OF PUBLIC

ADDRESS, INTER-COMMUNICATION AND BROADCASTING SYSTEMS AND THE INSTALLATION OF A CLOSED CIRCUIT TELEVISION SYSTEM FOR BAGGAGE HANDLING AT HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

* $7 800 000 FOR A CONTRIBUTION TO THE FOURTH REPLENISHMENT

OF THE ASIAN DEVELOPMENT FUND;

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$30 417 000 TO MEET OUTSTANDING PAYMENTS FOR PARCEL POST, TRANSIT CHARGES, SURFACE MAIL, AIRMAIL AND SPEEDPOST TERMINAL DUES AND

* $12 MILLION FOR PAYMENT OF A FINAL LUMP SUM SUBVENTION

TO THE FEDERATION OF HONG KONG INDUSTRIES.

VARIOUS RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE PUBLIC WORKS SUB-COMMITTEE WILL ALSO BE PRESENTED FOR THE COMMITTEE'S APPROVAL.

RETAIL SALES SURVEY RESULTS FOR DECEMBER RELEASED *****

THE VALUE OF TOTAL RETAIL SALES IN DECEMBER 1986, PROVISIONALLY ESTIMATED AT $7 167 MILLION, WAS 11 PER CENT HIGHER THAN IN DECEMBER 1985 WHILE THEIR VOLUME WAS 6 PER CENT HIGHER, ACCORDING

TUESDAY) TO THE PROVISIONAL RESULTS OF A SURVEY RELEASED TODAY BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.

COMPARED WITH DECEMBER 1985, RETAIL SALES OF CONSUMER DURABLES INCREASED BY 17 PER CENT IN VALUE AND 7 PER CENT IN VOLUME. FOODSTUFFS, ALCOHOLIC DRINKS AND TOBACCO WENT UP BY 13 PER CENT IN SALES VALUE AND 11 PER CENT IN SALES VOLUME, WHILE THE CORRESPONDING INCREASES FOR +OT HER CONSUMER GOODS+ WERE 11 PER CENT AND 5 PER CENT.

CLOTHING,

FOOTWEAR AND ALLIED PRODUCTS INCREASED BY 7 PER CENT

IN SALES VALUE AND 1 PER CENT IN SALES VOLUME.

RETAIL SALES OF FUELS DECREASED BY 15 PER CENT IN VALUE BUT RECORDED ALMOST NO CHANGE IN VOLUME.

ANALYSED BY SELECTED TRADES, RETAIL SALES OF MOTOR VEHICLES AND PARTS ROSE VERY SUBSTANTIALLY IN VALUE AND SUBSTANTIALLY IN VOLUME.

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