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SATURDAY, JULY 4, 1987

WHEN COMPARED WITH 1984, HOTELS/BOARDING

HAD HOUSES

(+8 RESTAURANTS CENT),

THE

PER

LARGEST PERCENTAGE INCREASE IN SALES AND OTHER RECEIPTS (+12 PER CENT), FOLLOWED BY IMPORT/EXPORT TRADE (+9 PER CENT), RETAIL TRADE (+4 PER CENT) AND WHOLESALE TRADE (+1 PER CENT).

WAS

BY

FOR

PERCENTAGE INCREASE IN TERMS OF VALUE ADDED, THE LARGEST AGAIN RECORDED FOR HOTELS/BOARDING HOUSES (+16 PER CENT), FOLLOWED

AND WHOLESALE RESTAURANTS (+10 PER CENT), RETAIL TRADE (+4 PER CENT} TRADE (+3 PER CENT). ON THE OTHER HAND, A DECREASE WAS REGISTERED THE IMPORT/EXPORT TRADE (-4 PER CENT).

SERIES

ANNUAL SURVEYS OPERATING SECTOR AND

IN A

OF ONE SURVEY WAS 1985 THE CONDUCTED FOR THE PURPOSE OF ASCERTAINING THE STRUCTURE AND

TRADE AND SERVICE DISTRIBUTIVE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE UPDATING ITS CONTRIBUTION TO THE GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT OF HONG KONG.

FLOOR

DATA COLLECTED IN THE SURVEY INCLUDED TYPE OF OWNERSHIP,

OF AREA, NUMBER OF PERSONS ENGAGED, NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES, COMPENSATION

FOR SALE, STOCKS, EMPLOYEES, OPERATING EXPENSES, PURCHASES OF GOODS SALES AND OTHER RECEIPTS, AND CAPITAL EXPENDITURE.

BY

SURVEY, A DESCRIPTION OF THE BACKGROUND AND METHODOLOGY OF THE

STATISTICS FOR TOGETHER WITH ANALYTICAL TABLES SHOWING THE PRINCIPAL

MAJOR TRADE GROUP/ACTIVITY CLASSIFIED ALL ESTABLISHMENTS

IN INCLUDED ARE VARIABLES, ECONOMIC ANALYSED

SURVEY OF WHOLESALE, RETAIL STATISTICAL REPORT ENTITLED "1985 IMPORT/EXPORT TRADES, RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS".

BY VARIOUS

AND

THE

AND

IN JULY 1987 AT THE GOVERNMENT THE REPORT WILL BE ON SALE

CONNAUGHT PLACE; PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING,

COUNTER OF THE CENSUS SALES

AND STATISTICS AND THE PUBLICATIONS DEPARTMENT AT 19/F., WANCHAI TOWER I, 12 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI, KONG.

ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE SURVEY

TRADE STATISTICS STATISTICS DEPARTMENT ON 5-8234942.

WHOLESALE/RETAIL

HONG

RESULTS MAY BE

OF SECTION

DIRECTED

ΤΟ

THE

CENSUS

THE AND

1

/Comparison of