MONDAY, AUGUST 8, 1988
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APPLICANTS MUST CALL IN PERSON AT THE ADULT EDUCATION SECTION OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, FIFTH FLOOR, LEE GARDENS, HYSAN AVENUE, CAUSEWAY BAY (TEL. NO. 5-8392309), BRINGING WITH THEM THE SLIP OF "STUDENT'S PARTICULARS" ISSUED BY THE JSEA SECTION AND A PHOTOCOPY THE SLIP FOR RETENTION PURPOSE.
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THE
IN THE EVENT OF A TYPHOON AFFECTING HONG KONG DURING REGISTRATION PERIOD, HEADS OF SCHOOLS AND STUDENTS ARE ADVISED ΤΟ WATCH OUT FOR ANNOUNCEMENTS IN THE MEDIA FOR NECESSARY SPECIAL
ARRANGEMENTS.
ENQUIRIES CONCERNING ALLOCATION RESULTS SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE EDUCATION RECORDS AND JSEA SECTION OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
5-8919099.
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PRICE AND VOLUME MOVEMENTS OF EXTERNAL TRADE IN MAY
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THE VOLUME OF DOMESTIC EXPORTS AND RE-EXPORTS GREW BY 8 PER CENT AND 41 PER CENT RESPECTIVELY IN THE FIRST FIVE MONTHS OF 1988 AS COMPARED WITH THE SAME PERIOD LAST YEAR, ACCORDING TO STATISTICS RELEASED TODAY (MONDAY) BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.
TAKING THEM TOGETHER, THERE WAS AN OVERALL INCREASE OF 23 PER CENT IN THE VOLUME OF TOTAL EXPORTS. IMPORTS INCREASED BY 22 PER IN VOLUME TERMS.
CENT
THE VOLUME OF TRADE IS DERIVED FROM TRADE VALUES BY DISCOUNTING THE EFFECT OF PRICE CHANGES.
AS REGARDS PRICE CHANGES OVER THE SAME PERIOD OF COMPARISON, THE PRICES OF DOMESTIC EXPORTS AND RE-EXPORTS BOTH ROSE BY 3 PER CENT, WHILE THOSE OF IMPORTS ROSE BY 5 PER CENT. AS A RESULT, THE TERMS OF TRADE INDEX (EXPRESSED AS A RATIO OF TOTAL EXPORT PRICE INDEX то IMPORT PRICE INDEX) DROPPED BY 1 PER CENT.
PRICES ARE BASED ON UNIT VALUES WHICH DO NOT TAKE INTO ACCOUNT CHANGES IN THE COMPOSITION OR QUALITY OF GOODS TRADED, EXCEPT FOR SOME SELECTED COMMODITIES FOR WHICH SPECIFICATION PRICE
INDEXES ARE
AVAILABLE.
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