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WEDNESDAY, JULY 5, 1989

FASHION JEWELLERY HAS GREAT MARKET POTENTIAL

TODAY (WEDNESDAY) HAD GREAT POTENTIAL IN THE

THE DIRECTOR OF TRADE, MR MICHAEL SZE, SAID THAT FASHION JEWELLERY AND ACCESSORIES EXPLORATION OF NEW MARKETS.

THE THIRD WORLD FASHION

KONG CONVENTION WAS STILL

AND VERY MUCH

SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF JEWELRY AND

EXPO

HONG AT THE ACCESSORIES

SZE EXHIBITION CENTRE,

KONG MR

SAID HONG DEPENDENT ON A FEW INDUSTRIES, OWING LARGELY TO RESOURCE LIMITATIONS.

IN OUR OVERSEAS RECOGNISE THE

"IN VIEW OF GROWING PROTECTIONIST SENTIMENTS MARKETS AND TO ACHIEVE A MORE BALANCED ECONOMY, WE ALL NEED FOR HONG KONG TO DIVERSIFY ITS PRODUCTS AND EXPLORE NEW MARKETS.

"1 AM SURE

THAT

GREAT POTENTIAL IN THIS RESPECT.

QUOTING FIGURES, MR SZE SAID HONG KONG WAS MARKET AND SUPPLIER OF FASHION ACCESSORIES AND JEWELLERY.

FASHION

||

JEWELLERY HE SAID.

AND

ACCESSORIES

PRESENT

BOTH AN

IMPORTANT

EXPORTS AND

RESPECTIVELY,

OF THESE PRODUCTS

TERMS, VALUE

WAS KONG

THE

IN 1988, HONG KONG'S IMPORTS

811.3 MILLION

REPRESENTING

REACHED 86 MILLION AND GROWTH OF 42 PER CENT AND 9 PER CENT RESPECTIVELY OVER 1987.

HONG MR SZE POINTED OUT THAT IN WORLD'S NUMBER ONE EXPORTER OF IMITATION JEWELLERY IN 1987.

STERLING ENGAGED IN

"THIS VERY IMPRESSIVE ACHIEVEMENT IS A TRIBUTE TO THE EFFORTS ON THE PART OF BOTH LOCAL MANUFACTURERS AND THOSE TRADING AND MARKETING OUR PRODUCTS.

"IT ALSO HIGHLIGHTS THE SUCCESS OF HONG KONG PRODUCTION," HE SAID.

IN HIGH QUALITY

THIS YEAR HAS AND IS EXPECTING

THE WORLD FASHION JEWELRY AND ACCESSORIES EXPO

20 COUNTRIES FROM GATHERED ABOUT 200 EXHIBITORS AROUND OF 6,800 VISITORS.

1987 SURVEY REPORT ON BUILDING, CONSTRUCTION AND

REAL ESTATE SECTORS PUBLISHED

* * * * *

OF "1987 SURVEY

BUILDING,

A STATISTICAL REPORT ENTITLED CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE SECTORS" HAS BEEN PUBLISHED BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT AND IS NOW ON SALE AT $22 PER COPY.

ANNUALLY ON

IT IS ONE IN A SERIES OF ANNUAL REPORTS PUBLISHED THE SURVEY OF BUILDING, CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE SECTORS.

/THE REPORT