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COMMODITY DIVISION

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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1989

TABLE 6: RE-EXPORTS OF THE MAJOR COMMODITY DIVISIONS

SEP 89

SEP 1989

(HKD MN. }

OVER SEP 88

(%)

JAN-SEP

1989

HKD MN.

JAN-SEP 89 OVER JAN-SEP 88

[%]

TEXTILE YARN, FABRICS.

MADE-UP ARTICLES AND

RELATED PRODUCTS

3.645

+ 22

31.727

+ 30

MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED

ARTICLES (MAINLY BABY

CARRIAGES. TOYS, GAMES

AND SPORTING GOODS }

4.750

+47

30.343

+ 51

ARTICLES OF APPAREL

AND CLOTHING

ACCESSORIES

ELECTRICAL MACHINERY.

APPARATUS AND APPLIANCES.

AND ELECTRICAL PARTS THEREOF

TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND

SOUND RECORDING AND

3,882

62

27.065

+ 56

2,765

- 1

24.882

+ 24

REPRODUCING APPARATUS

AND EQUIPMENT

2.519

+ 24

19.579

50

PHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS,

EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES. OPTICAL GOODS, WATCHES AND CLOCKS

1.110

+ 22

9.715

+ 34

CANCER THIF DE

CAUSE OF DEATH IN HK

J

SAID TODAY

THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, MR T.IL CHAU, (FRIDAY) THAT CANCER WAS THE LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH IN HONG KONG. ACCOUNTING FOR ABOUT 30 PER CENT OF THE TERRITORY'S TOTAL MORTALITY.

"OVER THE PAST DECADE. THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO DIED OF CANCER IN HONG KONG HAS INCREASED FROM 5.978 IN 1978 TO 8,177 IN 1988." HE SAID.

MR CHAU WAS SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE U.1.C.C. REGIONAL WORKSHOP ON "CANCER FHUCATION AT THF WORKPLACT".

/MR CHAU

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