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ON THE OTHER HAND. FIRMS IN THE WHOLESALE. RETAIL. IMPORT/EXPORT TRADES WERE ALSO AFFECTED SIGNIFICANTLY BY THE PROBLEM OF PRICE COMPETITION IN THE THIRD QUARTER AND A SIMILAR SITUATION IS EXPECTED TO PREVAIL IN THE FOURTH QUARTER.
ACCORDING TO THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT, THE SURVEY RESULTS, OBTAINED WITH A MINIMUM TIME LAG, ARE INTENDED TO PROVIDE A SOURCE OF REFERENCE FOR MAKING A QUICK ASSESSMENT OF THE CURRENT ECONOMIC SITUATION OF HONG KONG.
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IN THE SURVEY. PARTICIPATING FIRMS WERE ASKED TO INDICATE WHETHER. IN THEIR OPINION. THE GENERAL BUSINESS SITUATION AND LEVEL OF CAPACITY UTILISATION HAD IMPROVED" "REMAINED THE SAME" OR "DETERIORATED" IN THE THIRD QUARTER OF 1989 COMPARED WITH THE PRECEDING QUARTER.
THEY WERE ALSO ASKED TO EXPECTED TO "IMPROVE". "REMAIN FOURTH QUARTER OF 1989.
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INDICATE WHETHER THE SITUATION IS THE SAME" OR "DETERIORATE" IN THE
THE OPINIONS OF RESPONDENTS WERE TABULATED AND ANALYSED.
MOREOVER. THE SURVEY REPORT CONTAINS A SECTION ON THE BUSINESS PROBLEMS EXPERIENCED AND EXPECTED BY FIRMS IN DIFFERENT ECONOMIC SECTORS, AND A BREAKDOWN OF THE VIEWS OF FIRMS BY SIZE GROUPS.
THE DEPARTMENT CAUTIONED THAT. IN A SURVEY OF THIS NATURE. THE RESULTS SHOULD BE INTERPRETED WITH CAUTION AS IT IS DIFFICULT ΤΟ ESTABLISH PRECISELY THE EXTENT TO WHICH RESPONDENTS' RECOLLECTION OF THE PAST AND PERCEPTION OF THE FUTURE ACCORDS WITH THE UNDERLYING TRENDS.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY OBTAIN COPIES OF THE SURVEY REPORT FROM THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE. GPO BUILDING. CONNAUGHT PLACE. CENTRAL. AND FROM THE PUBLICATION SALES COUNTER OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT. 19TH FLOOR. WANCHAI TOWER ROAD, WAN CHAI. AT $5 PER COPY.
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FURTHER DETAILS OF THE QUARTERLY BUSINESS OBTAINED FROM THE NATIONAL INCOME BRANCH OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT ON TEL. 5-8234779.
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