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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1990

TOTAL EXPORTS

44,598

43,515

1,083

2.5

IMPORTS

41,092

43,134

-2,042 -4.7

TRADE BALANCE

3,506

381

3.125

JANUARY

LAST MONTH

1990

HK$ MN.

DECEMBER 1989 HK$ MN.

INCREASE

HK$ MN.

%%

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

16,638

19,915

-3,277 -16.5

(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS}

(37.3%)

(40.2%)

RE-EXPORTS

27,960

29,587

-1,627

-5.5

TOTAL EXPORTS

44,598

49,502

-4,904

_9.

9

IMPORTS

41,092

47.444

-6,352

-13.4

TRADE BALANCE

3,506

2,058

1,448

FEB 89 TO

FEB 88

LAST 12 MONTHS

JAN 90

HK$ MN.

TO JAN 89 HK$ MN.

INCREASE

HK$ MN.

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

223,480

218,449

5,031

2.3

RE-EXPORTS

348,112

283,295

64,817 22.9

TOTAL EXPORTS

571.592

501,744

69,848

13.9

IMPORTS

560,739

508,782

51,957

10.2

TRADE BALANCE

10,853

-7,038

17,891

DSW GAINS FIRST-HAND INFORMATION ON STREET SLEEPERS

THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MR MICHAEL CARTLAND, TONIGHT (MONDAY) TOURED THE STREETS OF YAU MA ΤΕΙ TO GAIN FIRST-HAND INFORMATION ON STREET SLEEPERS.

HE ALSO JOINED SWD STAFF IN DISTRIBUTING BLANKETS TO STREET SLEEPERS AS THE TEMPERATURE FELL BELOW 10 DEGREES CELSIUS.

/MR CARTLAND

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