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FRIDAY, APRIL 27, 1990

TRADE

ACCOUNTED FOR 52 MERCHANDISE TRADE

IN 1989, SEABORNE TRADE AND AIRBORNE PER CENT AND 21 PER CENT IN VALUE OF TOTAL RESPECTIVELY AND BOTH RECORDED AN INCREASE OF 12 PER CENT AS COMPARED

OF THESE BY COUNTRY WITH 1988. BREAKDOWNS AVAILABLE IN THE REVIEW.

AND BY

COMMODITY

ARE

APART FROM EXTERNAL TRADE STATISTICS IN VALUE TERMS, THE REVIEW DESCRIBES MOVEMENTS IN THE PRICES AND VOLUME OF HONG KONG'S EXTERNAL TRADE AS REFLECTED BY THE UNIT VALUE INDEXES AND QUANTUM INDEXES.

IN ADDITION, THE REVIEW CONTAINS A SUMMARY OF THE EXCHANGE RATES OF THE HONG KONG DOLLAR AGAINST PRINCIPAL FOREIGN CURRENCIES AND THE EFFECTIVE EXCHANGE RATE INDEX.

THE REVIEW ALSO PRESENTS TABLES SHOWING HONG KONG'S POSITION AMONGST THE WORLD'S LEADING EXPORTERS. IN 1988, HONG KONG WAS THE WORLD'S LARGEST EXPORTER OF IMITATION JEWELLERY AND THE SECOND LARGEST EXPORTERS OF COMPLETE WATCHES (FOLLOWING SWITZERLAND) AND TOYS AND GAMES (FOLLOWING TAIWAN). HONG KONG RANKED THIRD IN THE EXPORTS OF CLOTHING (FOLLOWING ITALY AND THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA) AND PRECIOUS METAL JEWELLERY (FOLLOWING ITALY AND SWITZERLAND).

IN THE REVIEW, THERE IS A CONCISE TABLE SHOWING HONG KONG'S EXPORT AND IMPORT VALUES AS FAR BACK AS 1962, WHEREAS MOST OTHER TABLES SHOW STATISTICS FROM 1987 TO 1989.

THE REVIEW CONTAINS 13 GRAPHS AND 38 STATISTICAL TABLES,

(I) THE SERVICES

IT IS PRICED AT HK$20 PER COPY AND IS NOW ON SALE AT GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS SALES CENTRE OF THE INFORMATION DEPARTMENT AT THE GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, GROUND FLOOR, CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL AND (II) THE PUBLICATIONS SECTION CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT AT THE WANCHAI TOWER 1, 17TH 12 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI.

OF THE

FLOOR,

ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE PUBLICATION MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT ON 823 4915.

CENSUS

AMENDMENTS TO LEGISLATION ON CERTIFICATION OF ORIGIN

*

THE GOVERNMENT HAS

INTRODUCED

AMENDMENTS TO

ON

LEGISLATION CERTIFICATION OF ORIGIN WHICH WILL COME INTO EFFECT ON TUESDAY, MAY 1.

THE COMMENCEMENT NOTICE OF THE PROTECTION OF NON-GOVERNMENT

(AMENDMENT} ORDINANCE 1990, CERTIFICATES OF ORIGIN

THE EXPORT (CERTIFICATES OF ORIGIN AND COMMONWEALTH PREFERENCE CERTIFICATES)

1990 (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS

AND THE IMPORT AND EXPORT (FEES)

ARE PUBLISHED IN THE (AMENDMENT) (NO. 2) REGULATIONS 1990

GAZETTE

TODAY (FRIDAY)

THE ACTING