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THURSDAY, JULY 12, 1990

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THE UNIT RECEIVED 2,170 MOMPLAINTS ABOUT TRAFFIC CONDITIONS, OF WHICH 1,178 WERE RELATED TO ROAD CONGESTION.

THE MAIN CONGESTION AREAS WERE EASTERN, CENTRAL, WESTERN AND WAN CHAI ON HONG KONG ISLAND; KWUN TONG, KOWLOON CITY, WONG TAI SIN IN KOWLOON; AND KWAI TSING, SHA TIN AND TUEN MUN IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.

SUGGESTIONS TO IMPROVE ROAD CONGESTION AND TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT HAD ACCOUNTED FOR 1,693 CASES AS AGAINST 1,462 CASES IN 1988-89.

MR CHAN SAID THE UNIT WAS SET UP UNDER THE TRANSPORT ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO RECEIVE AND MONITOR COMPLAINTS AND SUGGESTIONS ON TRANSPORT MATTERS.

MEMBERS OF THE

PUBLIC WHO WANT TO MAKE ANY SUGGESTION OR COMPLAINT MAY TELEPHONE THE TCU HOTLINE, 577 6866, WHICH OPERATES AROUND THE CLOCK.

AFTER INVESTIGATING

THE COMPLAINTS, TH UNIT WOULD GIVE THE COMPLAINANT A VERBAL OR WRITTEN REPLY AS DEEMED APPROPRIATE, MR CHAN

SAID.

ALSO ATTENDING TODAY'S PRESS CONFERENCE WAS THE CHAIRMAN OF THE TCU SUB-COMMITTEE, DR STEPHEN TANG LUNG-WAI.

SURVEY OF WHOLESALE, RETAIL AND IMPORT/EXPORT TRADES,

RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS

* * *

A

TOTAL OF

ESTABLISHMENTS,

WHOLESALE, 125,367 RESTAURANTS

RETAIL

AND

HOTELS/BOARDING AND

IN SUMMARY

IMPORT/EXPORT HOUSES WERE OPERATION DURING THE WHOLE OR PART OF 1988, ACCORDING TO THE

RETAIL AND IMPORT/EXPORT RESULTS OF THE 1988 SURVEY OF WHOLESALE, TRADES, RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS RELEASED TODAY (THURSDAY) BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.

WHEN COMPARED WITH 1987, THE NUMBER OF ESTABLISHMENTS INCREASED BY 8 PER CENT.

IN 1988, THESE ESTABLISHMENTS GENERATED $1,019,230 MILLION OF SALES AND OTHER RECEIPTS; AND SPENT $44,958 MILLION ON COMPENSATION OF EMPLOYEES, $95,213 MILLION ON OPERATING EXPENSES AND $839,333

PURCHASES OF GOODS FOR SALE.

ON

25

MILLION

WHEN COMPARED WITH 1987, SALES AND OTHER RECEIPTS INCREASED PER CENT, WHILE COMPENSATION OF EMPLOYEES, OPERATING EXPENSES PURCHASES OF GOODS FOR SALE ROSE BY 24 PER CENT, 32 PER CENT PER CENT RESPECTIVELY.

BY

AND AND 25

/THE SECTOR'S