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THURSDAY, APRIL 25, 1991

DUPLICATE CERTIFICATES TO COST MORE * * * *

DUPLICATE CERTIFICATE OF CERTIFICATE OF EXEMPTION WILL BE RULES

THE FEES CHARGED FOR THE ISSUE OF A DUPLICATE REGISTRATION AS A SOCIETY OR A

UNDER THE SOCIETIES FROM REGISTRATION AS A SOCIETY INCREASED TO $75 FROM THE CURRENT RATE OF $65.

SPOKESMAN SAID ONGOING FEE REVIEW COVER THE

ANNOUNCING THIS TODAY (THURSDAY), A GOVERNMENT

WAS PART OF THE THE ADJUSTMENT

GOVERNMENT'S EXERCISE TO ENSURE THAT THE FEES CHARGED WERE ADEQUATE ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS INVOLVED.

THE SOCIETIES (AMENDMENT) RULES 1991, WHICH GIVE EFFECT TO TOMORROW, INCREASE IN THE FEES, WILL BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE THE INCREASE WILL TAKE EFFECT ON THE SAME DAY.

THE AND

'HONG KONG REVIEW OF OVERSEAS TRADE IN 1990' PUBLISHED

AN ANNUAL THE " HONG KONG REVIEW OF OVERSEAS TRADE IN 1990"

PROVIDING AN PUBLICATION

DEPARTMENT OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS OVERALL PICTURE OF THE EXTERNAL TRADE PERFORMANCE OF HONG KONG IN 1990 WITH COMPARATIVE FIGURES FOR EARLIER YEARS, HAS BEEN PUBLISHED.

ACCOUNT

OF THE

SIGNIFICANT

THE REVIEW PRESENTS A SUMMARY CHANGES IN THE DIRECTION AND COMPOSITION OF HONG KONG'S EXTERNAL TRADE IN 1990.

THE TOTAL VALUE OF HONG KONG'S EXTERNAL $1,282 BILLION IN 1990, REPRESENTING AN INCREASE OF 13% OVER 1989.

TRADE AMOUNTED

TO

RE-EXPORTS CONTINUED TO RISE RAPIDLY AND IN 1990 THEY $414 BILLION, CONSTITUTING ABOUT 65% OF HONG KONG'S TOTAL EXPORTS.

TOTALLED

AND

ALSO INCLUDED IN THE REVIEW ARE DOMESTIC EXPORT, RE-EXPORT

FOR HONG KONG'S IMPORT STATISTICS ANALYSED BY COUNTRY (AS MARKET EXPORTS OR AS SUPPLIER FOR HONG KONG'S IMPORTS) AND BY COMMODITY.

OF FOR IMPORTS AND RE-EXPORTS, STATISTICS ANALYSED BY COUNTRY

THE LATTER REFERS TO ORIGIN AND END-USE CATEGORY ARE ALSO AVAILABLE.

SUCH AS

RAW CATEGORIES INTO BROAD COMMODITIES THE GROUPING OF

GOODS AND CAPITAL GOODS, MATERIALS AND SEMI-MANUFACTURES, CONSUMER WHICH IS USEFUL FOR MANY RESEARCH PURPOSES.

SEPARATE STATISTICS IN RESPECT OF AIRBORNE TRADE AND TRADE ARE PRESENTED TO FACILITATE ANALYSIS OF HONG TRADE BY DIFFERENT MODES OF TRANSPORT,

KONG'S

SEABORNE EXTERNAL

/IN 1990