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COMMODITY

DIVISION

7

FRIDAY, JULY 12, 1991

TABLE G: RE-EXFOPTS OF THE MAJOR COMMODITY DIVISIONS

ARTICLES OF APPAREL

AND CLOTHING ACCESSORIES

MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED

ARTICLES (MAINLY BABY

MAY 1991

(KD MN.)

MAY 91 OVER NAY 90 (%)

JAN-MAY

1991

JAN-MAY 91 OVER JAN-MAY 90

(HKD MN.)

( % )

4,724

+ 33

22,470

+ 39

CARRIAGES, TOYS, GAMES AND SPORTING GOODS )

5,350

+ 17

21,932

+ 24

TEXTILE YARN, FABRICS,

MADE-UP ARTICLES AND

RELATED PRODUCTS

5,500

+ 28

21,319

+ 22

ELECTRICAL MACHINERY,

APPARATUS AND APPLIANCES,

AND ELECTRICAL PARTS

THEREOF

3,496

- 1

16,204

+ 9

TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND

SOUND RECORDING AND

REPRODUCING APPARATUS

AND EQUIPMENT

FOOTWEAR

3,701

+24

15,860

+ 28

1.910

+ 85

7,963

+ 72

GOVERNMENT SEEKING SOLUTION TO ROCK ISSUE

* * * * *

THE GOVERNMENT IS LEWING NO STONE UNTURNED IN TRYING TO ARRIVE KONG AT A PRACTICAL SOLUTION TO THE BANK OF CREDIT AND COMMERCE HONG LTD. (BCCHK) ISSUE.

THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY, SIR PIERS JACOBS, SAID THIS AT A NEETING WITH A GROUP OF LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MEMBERS TODAY (FRIDAY) WHEN THEY 11AD A USEFUL EXCHANGE OF VIEWS ON THE MATTER.

IN THE THE

SIR PIERS R ITERATED THE POINTS MADE IN HIS STATEMENT

COUNCIL. LAST WEDNESDAY LEGISLATIVE

EXPLAINED (JULY 10) WHEN HE CIRCUMSTANCES SURROUNDING THE SUSPENSION OF OPERATIONS OF THE BANK.

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