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MONDAY, JANUARY 13, 1992

ALSO, DR THE HON HUANG CHEN-YA WILL MOVE AN ADJOURNMENT DEBATE ON PUBLIC HOUSING SUBSIDY POLICY.

THE HON PETER WONG WILL PRESENT AND ADDRESS THE COUNCIL ON THE OPEN LEARNING INSTITUTE OF HONG KONG ANNUAL REPORT 1990-91.

THE

MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE WELCOME TO OBSERVE THE PROCEEDINGS OF COUNCIL MEETING FROM THE PUBLIC GALLERIES. THEY MAY MAKE RESERVATIONS BY CALLING 869 9492.

HK'S EXTERNAL TRADE STATISTICS FOR NOVEMBER 1991

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TOTAL MERCHANDISE TRADE IN NOVEMBER LAST YEAR, AT $143,472 MILLION, GREW BY 11% IN VALUE AS COMPARED WITH NOVEMBER 1990, ACCORDING TO THE DETAILED TRADE VALUE FIGURES IN NOVEMBER LAST YEAR RELEASED TODAY (MONDAY) BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.

OVER THE SAME PERIOD OF COMPARISON, THE VALUE OF DOMESTIC EXPORTS DECREASED BY 6% TO $20,457 MILLION, WHILE THAT OF RE-EXPORTS ROSE BY 22% TO $52,300 MILLION. THE VALUE OF TOTAL EXPORTS INCREASED

· BY 13% TO $72,756 MILLION.

THE VALUE OF IMPORTS INCREASED BY 10% TO $70,715 MILLION.

THE VALUE OF TOTAL MERCHANDISE TRADE IN JANUARY TO 1991, AT $1,393,108 MILLION, INCREASED BY 19% AS COMPARED SAME PERIOD IN 1990.

NOVEMBER WITH THE

OVER THE SAME PERIOD OF COMPARISON, THE VALUE OF DOMESTIC EXPORTS INCREASED BY 1% TO $208,746 MILLION, WHILE THAT OF RE-EXPORTS INCREASED BY 28% TO $482,354 MILLION.

THUS,

THE VALUE OF TOTAL EXPORTS INCREASED BY 19% TO $691,100 MILLION. THE VALUE OF IMPORTS INCREASED BY 20% TO $702,008 MILLION,

THE CHANGES IN THE VALUE OF DOMESTIC EXPORTS TO THE MARKETS ARE SHOWN IN TABLE 1.

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COMPARING NOVEMBER 1991 WITH NOVEMBER 1990, THE VALUE OF DOMESTIC EXPORTS ΤΟ THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY, THE UNITED KINGDOM, SINGAPORE, FRANCE, JAPAN AND THE NETHERLANDS DECREASED BY 24%, 23%, 23%, 17%, 16% AND 12% RESPECTIVELY.

HOWEVER, THE VALUE OF DOMESTIC EXPORTS TO CANADA, THE USA, CHINA AND TAIWAN INCREASED BY 7%, 4%, 4% AND 3% RESPECTIVELY.

COMPARING JANUARY TO NOVEMBER 1991 WITH THE SAME PERIOD IN 1990, INCREASES WERE RECORDED IN THE VALUE OF DOMESTIC EXPORTS TO SINGAPORE, CHINA AND THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY, BY 13%, 13% AND

10% RESPECTIVELY.

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