XN000022-1992-04-09 — Page 9

THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 1992

STATEMENT OF ACTING COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTIONAL

SERVICES ON MR JUSTICE KEMPSTER'S REPORT

SHEK KONG ON RECEIPT OF MR JUSTICE KEMPSTER'S REPORT ON THE

OF CORRECTIONAL DISTURBANCE AND FIRE, THE ACTING COMMISSIONER SERVICES, MR JOHN ASHWORTH, CONFIRMED THAT THE DEPARTMENT WILL LOOK IN CONJUNCTION CAREFULLY INTO THE FINDINGS OF THE ENQUIRY AND WILL, WITH OTHER CONCERNED PARTIES, EXAMINE HOW BEST THE RECOMMENDATIONS CAN BE TAKEN FORWARD.

"FOLLOWING THE SHEK KONG INCIDENT, OUR TOP PRIORITY HAS BEEN TO SYSTEMS SATISFY OURSELVES THAT THE EMERGENCY PROCEDURES AND SECURITY

SAID MR IN

ARE CAMPS ASHWORTH.

FUNCTIONING

EFFECTIVELY -

AND THEY

ARE,"

"MR

IN

INSTALLATIONS

JUSTICE KEMPSTER HAS MADE A NUMBER OF RECOMMENDATIONS HIS REPORT AIMED AT STRENGTHENING THE INTERNAL SECURITY AND STREAMLINING THE CONTINGENCY MEASURES IN DETENTION CENTRES. THESE OUR EFFORTS IN HAVE ALREADY BEEN TAKEN ON BOARD IN CSD CAMPS, AND THESE AREAS WILL CONTINUE.

"IN THE LIGHT OF MR JUSTICE KEMPSTER'S RECOMMENDATIONS, WE WILL PLANS AND THE OVERALL REVIEW ON A REGULAR BASIS OUR CONTINGENCY FRAMEWORK WITHIN WHICH WE RUN THE DETENTION CENTRES.

"THE

ULTIMATE OBJECTIVE

REMAINS TO

EVERYTHING

中幃 SAID

THAT ENSURE POSSIBLE IS DONE TO AVOID A REPETITION OF THE SHEK KONG TRAGEDY, MR ASHWORTH.

PRICE AND VOLUME MOVEMENTS OF EXTERNAL TRADE IN JANUARY

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THE VOLUME OF DOMESTIC EXPORTS IN JANUARY THIS YEAR DECREASED THE BY 28%, WHILE THAT OF RE-EXPORTS DECREASED BY 2% AS COMPARED WITH SAME PERIOD LAST YEAR, ACCORDING TO STATISTICS RELEASED TODAY (THURSDAY) BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.

TAKING THEM TOGETHER, THE VOLUME OF TOTAL EXPORTS DECREASED 11%. IMPORTS DECREASED BY 8% IN VOLUME.

BY

THE GROWTH IN THE VOLUME OF TRADE IS DERIVED FROM THE GROWTH IN TRADE VALUES WITH THE EFFECT OF PRICE CHANGES HAVING BEEN DISCOUNTED.

COMPARISON,

WHILE

OF REGARDS PRICE CHANGES OVER THE SAME PERIOD AS THE PRICES OF DOMESTIC EXPORTS AND RE-EXPORTS BOTH ROSE BY 2%, "THOSE OF IMPORTS ROSE BY 1%.

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