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TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 1992

LAST MONTH

MARCH 1992

FEBRUARY

INCREASE

HK$ MN.

1992 HK$ MN.

HKS MN.

%%

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

17,052

17.490

-438

-2.5

(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)

(25.0%)

(26.2%)

RE-EXPORTS

51,222

49,381

1,841

3.7

TOTAL EXPORTS

68,274

66,871

1,403

2.1

IMPORTS

73,873

68,175

5,698

8.4

TRADE BALANCE

-5,599

-1,304

-4,295

APR 91 TO

APR 90 TO

INCREASE

LAST 12 MONTHS

MAR 92

MAR 91

HK$ MN.

HK$ MN.

HK$ MN.

%

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

RE-EXPORTS

TOTAL EXPORTS IMPORTS

231,252

227,916

3,336

1.5

570,092

435,210

134,882

31.0

801,344

663,126

138,218

20.8

814,263

672,524

141,739

21.1

TRADE BALANCE

-12,919

-9,398

-3,521

GOVT FETCHES $1,325 MILLION IN AUCTION

AND LANDS GOVERNMENT

IN THE FIRST PUBLIC AUCTION BY THE BUILDINGS DEPARTMENT FOR THE CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR, THREE PIECES OF LAND WERE SOLD FOR A TOTAL OF $1,325 MILLION THIS (TUESDAY) AFTERNOON.

TOPPING THE LIST IS THE SITE LOCATED AT AREA 30, ΤΑΙ PO,

TERRITORIES.

NEW

THE SITE WITH AN AREA OF ABOUT 24,630 SQUARE METRES IS EARMARKED FOR PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL PURPOSE.

IT WAS BOUGHT BY SAMOVER COMPANY LTD. AT $930 MILLION. OPENED AT $700 MILLION.

BIDDING

ACCORDING TO THE BUILDING COVENANT, THE DEVELOPER HAS TO COMPLETE A GROSS FLOOR AREA OF NO LESS THAN 26,600 SQUARE METRES ON OR BEFORE JUNE 30, 1996.

THE SECOND SITE, WITH AN AREA OF ABOUT 2,869 SQUARE METRES, IS LOCATED AT AREA 11, ON LAI STREET, SHA TIN, NEW TERRITORIES. IT IS FOR INDUSTRIAL AND/OR GODOWN PURPOSES (EXCLUDING DANGEROUS GOODS GODOWN).

IT WAS SOLD TO REALTY KINGDOM LTD. AT $175 MILLION WITH BIDDING OPENED AT $85 MILLION.

THAT THE

DEVELOPER HAS TO SQUARE METRES ON

THE BUILDING COVENANT STIPULATES COMPLETE A GROSS FLOOR AREA OF NO LESS THAN 16,353 OR BEFORE MARCH 31, 1996.

/THE REMAINING

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