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THURSDAY, JUNE 4, 1992

THE TOTAL VALUE ADDED OF THESE ESTABLISHMENTS WAS $3 BILLION, REPRESENTING AN INCREASE OF 13% OVER 1989.

FOR REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS, THE VALUE ACCRUED то PRIVATE SECTOR PROJECTS DURING 1990 WAS $51.3 BILLION, REPRESENTING AN INCREASE OF 13% OVER THE CORRESPONDING VALUE IN 1989.

THE INCREASE WAS LARGELY DUE ΤΟ INCREASED WORK DONE IN RESIDENTIAL PREMISES.

THE TOTAL PROJECT OUTLAYS AMOUNTED TO $30.7 BILLION WHICH INCLUDED, FOR INSTANCE, PAYMENTS TO CONTRACTORS AND INTEREST PAYMENTS.

SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR THE 1990 SURVEY OF BUILDING, CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE SECTORS WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE APRIL 1992 ISSUE OF THE HONG KONG MONTHLY DIGEST OF STATISTICS PUBLISHED BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.

DETAILED RESULTS WILL BE GIVEN IN A FULL REPORT TO BE PUBLISHED AROUND JULY.

ENQUIRIES ON THE SURVEY RESULTS MAY BE DIRECTED BUILDING, CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE STATISTICS SECTION CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT ON TELEPHONE 839 3204.

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BILL TO GIVE LEGAL RIGHTS TO ILLEGITIMATE CHILDREN

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LEGISLATION WILL BE PROPOSED ΤΟ GIVE ILLEGITIMATE LEGAL RIGHTS THAT AT PRESENT ARE NOT AVAILABLE TO THEM.

CHILDREN

THE PARENT AND CHILD BILL, WHICH WILL IMPLEMENT THE MAIN RECOMMENDATIONS MADE BY THE LAW REFORM COMMISSION IN ITS REPORT ON ILLEGITIMACY, WILL REMOVE AS FAR AS IS PRACTICABLE THE EXISTING DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE WAY IN WHICH THE LAW TREATS LEGITIMATE AND ILLEGITIMATE CHILDREN.

ILLEGITIMATE CHILDREN ARE DISADVANTAGED BY THE EXISTING LAW IN A NUMBER OF WAYS.

IN SUCCESSION, FOR INSTANCE, THE RIGHTS OF ILLEGITIMATE CHILDREN DIFFER FROM THOSE OF LEGITIMATE CHILDREN.

UNDER

AN ILLEGITIMATE CHILD AT PRESENT HAS TO SEEK MAINTENANCE A SPECIFIC PROCEDURE WHICH DOES NOT APPLY TO LEGITIMATE CHILDREN AND THE RANGE OF MAINTENANCE ORDERS AVAILABLE IS MORE LIMITED.

THE ILLEGITIMATE CHILD'S ABILITY TO BENEFIT FROM HIS FATHER'S PENSION RIGHTS IS MORE RESTRICTIVE THAN THAT OF THE LEGITIMATE CHILD.

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