FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 1992
18
JAN-MAY
CALENDAR YEAR TO-DATE
1992
HK$ MN.
JAN-MAY 1991 HK$ MN.
INCREASE
HKS MN.
DOMESTIC EXPORTS
85,830
86,113
-283
-0.3
(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)
(25.5%)
(31.1%)
RE-EXPORTS
250,118
190,798
59,320
31.1
TOTAL EXPORTS
335,948
276,911
59,037
21.3
IMPORTS
358,025
295,630
62,395
21.1
TRADE BALANCE
-22,077
-18,719
-3,358
JUN 91 TO
JUN 90 TO
INCREASE
LAST 12 MONTHS
MAY 92 HK$ MN.
MAY 91 HK$ MN.
HK$ MN.
X
DOMESTIC EXPORTS
RE-EXPORTS
230,762
230,296
466
0.2
594,161
455,895
138,266
30.3
TOTAL EXPORTS
IMPORTS
TRADE BALANCE
824,923
686,191
138,732
20.2
841,378
698,348
143,030
20.5
-16,455
-12,157
-4.298
SURVEY FINDINGS ON MEDIA INFLUENCE ON YOUTH RELEASED
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YOUNG PEOPLE ARE KEEN CONSUMERS OF THE MASS MEDIA, ACCORDING TO A SURVEY CONDUCTED BY THE COMMISSION ON YOUTH.
THEY SPEND AN AVERAGE OF MORE THAN 21 HOURS WATCHING TELEVISION EVERY WEEK, 7.5 HOURS LISTENING TO THE RADIO AND 3.5 HOURS READING NEWSPAPERS.
ANNOUNCING THE FINDINGS OF THE SURVEY AT A PRESS CONFERENCE TODAY (FRIDAY), THE CONVENOR OF THE WORKING GROUP ON THE STUDY ON THE INFLUENCE OF THE MASS MEDIA ON YOUTH, PROFESSOR NELSON CHOW, SAID YOUNG PEOPLE'S CHOICE OF THE MEDIA AND ITS PROGRAMMES OR CONTENTS DEPENDED LARGELY ON HOW MUCH ENTERTAINMENT THEY COULD GET THROUGH THAT PARTICULAR MEDIUM.
FOR EXAMPLE, YOUNG
PEOPLE PREFER ENTERTAINING TELEVISION PROGRAMMES AND DRAMA SERIES. THE ENTERTAINMENT PAGE IN NEWSPAPERS IS
ALSO POPULAR.
HAVE,
PROFESSOR CHOW SAID: "THE MORE LEISURE TIME THE STUDENTS THE HIGHER THEIR PROPENSITY TO WATCH TELEVISION, READ MAGAZINES AND PLAY VIDEO GAMES.
"YET, STUDENTS CAN STILL FIND TIME ΤΟ READ NEWSPAPERS EVEN WHEN THEY ARE BUSY, WORKING YOUTH, ON THE OTHER HAND, WOULD READ COMIC BOOKS EVEN IF THEY ARE OCCUPIED.
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'IDOL ADORATION IS PREVALENT AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS. ABOUT 40 PER CENT HAVE AN IDOL
TELEVISION POP SINGERS, AND MOVIE OR STARS.
/PROFESSOR CHOW
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