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TUESDAY, AUGUST 18, 1992

AS REGARDS PUBLIC EXAMINATIONS CONDUCTED BY THE HONG KONG EXAMINATION AUTHORITY, SEPARATE ANNOUNCEMENTS WILL BE MADE ON WHETHER THE EXAMINATIONS SCHEDULED FOR THE DAY WILL BE HELD OR NOT.

THE SPOKESMAN SAID ΤΟ HELP THE PUBLIC ΤΟ GAIN A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE RAINSTORM WARNING SYSTEM, AN EXPLANATORY LEAFLET DETAILING THE WARNING AND PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES TO TAKE WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR COLLECTION FROM TOMORROW (

(WEDNESDAY) AT ALL CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION PUBLIC ENQUIRIES SERVICES CENTRES, PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATE OFFICES, THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY AND THE INFORMATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT AT THE FRENCH MISSION BUILDING.

POSTERS AND LAMINATED BOOKMARKS EXPLAINING THE SYSTEM ARE ALSO

AVAILABLE.

"THESE ITEMS SHOULD REINFORCE THE ANNOUNCEMENTS IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST ON THE RAINSTORM WARNING SYSTEM NOW BEING BROADCAST ON TELEVISION AND RADIO STATIONS,

" THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

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FIGURES ON OUTWARD PROCESSING TRADE WITH CHINA FOR FIRST QUARTER 1992

IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF THIS YEAR, 72 PER CENT OF HONG KONG'S IMPORTS FROM CHINA WERE RELATED TO OUTWARD PROCESSING, ACCORDING ΤΟ STATISTICS RELEASED TODAY (TUESDAY) BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.

ON THE OTHER HAND, 51 PER CENT OF HONG KONG'S TOTAL EXPORTS TO CHINA WERE FOR OUTWARD PROCESSING; THE FIGURE WAS 72 PER CENT FOR DOMESTIC EXPORTS, AND 45 PER CENT FOR RE-EXPORTS.

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THE CORRESPONDING FIGURES IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1991 WERE 67 CENT FOR IMPORTS, 56 PER CENT FOR TOTAL EXPORTS, 79 PER CENT FOR DOMESTIC EXPORTS AND 47 PER CENT FOR RE-EXPORTS.

THE DECREASES IN THE PROPORTION OF EXPORTS TO CHINA FOR OUTWARD PROCESSING AS RECORDED IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1992 REFLECT THAT HONG KONG'S EXPORTS FOR MEETING DOMESTIC DEMAND IN CHINA, VIZ EXPORTS то CHINA NOT DESTINED FOR OUTWARD PROCESSING, INCREASED AT A FASTER PACE THAN OUTWARD PROCESSING TRADE DURING THE PERIOD.

THIS IS IN LINE WITH THE SUSTAINED INCREASE IN DOMESTIC DEMAND IN CHINA FOR IMPORTED GOODS.

TO PROVIDE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE NATURE AND IMPORTANCE OF OUTWARD PROCESSING TRADE WITH CHINA, THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN CONDUCTING A SAMPLE SURVEY FROM THE THIRD QUARTER OF 1988 TO DISTINGUISH HONG KONG'S EXPORTS TO CHINA BOTH DOMESTIC EXPORTS AND RE-EXPORTS INTO THOSE THAT ARE FOR OUTWARD PROCESSING AND THOSE THAT ARE NOT.

/THE SCOPE