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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1992

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FEES FOR DUPLICATE BUSINESS CERTIFICATES TO GO UP

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THE BUSINESS REGISTRATION (AMENDMENT Į REGULATION SEEKS TO INCREASE THE FEES CHARGED FOR THE ISSUE BUSINESS REGISTRATION CERTIFICATES AND DUPLICATE BRANCH CERTIFICATES, IS GAZETTED TODAY (FRIDAY).

1992, WHICH

OF DUPLICATE REGISTRATION

"GIVEN THE INCREASE IN ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS SINCE THE FEE FOR THE ISSUE OF A DUPLICATE BUSINESS REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE OR A DUPLICATE BRANCH REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE WAS LAST REVISED IN 1990, THE FEE WILL BE INCREASED FROM $22 TO $30 WITH EFFECT FROM OCTOBER 1, 1992," A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.

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IS EXPECTED THAT THE FEE REVISION CAN GENERATE AN ESTIMATED ADDITIONAL REVENUE OF $50,000 A YEAR, THE SPOKESMAN SAID,

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DINING-OUT POPULAR AMONG HK PEOPLE

REVIEW

DINING-OUT IS COMMON AMONG THE HONG KONG POPULATION, A SPECIAL ARTICLE ON THE PERFORMANCE OF THE RESTAURANTS SECTOR SAID.

THE ARTICLE IS CONTAINED IN THE JULY ISSUE OF THE HONG KONG MONTHLY DIGEST OF STATISTICS NOW ON SALE AT $48 A COPY.

ACCORDING TO THE 1989-90 HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE SURVEY, FOODSTUFFS ACCOUNTED FOR 34 PER CENT OF THE TOTAL HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE.

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OF THIS, MORE THAN HALF WAS SPENT ON MEALS BOUGHT AWAY FROM

SUBSTANTIAL SPENDING BY TOURISTS ON MEALS IN RESTAURANTS HAS ALSO BEEN RECORDED.

THE RESTAURANTS SECTOR HAS THEREFORE BEEN TAKING UP AN IMPORTANT POSITION AMONG THE SERVICE INDUSTRIES IN HONG KONG,

THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT CONDUCTS ANNUAL AND QUARTERLY SURVEYS TO COLLECT ECONOMIC STATISTICS ON THE RESTAURANTS SECTOR.

BASED ON THE FINDINGS OF THESE SURVEYS, THE ARTICLE REVIEWS THE PERFORMANCE OF THE RESTAURANTS SECTOR AND ANALYSES ITS OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS IN RECENT YEARS.

THE PUBLICATION IS AVAILABLE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS SALES CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, GROUND FLOOR, CONNAUGHT PLACE, HONG KONG AND AT THE PUBLICATIONS SALES COUNTER OF CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT ON 19TH FLOOR. WANCHAI TOWER I, 12 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI, HONG KONG.

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