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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1992

JAN-OCT

CALENDAR YEAR TO-DATE

1992

HK$ MN.

JAN-OCT

1991 HK$ MN.

INCREASE

HK$ MN.

%

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

192,139

188,289

3,850

2.0

1% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)

(25.4%)

(30.5%)

RE-EXPORTS

563,240

430,055

133.185

31.0

TOTAL EXPORTS

755,379

618,344

137.035

22.2

IMPORTS

779,956

631,293

148,663

23.5

TRADE BALANCE

-24,577

-12,949

-11,628

NOV 91 TO

NOV 90 TO

INCREASE

LAST 12 MONTHS

OCT 92 HK$ MN.

OCT 91 HK$ MN.

HK$ MN.

%

IMPORTS

DOMESTIC EXPORTS

RE-EXPORTS

TOTAL EXPORTS

TRADE BALANCE

234,894

230,379

4,515

2.0

668,027

509,521

158,506

31.1

902,921

739,900

163,021

22.0

927,645

754,747

172,898

22.9

-24,724

-14,847

-9,877

SCA WELCOMES ELSIE TU'S MOVE

THE SECRETARY FOR CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS, MR MICHAEL SZE, TODAY (THURSDAY) WELCOMED MRS ELSIE TU'S MOVE OF PUTTING FORWARD PROPOSALS ON FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCIES, HER COMMENTS ON THE ELECTION COMMITTEE AND OTHER ELEMENTS OF THE GOVERNOR'S CONSTITUTIONAL PACKAGE.

RESPONDING TO PRESS ENQUIRIES, MR SZE SAID THE CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS BRANCH WOULD NEED TO STUDY THE PROPOSALS WITH CARE.

"ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO DISCUSS THEM IN DETAIL WITH MRS TU, AS WE HAVE DONE WITH OTHERS WHO HAVE PUT FORWARD ALTERNATIVE PROPOSALS,' HE SAID.

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"BUT ONE THING I CAN SAY IS THAT MRS TU'S PAPER HAS HIGHLIGHTED THE DIFFICULTIES WE FACE IN TRYING TO COME UP WITH PROPOSALS ON FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCIES AND THE ELECTION COMMITTEE THAT WILL BE REGARDED BY THE COMMUNITY AS FAIR, OPEN AND ACCEPTABLE.

MR SZE SAID HE HOPED THAT THESE PROPOSALS WOULD ENCOURAGE OTHER PEOPLE TO COME FORWARD WITH COMMENTS AND THEIR OWN IDEAS CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT.

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