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FRIDAY, JUNE 25, 1993

INCLUDE BANKING

INSTITUTIONS

AND

1991

THE SURVEY DID NOT DEPOSIT-TAKING COMPANIES WHICH WERE SEPARATELY COVERED UNDER THE SURVEY OF BANKS, DEPOSIT-TAKING COMPANIES, RESTRICTED LICENCE BANKS AND REPRESENTATIVE OFFICES OF FOREIGN BANKS, THE RESULTS OF WHICH WERE PUBLISHED

OF IN THE MARCH 1993 ISSUE OF THE HONG KONG MONTHLY DIGEST STATISTICS.

THESE ESTABLISHMENTS

GENERATED $68.4 BILLION OF BUSINESS

RECEIPTS, AN INCREASE OF 20% OVER 1990.

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THE GROSS SURPLUS OF THE FINANCING INDUSTRY ACCOUNTED FOR 54% OF THE TOTAL BUSINESS RECEIPTS. COMPARED WITH 1990, IT WAS PERCENTAGE POINTS HIGHER.

THE OPERATING EXPENDITURE OF THESE ESTABLISHMENTS ACCOUNTED FOR 46% OF THE TOTAL BUSINESS RECEIPTS, A DECREASE OF 5 PERCENTAGE POINTS OVER THE FIGURE IN 1990.

THE TOTAL VALUE ADDED OF THE INDUSTRY, WHICH DID NOT INCLUDE THAT OF INVESTMENT AND HOLDING COMPANIES DUE TO THE SPECIAL FEATURES OF THEIR BUSINESS OPERATIONS, INCREASED BY 12% TO $5.6 BILLION IN 1991.

IT ACCOUNTED FOR 8% OF THE TOTAL BUSINESS 1 PERCENTAGE POINT LOWER THAN THE FIGURE IN 1990.

RECEIPTS

IN THE STORAGE INDUSTRY, ALTHOUGH A DECREASE OF 9% NUMBER OF ESTABLISHMENTS WAS REGISTERED IN 1991, THE RECORDED A 22% INCREASE IN BUSINESS RECEIPTS WHICH AMOUNTED BILLION.

AND WAS

IN THE INDUSTRY ΤΟ $3.3

ACCOUNTED

ON THE OTHER HAND, THE INDUSTRY'S GROSS SURPLUS FOR 18% OF THE TOTAL BUSINESS RECEIPTS IN 1991, A DROP OF 2 PERCENTAGE POINTS FROM THE FIGURE IN 1990.

OF

INDUSTRY THE OPERATING EXPENDITURE OF THE THE TOTAL BUSINESS RECEIPTS. BY 2 PERCENTAGE POINTS.

ACCOUNTED FOR 82%

COMPARED WITH 1990, THIS WAS HIGHER

THE VALUE ADDED OF THE STORAGE INDUSTRY INCREASED BY 9% TO ΤΟ

$1.

3 BILLION IN 1991. IT ACCOUNTED FOR 38% OF THE TOTAL BUSINESS RECEIPTS, AND WAS 5 PERCENTAGE POINTS LOWER THAN THE FIGURE IN 1990.

1991

SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR THE

SURVEY OF STORAGE, COMMUNICATION, FINANCING, INSURANCE, AND BUSINESS SERVICES WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE JUNE ISSUE OF THE HONG KONG MONTHLY DIGEST OF STATISTICS PUBLISHED BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.

MORE DETAILED RESULTS TOGETHER WITH THE BACKGROUND AND METHODOLOGY OF THE SURVEY WILL BE GIVEN IN A FULL SURVEY REPORT TO BR PUBLISHED AROUND AUGUST.

THE REPORT WILL BE ON SALE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATION CENTRE,

GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, GROUND FLOOR, CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL; AND THE PUBLICATIONS OFFICE OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT, 19TH FLOOR, WANCHAI TOWER, 12 HARBOUR ROAD, HONG KONG.

BE DIRECTED TO

MAY ENQUIRIES REGARDING THESE SURVEY RESULTS THE BUSINESS SERVICES STATISTICS SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND DEPARTMENT (AT TELEPHONE NUMBER 802 1244).

STATISTICS

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