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THURSDAY, AUGUST 19, 1993

HAND:

THE FOLLOWING TABLE SHOWS THE PERCENTAGE CHANGES IN ORDERS-ON-

INDUSTRY

AS AT THE END OF

JUNE 1993

CHANGE WHEN COMPARED WITH

MAY 1993

JUNE 1992

(MONTHS)

(%)

(%)

ALL MANUFACTURERS SURVEYED

4.48

*

WEARING APPAREL

4.69

-1

TEXTILES

2.14

-5

-2 -5

PLASTIC PRODUCTS

3.85

-7

FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS

4.44

+2

+ |

+8 -2

ELECTRICAL AND

ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS

5.88

+1

+5

OTHERS

3.85

-4

* CHANGES WITHIN +/- 0.5%

MARINE DEPARTMENT REVISES FEES AND CHARGES

***

A VARIETY OF FEES AND CHARGES OF THE MARINE DEPARTMENT WILL BR REVISED FROM NEXT MONDAY (AUGUST 23).

FEES AND CHARGES FOR PUBLIC CARGO WORKING AREAS MANAGED BY THE DEPARTMENT WILL ALSO BE REVISED FROM NOVEMBER 4.

ANNOUNCING THE REVISION, THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF MARINE, MR IAN DALE, SAID THE INCREASES STEMMED FROM A REGULAR ANNUAL REVIEW WHICH SOUGHT TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF INFLATION, AND AS FAR AS POSSIBLE RECOVERED THE COSTS OF THE SERVICES.

THE LAST FEE REVISION WAS MADE IN JULY LAST YEAR.

**THE MARINE DEPARTMENT HAS CONSULTED THE PORT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE, WHICH ADVISES THE DIRECTOR OF MARINE ON ALL MATTERS RELATING TO PORT OPERATIONS, AND VARIOUS OTHER ADVISORY COMMITTEES, TRADE ASSOCIATIONS, OPERATORS AND USERS OF THE PORT ABOUT THE PROPOSED REVISION OF FEES AND CHARGES, MR DALE SAID.

SOME 96 PER CENT OF THE FEE ITEMS WILL BE INCREASED BY 10 TO 30 PER CENT. THEY INCLUDE PORT DUES AND CONNECTED FEES, VESSEL LICENCES AND MISCELLANEOUS FEES.

"THE CLIENTELE OF THIS GROUP OF SERVICES ARE EASILY IDENTIFIED, AND GIVEN THE COMMERCIAL NATURE OF MANY OF THESE ACTIVITIES THERE IS NO REASON WHY THE COST OF PROVIDING THE SERVICES SHOULD NOT BE RECOVERED IN FULL," MR DALE SAID.

/PORT DUES

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