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FRIDAY, JULY 1, 1994

* CARPENTER/JOINER, WOOD FURNITURE MAKER

* PAINTER/DECORATOR/SIGN WRITER, PAINTER/DECORATOR (FURNITURE)

* PLUMBER

* BAMBOO SCAFFOLDER

* CONSTRUCTION PLANT MECHANIC

* ELECTRICIAN, ELECTRICAL FITTER

THE

SPOKESMAN REMINDED EMPLOYERS TO COMPLY WITH THE STATUTORY

REQUIREMENTS.

FIGURES ON WHOLESALE, RETAIL AND IMPORT/EXPORT TRADES, RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS

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THE IMPORT/EXPORT TRADE; HOTELS (INCLUDING BOARDING HOUSES); AND RESTAURANTS REGISTERED SIGNIFICANT GROWTH IN 1992, EACH WITH TOTAL RECEIPTS INCREASED BY 19% WHEN COMPARED WITH 1991.

IN THE SAME PERIOD, THE TOTAL RECEIPTS OF THE RETAIL WHOLESALE TRADES ALSO WENT UP CONSIDERABLY, BY 16% AND RESPECTIVELY.

AND 14%

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1992 SURVEY OF

THESE ARE SOME OF THE MAJOR RESULTS OF THE WHOLESALE, RETAIL AND IMPORT/EXPORT TRADES, RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS RELEASED TODAY (FRIDAY) BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT. SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED FROM APRIL 1993 TO EARLY 1994.

THE

THE

ALL VALUE FIGURES ARE EXPRESSED IN CURRENT PRICE TERMS. PERCENTAGE CHANGES DERIVED FROM THESE FIGURES HAVE NOT BEEN ADJUSTED FOR PRICE CHANGES. CAUTION SHOULD THEREFORE BE TAKEN IN INTERPRETING THE RESULTS.

IN 1992, THERE WERE SOME 89,200 IMPORT/EXPORT ESTABLISHMENTS IN BY OPERATION, AN INCREASE OF 8% OVER 1991. TOTAL RECEIPTS GENFRATED THESE ESTABLISHMENTS AMOUNTED TO $1,568.6 BILLION, AN INCREASE OF OVER 1991.

19%

THE TOTAL OPERATING EXPENDITURE (COMPRISING COMPENSATION OF EMPLOYEES, OPERATING EXPENSES AND VALUE OF PURCHASE OF GOODS FOR SALE) INCURRED BY THE IMPORT/EXPORT ESTABLISHMENTS ACCOUNTED FOR 95.4% OF THE TOTAL RECEIPTS.

NET OF THE EXPENDITURE, THE GROSS SURPLUS AMOUNTED ΤΟ 4.6%, WHICH WAS SIMILAR TO THE FIGURE FOR 1991.

OF

THE VALUE ADDED OF THESE ESTABLISHMENTS, WHICH IS A MEASURE THE INDUSTRY'S CONTRIBUTION TO HONG KONG'S GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, GREW BY 17% FROM $107.8 BILLION IN 1991 TO $126.2 BILLION IN 1992.

/IT CONSTITUTED

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