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Land

5.13

sold,

1.1

for

In the first quarter of 1983, the Government

at Crown land auctions

land auctions and by tender (including letters A/B

tenders), a total of 8.2 hectares of land: comprising

hectares for industrial use

and 7.0

non-industrial use. Compared with the first quarter of 1982,

the total area of land sold decreased by

of land sold decreased by 51%, made up of a

decrease of 71% for industrial land and a decrease of 45% for

hectares

non-industrial land (7). But again these quarterly figures

are subject to considerable short term variations.

Electricity and gas

5.14

Electricity consumption in the first quarter, at

2 657 million kilowatt hours, was 11% higher than in the first quarter of 1982. Industrial consumption increased by 18,

while domestic and commercial consumption increased by

by 16%

each. Electricity exports to China amounted to 88 million

kilowatt hours, equivalent to 38 of total electricity

consumption in Hong Kong. Gas consumption was 26% higher in

the first quarter of 1983 than in the corresponding period of

1982. Increases of 25% and 31% were recorded for domestic and

commercial consumption respectively.

(7) Land sales by the Government (hectares) :

Residential

Commercial/Residential

Commercial

Industrial

Others

Total*

/Tourism

1st Quarter

1982

1st Quarter

1983

10.7

2.6

1.9

2.9

0.2

1.0

3.8

1.1

0.1

0.5

16.6

8.2

Note: (*) Figures may not add up to the total due to

rounding.

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