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Hong Kong Economic News

4 (a) Visible Trade Deficit widened in 1991 to US$1.7 bn from US$0.3 bn in 1990.

(b) Year-on-year CPI (A) Inflation eased to 10.3% in December 1991 from 11.3% a

year earlier.

Future events

5 Meeting of China's NPCC (National People's Consultative Conference) in early

Attended by Hong Kong delegates and watched closely by Hong Kong markets.

March.

Developing World Division HO-3

Asia & Australasia

4 February 1992

J W Lund (4483)

Janos Sund

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