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Feb exports value down 0.8%

The value of Hong Kong’s total exports decreased to $284.1 billion in February, down 0.8% on the same month last year, the Census & Statistics Department announced today.   The value of imports of goods fell 1.8% to $325.7 billion for the same period.   A trade deficit of $41.7 billion, or 12.8% of the value of imports, was recorded in February.   Comparing the three-month period ending February with the preceding three months on a seasonally adjusted basis, the value of exports rose 5.5%, while that of imports also increased 3.3%.   The Government noted that taking the first two months of the year together to remove the volatility caused by the difference in timing of the Lunar New Year, the value of exports posted a 16.6% growth against a very low base of comparison a year ago.   Exports to the Mainland and the US rose notably, while those to the European Union fell. Those to other major Asian markets recorded a mixed performance.   Looking ahead, the Gove

791k vaccine doses administered

About 791,300 doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered to the public, with about 559,800 people receiving their first dose and about 231,500 people getting their second dose.   Among those given the first dose of vaccines, about 346,100 people have received the Sinovac jab and about 213,700 people have received the BioNTech one.   For the second dose, about 137,800 people have received the Sinovac vaccine, while about 93,700 people have been administered the BioNTech jab.   About 3,300 people received their first dose of the Sinovac vaccine under the COVID-19 Vaccination Programme today.   Among them, about 2,200 people received the jab at eight community vaccination centres (CVCs), while about 1,100 were inoculated at private doctors and clinics participating in the programme.   Around 10,000 people received their second dose of the Sinovac vaccine today, including about 7,500 people vaccinated at CVCs and about 2,500 people through private doctors and clinics.   For the BioNTech vaccine, about 12,900 people received their first dose at 21 CVCs and about 20,100 people received their second dose.   The overall percentage of people who received the Sinovac vaccine at eight CVCs is 97%, while that of the BioNTech vaccine at 21 CVCs is about 98%.   As of 8pm, about 2,000 people had booked their first and second doses of the Sinovac vaccine online, while about 7,700 had reserved their first and second doses of the BioNTech one.   As of midnight, nine people were sent to hospital.
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