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
About 6,060,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered to the public, with about 3,434,200 people receiving their first dose and around 2,625,800 getting their second dose.
Among those given the first dose of vaccines, about 1,335,100 people have received the Sinovac jab and about 2,099,100 people have received the BioNTech one.
For the second dose, about 1,046,800 people have received the Sinovac vaccine, while about 1,579,000 people have been administered the BioNTech jab.
About 70,400 people received jabs under the COVID-19 Vaccination Programme today.
About 11,400 people received their first dose of the Sinovac vaccine and around 12,100 people received their second dose.
For the BioNTech vaccine, about 21,300 people received their first dose and around 25,600 people got their second dose.
The overall percentage of people who received the Sinovac vaccine at community vaccination centres is about 97%, while it is about 99% for the BioNTech one.
As of 8pm, about 5,100 people booked their first and second doses of the Sinovac vaccine online, while about 23,300 reserved their first and second doses of the BioNTech jab.
As of midnight, eight people were sent to hospitals.
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