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
The 2021 Election Committee subsector (ECSS) final register of voters will be released tomorrow, the Registration & Electoral Office (REO) announced.
The final voter register contains 7,971 voters, comprising 2,551 individual and 5,420 corporate voters. They may vote in the 2021 ECSS Ordinary Elections on September 19.
Registered individual and corporate voters may log in to the Online Voter Information Enquiry System, or call 2891 1001 to check their registration particulars.
There is an increase of 80 voters in the final voter register compared to the provisional one.
The REO explained that it took follow-up actions, including those on the claims and objections cases received, after the publication of the provisional voter register. With the Revising Officer's approval, the individuals and bodies concerned have been deleted from or included in the final register accordingly.
Validly nominated candidates, members of the press and political parties may inspect the final voter register from tomorrow at the REO offices at 10/F, Harbour Centre, Wan Chai and 13/F, Kowloonbay International Trade & Exhibition Centre.
The parts of the final register which contain only corporate voters' registered particulars and do not show individual voters' names and principal residential addresses are available for public inspection.
The notice on the inspection of the final register will be gazetted tomorrow.
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