The value of Hong Kong's total exports decreased to $338.3 billion in April, down 13% on the same month last year, the Census & Statistics Department announced today. The value of imports of goods decreased 11.9% to $374.9 billion for the same period. A trade deficit of $36.6 billion, or 9.8% of the value of imports, was recorded in April. Comparing the three-month period ending April with the preceding three months on a seasonally adjusted basis, the value of exports rose 15.4%, while that of imports increased 10.7%. The Government noted that the value of merchandise exports declined further from a year earlier in April. Exports to the Mainland, the US and the European Union all shrank and exports to other major Asian markets recorded decreases of varying degrees. Looking ahead, it added that the weakness in the advanced economies will continue to weigh on Hong Kong's export performance, though the expected faster recovery of the Mainland economy should
The Government today completed a joint enforcement operation at Block 4 of On Ning Garden in Tseung Kwan O, which was earlier included in a compulsory testing notice.
The enforcement action was conducted from 8.30am to 11.30am by the Civil Service Bureau together with the Tseung Kwan O Police District and the Department of Health.
Having checked 403 people’s test records, nine were found to have violated the compulsory testing notice and were issued with a compulsory testing order.
A fixed penalty notice of $10,000 was also issued to three of them.
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