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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

7m vaccine jabs given

About 7,003,800 doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered to the public, with about 3,906,900 people receiving their first dose and around 3,096,900 getting their second dose.   Among those given the first dose of vaccines, about 1,460,500 people have received the Sinovac jab and about 2,446,400 people got the BioNTech one.   For the second dose, about 1,185,400 people have received the Sinovac vaccine, while about 1,911,500 people have been administered the BioNTech jab.   About 59,500 people received jabs under the COVID-19 Vaccination Programme today.   About 6,100 people received their first dose of the Sinovac vaccine and around 9,800 people received their second dose.   For the BioNTech vaccine, about 15,900 people received their first dose and around 27,700 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 98% for the BioNTech one.   As of 8pm, about 2,200 people booked their first and second doses of the Sinovac vaccine online, while about 8,000 reserved their first and second doses of the BioNTech jab.   As of midnight, 12 people were sent to hospitals.
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