Hong Kong Census and Statistics Department announced February 1, in December last year, total retail sales value of 29.4 billion (Hong Kong dollars, the same below), up 16%; discounting the effect of price changes, total retail sales volume rose 11.3%.
Month, jewelry, watches and clocks, and valuable gifts increased the most in volume, up 30.4%; followed by motor vehicles and parts (29.8%), electrical goods and photographic equipment (23%).
Other increases were recorded in categories, as well as wearing apparel (9.6%), commodities in department stores (9.3%), miscellaneous consumer goods (8.4%), miscellaneous consumer durable goods (4.7%), furniture and fixtures (4%), footwear, allied products and other clothing accessories (3.6%), food, alcoholic drinks and tobacco (2.1%) and fuels (1.1%). Sales volume of commodities in supermarkets fell 3.8%.
Hong Kong Census and Statistics Department said that retail sales in December increased significantly, indicating increased consumer spending during the festive season, especially on big-ticket item; inbound tourism growth has also brought the contribution. Because of the economic recovery is on track and the labor market continued to improve consumer confidence in the future should be able to remain firm.
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December 10, 2009
Hong Kong Watch Trades & Industries Promotion Day at QF
Hong Kong Watch Trades and Industries to promote the QF has been five years time, the industry is the increasing awareness of the QF, and now the development of the QF in the industry has entered a new phase of Watch and Clock Industry Training Advisory Committee’s future One of the most important tasks is to make the watch industry, “SCS” to be the industry’s employers, employees and training institutions in a comprehensive and wide range of applications, on the other hand, continue to encourage employees through the “RPL” mechanism identified in the workplace on the accumulated experience, knowledge and skills, followed by continuing education, enhance the quality of human resources so as to achieve sustainable development and promotion of industry goals.
December 16, 2009, the Hong Kong Watch and Clock Industry Training Advisory Committee will hold a watch and clock industry QF Promotion Day, so as to enhance industry awareness of the qualifications framework and to encourage lifelong learning. China watches network coverage for you that the main agenda as follows: Share watch industry qualifications framework to promote the situation and the “SCS” purposes, to share, “RPL” mechanism, promote the watch industry training information.