the focus of the latest edition of The Bottom Line, the biannual economic review published by The Royal Gazette .

The 68-page colour magazine, which has a limited print run of 6,500, will be available free of charge from most Royal Gazette outlets from Thursday.

The current issue takes an in-depth look at how Bermuda is cashing in on its Far East connections -- both in the number of Hong Kong companies relocating here as the colony prepares to return to Chinese rule in 1997, and in the increased amount of business being done in Hong Kong by Bermuda's banks and lawyers as the region rides the crest of a business boom.

The Bottom Line looks at the controversial decision of Bermuda-based Hong Kong trading giant Jardine Matheson to delist from the Hang Seng Index and the huge consumer market that is expected to open up as Communist China embraces capitalism.

Closer to home, The Bottom Line analyses how Bermuda's economy is likely to be affected by the change in interest rates and relaxation of foreign exchange controls, and the consequences for financial companies of the Televest collapse.

The May edition also looks at what it takes to survive and thrive in the grocery business; how the `Information Highway' will change the way Bermuda does business; the changing face of local television; tourism developments; wine investments and a profile of Front Street businessman Mr. John Casling.

The June issue of RG Magazine will be included free in the June 2 edition of The Royal Gazette and not May 26 as previously advertised.

The 68-page colour magazine will include exclusive coverage of the Bosnian relief effort by Royal Gazette photographer Mr. David Skinner, a complete guide to the soccer World Cup, profiles of politicians the Hon. Jerome Dill and Dr. Ewart Brown and the 20th anniversary of Bermuda College.