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SATURDAY, MAY 13, 1978
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THE SPOKESMAN POINTED OUT THAT IN A SURVEY OF THIS NATURE, CONSIDERABLE RESERVATIONS MUST BE MADE IN THE INTERPRETATION OF RESULTS, AS IT WAS DIFFICULT TO ESTABLISH THE EXTENT TO WHICH THE RESPONDENTS' PERCEPTION OF THE PAST AND THE FUTURE ACCORDS WITH THE UNDERLYING TRENDS, AND THE SURVEY RESULTS ARE PROBABLY AFFECTED CONSIDERABLY BY SEASONALITY.
COPIES OF THE REPORT. CONTAINING AN ANALYSIS AND STATISTICAL TAPLES UN VARIOUS SCONCHIC VARIABLES, HAVE BEEN DISTRIBUTED
TO FIRMS TAKING PART IN THE SURVEY AND OTHER BUSINESS ORGANISATIONS.
KEENER DEMAND FOR GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS *****
» KEENER DEMAND IS DEVELOPING FOR OFFICIAL PUBLICATIONS WHICH CONVEY INFORMATION ON A WIDE RANGE OF SUBJECT MATTERS.
THIS IS INDICATED BY THE INCREASE IN THE SALES OF GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS IN LAST FINANCIAL YEAR 1977-78, FOR WHICH REVENUE TOTALLED MORE THAN $5 MILLION
AN 11 PER CENT INCREASE OVER THE PREVIOUS YEAR.
A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID: THE PUBLICATIONS AVAILABLE RANGE FROM TRADE STATISTICS AND GOVERNMENT ORDINANCES TO WELL- PRESENTED COLOUR BOOKLETS ON NEW TOWNS AND LEAFLETS ON COUNTRY PARKS.+
+TC BALANCE THE HEAVY READING THAT MANY GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS REQUIRE WE HAVE ALSO INTRODUCED NEW BOCKS OF A MORE GENERAL INTEREST NATURE WHICH EXTEND PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE ON FEATURES OF HONG KONG THAT HAVE NOT YET RECEIVED WIDE COVERAGE, HE ADDED.
THESE BOOKS ARE BEING PUBLISHED IN A SERIES UNDER THE TITLE +THIS IS HONG KONG FOR WHICH A STANDARDISED FORMAT, USING ILLUSTRATIONS IN FULL COLOUR, HAS BEEN DEVISED. TWO BOOKS IN THIS SERIES ARE SO FAR AVAILABLE
ONE ON HONG KONG TEMPLES AND THE OTHER ON THE HISTORY OF GOVERNMENT HOUSE. THEY ARE SELLING WELL.
A THIRD BOOK ON HONG KONG BUTTERFLIES, AIMED AT THE NON- SPECIALIST READERS, IS NOW BEING PREPARED AND WILL BE PUBLISHED LATER THIS YEAR.
SEVERAL OTHER SUBJECTS ARE NOW UNDER CONSIDERATION FOR INCLUSION IN PUBLICATION IN THIS SERIES. THE USE OF A STANDARD FORMAT IS INTENDED TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO START A COLLECTION WHICH CAN BE ADDED TO AS NEW TITLES ARE PUBLISHED.
/+AT THE SAME