MONDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1978
HONG KONG ANNUAL DIGEST OF STATISTICS PUBLISHED
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THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT HAS PREPARED A NEW PUBLICATION ENTITLED HONG KONG ANNUAL DIGEST OF STATISTICS+ TO PROVIDE A WIDE SPECTRUM OF STATISTICAL INFORMATION ABOUT HONG KONG IN BOTH THE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC FIELDS.
THE NEW PUBLICATION, TO BE PUBLISHED ANNUALLY, CONTAINS 262 TABLES UNDER 18 SECTIONS COVERING STATISTICS ON POPULATION, TRADE INDUSTRY, FINANCE, BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION, HOUSING, EDUCATION, MEDICAL AND HEALTH, SOCIAL WELFARE, LAW AND ORDER.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID THE LAST PUBLICATION OF THIS KIND WAS THE COMPENDIUM +HONG KONG STATISTICS 1947-67.+
+THE PRESENT PUBLICATION IS OF COMPARABLE COMPREHENSIVENESS AND A TEN-YEAR COVERAGE IS PROVIDED WHEREVER POSSIBLE TO CATER FOR PLANNING AND RESEARCH WORK WHICH REQUIRES LONGER SERIES,+ HE ADDED.
THE PUBLICATION IS NOW OBTAINABLE AT $60 PER COPY AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE, HONG KONG,
NOTE TO EDITORS,
TRANSPORT COMMISSIONER TO MEET THE MEDIA
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THE COMMISSIONER FOR TRANSPORT, MR. A.T. ARMSTRONG-WRIGHT, WILL ATTEND A +MEET THE MEDIA+ SESSION AT 3 P.M. ON THURSDAY (NOVEMBER 23) IN THE G.I.S. THEATRE FIFTH FLOOR, BEACONSFIELD HOUSE.
THIS IS PART OF A SERIES ARRANGED BY THE GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES TO ENABLE NEWSMEN TO MEET SENIOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND QUESTION THEM ABOUT THEIR WORK.
YOUR REPRESENTATIVES ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND.
RADIO AND TELEVISION CREWS ARE REQUESTED TO ARRIVE EARLY SO THAT THEY WILL HAVE AMPLE TIME TO SET UP THEIR EQUIPMENT.
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