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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1978
+ I AM SURE THAT THE CONSUMER COUNCIL, WHICH IS THE CONSUMER EDUCATION AUTHORITY IN HONG KONG, WILL BE WILLING TO CARRY OUT A CAMPAIGN TO EDUCATE BOTH THE CONSUMER AND THE TRADER IN THIS RESPECT, HE SAID.
THE SUCCESS OF THE NEW LEGISLATION WOULD ALSO DEPEND A GREAT DEAL ON CONSUMER AWARENESS. IF THE PUBLIC WAS AWARE OF THEIR RIGHTS UNDER THE NEW LAW, THEY WOULD BECOME A VERY LARGE TEAM OF
'INSPECTORS' THEMSELVES AND KEEP A CHECK ON THOSE TRADERS WHO GAVE SHORT WEIGHTS AND SHORT MEASURES.
SURVEYS ON IMPORTS-EXPORTS OF SERVICES AND INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTIONS ******
TWO SEPARATE SURVEYS ON THIS YEAR'S IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OF SERVICES AND INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTIONS WILL BE CONDUCTED BY THE GOVERNMENT NEXT YEAR, SAID THE SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC SERVICES, THE HON. DAVID JEAFFRESON TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
PRESENTING THE ORDERS FOR THE TWO SURVEYS, MR. JEAFFRESON TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL THAT THE STATISTICS ADVISORY BOARD HAD ALREADY ENDORSED THE OVERALL PLANS FOR BOTH SURVEYS.
HE SAID THE SURVEY OF IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OF SERVICES FOR 1978, WAS A NEW ONE.
IT WOULD COVER INDUSTRIES PROVIDING SERVICES IN THE AREAS OF SEA AND AIR TRANSPORTATION, INSURANCE, CINEMA AND TELEVISION FILM PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION AS WELL AS HOTEL MANAGEMENT.
HE POINTED OUT THAT THE PURPOSE OF CONDUCTING THE SURVEY WAS TO GET DATA FOR DETERMINING THE VALUE OF IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OF SERVICES IN RESPECT OF THESE PARTICULAR INDUSTRIES.
+OTHER INDUSTRIES ENGAGING IN THE IMPORT AND EXPORT OF SERVICES WILL NOT BE INCLUDED IN THE PRESENT SURVEY BECAUSE THE INFORMATION REQUIRED CAN BE GOT THROUGH OTHER CHANNELS, HE SAID.
+FOR EXAMPLE, HE ADDED, STATISTICS IN AGGREGATE FORM ON THE FINANCIAL SECTOR WILL BECOME AVAILABLE FROM THE COMMISSIONER OF BANK ING.✶
+THE SURVEY CAN BE SEEN IN THE CONTEXT OF THE EXISTING PROGRAMME OF ECONOMIC SURVEYS AS AN INTERIM MEASURE TO OBTAIN USEFUL INFORMATION ON SPECIAL ASPECTS OF SELECTED SERVICE INDUSTRIES. PENDING THE LAUNCHING OF A FULL BENCHMARK SURVEY NOW SCHEDULED TO TAKE PLACE IN 1981.
/+THE DATA..........