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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20, 1979
MR. JEAFFRESON POINTED OUT THAT THE SAVING IN FUEL OIL IN MAY, REPORTED TO BE A 4.75 PER CENT SAVING, HAD BEEN ACHIEVED BY THE PUBLIC RESPONDING WELL TO THE GOVERNMENT'S EXHORTATION TO ECONOMISE ON THE USE OF ELECTRICITY, BY THE BAN ON THE USE OF ELECTRIC LIGHT FOR DISPLAY, ADVERTISING AND FLOODLIGHTING EXCEPT BETWEEN 8 P.M. AND 11.30 P.M., BY THE POWER COMPANIES REDUCING THEIR SPINNING RESERVES, AND BY THE INTRODUCTION OF +DAYLIGHT SAVING.+
MR. JEAFFRESON SAID THE 4.75 PER CENT IN ENERGY SAVING HAD BEEN DERIVED FROM THE ESTIMATES OF SAVINGS SUBMITTED BY THE TWO POWER COMPANIES.
+WHAT THEY HAVE DONE IS TO COMPARE ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION ON DAYS OF LIKE MEAN TEMPERATURE IN THE TWO WEEKS BEFORE AND THE TWO WEEKS AFTER THE INTRODUCTION OF THE PACKAGE OF ECONOMY MEASURES ON MAY 13.
+TO THE RESULTS, THEY HAVE ADDED THE SAVINGS FROM THE REDUCTION IN THEIR SPINNING RESERVES, A REDUCTION WHICH WAS ALREADY BEING ACHIEVED WELL BEFORE THE ECONOMY MEASURES WERE INTRODUCED ON MAY 13.
+THE RESULTS FROM THE TWO COMPANIES, WEIGHED APPROPRIATELY TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF THEIR RELATIVE SIZES, GIVE AN OVERALL FIGURE OF A 4.75 PER CENT SAVING IN FUEL OIL,+ MR. JEAFFRESON SAID, ADDING THAT THE FIGURE WAS SUPPORTED BY THE AMOUNT OF FUEL OIL CONSUMED FOR THE TWO WEEKS BEFORE AND AFTER MAY 13, AFTER ALLOWING FOR SEASONAL VARIATIONS.
NEED FOR PERMANENT TRADE EXHIBITION CENTRE TO BE STUDIED
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AN ASSESSMENT OF THE DEMAND FOR AND VIABILITY OF A PERMANENT TRADE EXHIBITION CENTRE IN HONG KONG IS EXPECTED TO BE MADE SHORTLY.
MEANWHILE, CONSULTANTS WILL BE APPOINTED NEXT WEEK TO LOOK INTO THIS FEASIBILITY AND TO REPORT ON THEIR FINDINGS IN A FEW MONTHS' TIME.
THE DIRECTOR OF TRADE INDUSTRY AND CUSTOMS, THE HON. DAVID JORDAN SAID THIS TODAY (WEDNESDAY), IN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON. FRANCIS TIEN AT THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MEETING.
MR. TIEN ASKED: +IN VIEW OF THE CANCELLATION OF NEXT YEAR'S READY-TO-WEAR FESTIVAL FOR LACK OF A SUITABLE LOCAL VENUE, WHAT MEASURES CAN THE GOVERNMENT TAKE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE HONG KONG TRADE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL TO ENSURE RESUMPTION LOCALLY OF THIS MAJOR PROMOTION EVENT OF INTERNATIONAL STANDING ?+
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