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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1979
SURVEYS TO UPDATE CONSUMER PRICE INDEXES
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THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT WILL CONDUCT A NEW HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE SURVEY FROM OCTOBER, 1979 TO SEPTEMBER, 1980 WITH THE AIM TO UPDATE THE EXISTING CONSUMER PRICE INDEXES.
AT THE SAME TIME, THE HANG SENG BANK WILL ALSO UNDERTAKE A SIMILAR SURVEY TO UPDATE ITS CONSUMER PRICE INDEX.
A PRESS CONFERENCE TO ANNOUNCE DETAILS OF THE TWO SURVEYS WILL BE HELD ON TUESDAY (SEPTEMBER 18) AT 3 P.M. IN THE G.I.S. THEATRE, 5TH FLOOR, BEACONSFIELD HOUSE.
ATTENDING THE CONFERENCE WILL BE MR. COLIN GREENFIELD, COMMISSIONER FOR CENSUS AND STATISTICS MR. H.W. FUNG, STATISTICIAN (HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE SURVEY) CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT- MR. STANLEY S.K. KWAN, SENIOR MANAGER (HEAD OF RESEARCH DEPARTMENT), HANG SENG BANK AND MR. ROGER K.H. LUK, SUB-ACCOUNTANT (RESEARCH DEPARTMENT), HANG SENG BANK.
NOTE TO EDITORS1
YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND A REPRESENTATIVE TO COVER THE PRESS CONFERENCE ON THE FORTHCOMING SURVEYS TO UPDATE THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEXES AT 6.1.S. THEATRE, FIFTH FLOOR, BEACONSFIELD HOUSE AT 3 P.M. ON TUESDAY (SEPTEMBER 18).
WATER CUT ***
WATER SUPPLY TO A NUMBER OF PREMISES IN CENTRAL DISTRICT WILL BE TURNED OFF FOR SEVEN HOURS FROM 11 P.M. ON TUESDAY (SEPTEMBER 18) TO 6 A.M. THE FOLLOWING DAY TO FACILITATE LEAKAGE TESTS.
THE AREA TO BE AFFECTED IS BOUNDED BY WING WO STREET, CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL AND MAN WA LANE INCLUDING MARINE DEPARTMENT PIER, WATER FRONT POLICE STATION, WING SING STREET, KWONG YUEN STREET EAST, KWONG YUEN STREET WEST, RUMSEY STREET, 1-87 AND 2-44 WING LOK STREET, 170-252 AND 207-235 DES VOEUX ROAD CENTRAL.