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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1984
THE INDEX FOR ALCOHOLIC DRINKS AND TOBACCO (FOR HOME CONSUMPTION) INCREASED BY ONE POINT IN CPI(B) DUE TO HIGHER PRICES OF CHINESE AND FOREIGN WINES,
LOWER PRICES OF MEN'S AND WOMEN'S OUTERCLOTHING CAUSED THE INDEX FOR CLOTHING AND FOOTWEAR TO DECREASE BY ONE POINT IN BOTH CPI(A) AND CPI(B).
THE INDEX FOR DURABLE GOODS DROPPED BY ONE POINT IN CPI(B) AS A RESULT OF LOWER PRICES OF ELECTRICAL CONSUMER GOODS, TRAVEL AND SPORTS GOODS.
THE INDEX FOR TRANSPORT AND VEHICLES INCREASED BY SIX POINTS IN CPI(A) AND FOUR POINTS IN CPI(B) DUE TO HIGHER BUS AND FERRY FARES.
THE INDEX FOR SERVICES ROSE BY TWO POINTS IN CPI(A) AND THREE POINTS IN CPI(B) DUE TO HIGHER HAIRDRESSING CHARGES BEFORE THE LUNAR NEW YEAR AS WELL AS HIGHER CHARGES FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT.
PRICE MOVEMENTS IN OTHER SECTIONS WERE INSIGNIFICANT.
FIGURES PRESENTED IN THIS PRESS RELEASE REFER TO CPI SERIES NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED.
DETAILS OF THESE PRICE MOVEMENTS ARE GIVEN IN THE +CONSUMER PRICE INDEX REPORT+ FOR JANUARY 1984, AVAILABLE AT $3 A COPY FROM THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, GROUND FLOOR, CONNAUGHT PLACE, HONG KONG, OR FROM THE DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION SERVICES, INFORMATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT, BEACONSFIELD HOUSE, HONG KONG FOR LOCAL AND OVERSEAS MAILINGS.
FURTHER DETAILS ABOUT THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEXES MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT AT TELEPHONE NO.3-7216512.
VOTERS VITAL DISTRICT ROLE STRESSED
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COMMUNITY LEADERS IN THE NORTH DISTRICT WERE URGED TODAY (WEDNESDAY) TO EMPHASISE THE IMPORTANCE OF REGISTERING AS A VOTER FOR NEXT YEAR'S DISTRICT BOARD ELECTIONS.
THE APPEAL WAS MADE BY THE NORTH DISTRICT OFFICER, MR IAN WOTHERSPOON, AT THE DISTRICT'S SPRING RECEPTION.
+ IF YOU DON'T REGISTER, YOU ARE NOT QUALIFIED TO VOTE, AND IF YOU CANNOT VOTE, YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO TAKE PART IN THE EXISTING PROCESS OF DEVELOPING, CHANGING AND IMPROVING OUR DISTRICT,+ HE SAID.
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MR WOTHERSPOON