TUESDAY, JULY 3, 1984
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IT CONTAINS DESCRIPTIONS OF THE BACKGROUND AND METHODOLOGY OF THE SURVEY, AND INCLUDES ANALYTICAL TABLES SHOWING PRINCIPAL STATISTICS FOR ALL TRANSPORT ESTABLISHMENTS CLASSIFIED BY MAJOR GROUP AND ANALYSED BY NUMBER OF PERSONS ENGAGED, TYPE OF OWNERSHIP, INCOME AND RECEIPTS, AND VALUE ADDED.
DETAILED STATISTICS CLASSIFIED BY MAJOR GROUP ARE ALSO SHOWN.
IN ADDITION, THE REPORT CONTAINS A COMPARISON TABLE BETWEEN 1981 AND 1982 FOR PRINCIPAL STATISTICS CLASSIFIED BY MAJOR GROUP.
THESE STATISTICS, BESIDES PROVIDING INFORMATION TO THE GOVERNMENT FOR POLICY FORMULATION, ARE USEFUL TO THE PRIVATE SECTOR FOR DECISION MAKING, ECONOMIC ANALYSIS AND MARKET RESEARCH.
THE REPORT IS ON SALE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE, CONNAUGHT PLACE, AT $5 A COPY.
$2 MILLION TO COOL DENTAL CLINIC
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THE GOVERNMENT IS SPENDING NEARLY $2 MILLION ON AIR-CONDITIONING THE CHILDREN'S DENTAL CLINIC IN ARGYLE STREET, KOWLOON, WHICH IS AT PRESENT HAVING THREE EXTRA FLOORS ADDED,
THE AIR-CONDITIONING CONTRACT HAS BEEN WON BY GENERAL ELECTRICAL COMPANY OF HONG KONG LTD, WHICH HAS ALSO BEEN AWARDED A $60 000-PLUS CONTRACT TO INSTALL UP-TO-DATE FIRE-FIGHTING EQUIPMENT.
BOTH WERE AWARDED BY THE ARCHITECTURAL OFFICE OF THE BUILDING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.
THE ADDITION OF THREE FLOORS TO THE TWO-STOREY CLINIC WILL PROVIDE 3 300 MORE SQUARE METRES OF SPACE, WHICH WILL ENABLE THE NUMBER OF TREATMENT SPACES TO BE DOUBLED TO 60 AND FOR TWO MORE DENTAL SUITES AS WELL AS AN X-RAY SECTION TO BE ADDED.
THERE WILL ALSO BE AN ORAL HEALTH EDUCATION UNIT WITH A LECTURE ROOM, AN EXHIBITION HALL, A DEMONSTRATION ROOM AND AN ORAL HEALTH CLINIC.
THE CLINIC WILL REMAIN FULLY OPERATIONAL THROUGHOUT THE 13 MONTHS OF THE EXTENSION WORK WHICH STARTED LAST MONTH.
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