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THE FOLDER, ON WHICH IS PRINTED RELEVANT AIRMAIL POSTAGE INFORMATION, IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE A CONVENIENT MEANS TO STORE AND PROTECT ́STAMPS CARRIED IN WALLETS OR HANDBAGS ETC. TO MEET FUTURE POSTAL USE REQUIREMENTS AND AS A NOVEL PHILATELIC ITEM FOR TOURISTS, THE SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED.
AND TWO NEW, ATTRACTIVELY DESIGNED PACKS CONTAINING THE CURRENT ISSUE OF DEFINITIVE STAMPS, WILL ALSO BE ON SALE.
THESE PACKS, WHICH CAN BE SENT AS GIFTS TO FRIENDS AND RELATIVES OVERSEAS, WILL BE OF INTEREST TO PHILATELISTS, AS THEY SERVE AS VALUABLE COLLECTIONS OF THE HONG KONG POSTAGE STAMPS.
THE LARGE PACK CONTAINS FULL SET OF 16 DEFINITIVE STAMPS WHILE THE SMALL PACK CONTAINS THE LOW VALUE STAMPS UP TO $2.
THE LARGE PACK WILL BE SOLD FOR $95 AND THE SMALL PACK FOR $10. THESE WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE PHILATELIC COUNTERS AT THE GENERAL POST OFFICE, BEACONSFIELD HOUSE, PEAK, TSIM SHA TSUI, AIRPORT AND GRANVILLE ROAD POST OFFICE.
1984 CONSUMER PRICE INDEXES ANALYSED
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AN ANNUAL REPORT ON THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FOR 1984, PUBLISHED RECENTLY BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT, GIVES A COMPREHENSIVE ACCOUNT OF THE MOVEMENT OF CONSUMER PRICES AND DETAILED ANALYSES OF THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEXES DURING THE YEAR.
INCLUDED IN THE REPORT ARE FOUR CHARTS AND 10 TABLES SHOWING MOVEMENTS OF BOTH CPI(A) AND CPI(B) BY SECTION AND GROUP OF COMMODITY-SERVICE AS WELL AS THE IR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE OVERALL CHANGE IN THE INDEXES.
THE REPORT IS ON SALE AT HK$7 A COPY AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, GROUND FLOOR, CONNAUGHT PLACE, OR THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT, ROOM 1904, 19TH FLOOR, KAI TAK COMMERCIAL BUILDING.
ENQUIRIES CONCERNING THIS REPORT CAN BE DIRECTED TO THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT AT TELEPHONE NO. 3-7216512.