SATURDAY, AUGUST 24, 1985
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DETAILS OF THESE PRICE MOVEMENTS ARE GIVEN IN THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX REPORT+ FOR JULY 1985, WHICH IS AVAILABLE AT $3 PER COPY FROM THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, GROUND FLOOR, CONNAUGHT PLACE, HONG KONG, OR FROM THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT, ROOM 1904, 19TH FLOOR, KAI TAK COMMERCIAL BUILDING, 317 DES VOEUX ROAD CENTRAL, HONG KONG- OR FROM THE DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION SERVICES, INFORMATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT, BASKERVILLE HOUSE, DUDDELL STREET, HONG KONG FOR LOCAL AND OVERSEAS MAILINGS,
FOR ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEXES, PLEASE CONTACT THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT AT TELEPHONE NO. 3-7216512.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
THE HANG SENG INDEX WILL BE SENT BY FACSIMILE NETWORK AND MAY BE COLLECTED FROM THE NEWS ROOM.
OPINION ON HOUSING GREEN PAPER TO BE COLLECTED
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THE EASTERN DISTRICT OFFICE WILL ORGANISE A SPECIAL SESSION ON TUESDAY (AUGUST 271 TO BRIEF AND COLLECT VIEWS FROM RESIDENTS AND LOCAL ORGANISATIONS ON THE GREEN PAPER ON THE REVIEW OF SUBSIDY TO PUBLIC HOUSING TENANTS.
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A DISTRICT OFFICE SPOKESMAN SAID THE SESSION WOULD ENABLE RESIDENTS AND REPRESENTATIVES OF MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES, AREA COMMITTEES AND OWNERS CORPORATIONS IN THE DISTRICT TO HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF PROPOSALS IN THE GREEN PAPER.
EASTERN DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS HAVE BEEN INVITED TO ATTEND THE SESSION AND TWO MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE ON HOUSING SUBSIDY TO TENANTS OF PUBLIC HOUSING, MR CHEUNG KIN-CHUNG AND MISS LEUNG WAI-TUNG, WILL INTRODUCE AND EXPLAIN THE GREEN PAPER.
MEANWHILE, THE DISTRICT OFFICE HAD SENT QUESTIONNAIRES TO MORE THAN 600 MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES, AREA COMMITTEES AND OWNERS CORPORATIONS TO COLLECT VIEWS ON PROPOSALS IN THE GREEN PAPER.
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+WE HOPE TO COLLECT THE VIEWS OF PUBLIC HOUSING TENANTS AS WELL AS PEOPLE LIVING IN PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS DUE ING THIS CONSULTATION EXERCISE, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
HE URGED LOCAL ORGANISATIONS TO COMPLETE THE QUESTIONNAI-2. AND RETURN THEM TO THE DISTRICT CFFICE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, THAT THEIR VIEWS CAN BE FORWARDED TO THE HOUSING AUTHORITY
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