MONDAY, DECINE 23, 1985
THE INDEX FOR CLOTHING AND FOOTWEAR INCREASED BY 1.8 PER CENT IN CPI(A) AND 1.9 PER CENT IN CP1(B) BECAUSE OF HIGHER PRICES OF OUTERCLOTHING.
THE INDEX FOR DURABLE GOODS ROSE BY 1.0 PER CENT IN CPI(A) AND 0.9 PER CENT IN CPI(B) AS A RESULT OF HIGHER PRICES OF ELECTRICAL CONSUMER GOODS, TELEVISION SETS AND SOUND EQUIPMENT.
THE INDEX FOR TRANSPORT AND VEHICLES WENT UP BY 0.3 PER CENT IN CPI(A) AND 0.5 PER CENT IN CPI(B) DUE TO HIGHER PRICES OF MOTOR VEHICLES AND HIGHER MACAU FERRY PASSENGER TAX.
PRICE MOVEMENTS IN OTHER SECTIONS WERE INSIGNIFICANT.
(FIGURES HEREIN REFER TO CPI SERIES NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED. ALL PERCENTAGE CHANGES ARE DERIVED FROM CPI FIGURES TO 2 DECIMAL PLACES.)
MORE DETAILS ARE GIVEN IN THE +CONSUMER PRICE INDEX REPORT+ FOR NOVEMBER 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 INFORMATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT, BASKERVILLE HOUSE, DUDDELL STREET, HONG KONG FOR LOCAL AND OVERSEAS MAILINGS.
FOR ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE INDEXES, PLEASE TELEPHONE THE CONS!IMER PRICE INDEX SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT AT
-7216512.
PRESS CONFERENCE ON POLLUTION CONTROL
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A PRESS CONFERENCE TO RELEASE A CONSULTATIVE PAPER ON THE PROPOSED CONTROL OF POLLUTION CAUSED BY ANIMAL WASTES WILL BE HELD AT 3 PM ON FRIDAY (DECEMBER 27) AT THE GIS PRESS CONFERENCE ROOM, FIFTH FLOOR, BEACONSFIELD HOUSE.
THE PRESS CONFERENCE WILL BE CHAIRED BY THE PRINCIPAL ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, MR I.A. HOWARD; THE COMMISSIONER FOR ENVIRNOMENTAL PROTECTION, DR S.B. REED; THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF AGRICUTURE AND FISHERIES, DR T.K.S. YIP, AND THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, MR FRANCIS HO.
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