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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1:96
AT PRESENT, SEVERAL UNRELATED ORDINANCES, ENFORCED BY SEPARATE DEPARTMENTS, APPLIED TO MULTI-STOREY BUILDINGS AND A HIGH DEGREE OF INTER-AGENCY CO-OPERATION WAS REQUIRED TO ENSURE A CONCENTRATED AND EFFECTIVE APPROACH OF ENFORCEMENT, HE SAID.
+THIS ROLE IS CARRIED OUT BY THE TEAMS UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE DISTRICT MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE, HE ADDED.
+ WE HOPE TO HAVE AN ADDITIONAL TWO TEAMS IN THE COMING FINANCIAL YEAR, AND TO ADD MORE AS RESOURCES PERMIT, HE SAID.
IT IS FELT THAT BY SETTING OUT A LEGAL FRAMEWORK WITHIN WHICH OWNERS WILL BE ENCOURAGED TO HELP THEMSELVES, ALONG WITH ACTIVE ADVICE AND SUPPORT PROGRAMMES SUPPLIED BY BUILDING MANAGEMENT CO-ORDINATION TEAMS, MUCH CAN BE ACHIEVED WITHOUT RESORT TO LEGAL COMPULSION, SAID MR WIGGHAM.
QUARTERLY INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION INDEX PUBLISHED
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THE INDEX OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION IN THE THIRD QUARTER OF 1985, AT 132.1, WAS 12.4 POINTS OR 8.6 PER CENT LOWER THAN THAT IN THE SAME QUARTER OF 1984, ACCORDING TO STATISTICS RELEASED TODAY BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.
COMPARED WITH THE PRECEDING QUARTER THE INDEX SHOWED AN INCREASE OF 7.5 POINTS OR 6.0 PER CENT. THE THIRD QUARTER IS NORMALLY THE PEAK SEASON FOR MANUFACTURING PRODUCTION TO MEET THE CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR DEMAND.
WITHIN THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR, THE TOBACCO INDUSTRY SHOWED THE MOST SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN PRODUCTION, BY 76.0 PER CENT, OVER THE THIRD QUARTER OF 1984, TO MEET THE INCREASED IMPCRT DEMAND FROM CHINA.
OTHER INDUSTRIES WITH SIGNIFICANT INCREASES IN PRODUCTION OVER THE THIRD QUARTER OF 1984 INCLUDED NON-ELECTRICAL MACHINERY (+20.8 PER CENT), PROFESSIONAL AND SCIENIFIC EQUIPMENT,
PHOTOGRAPHIC AND OPTICAL GOODS, WATCHES AND CLOCKS (+19.9 PER CENT) AND LEATHER PRODUCTS AND FOOTWEAR (+14.3 PER CENT).
HOWEVER, SEVERAL INDUSTRIES REPORTED DECLINES IN PRODUCTION OVER THE SAME PERIOD. THESE INCLUDED RUBBER PRODUCTS (-26.4 PEF CENT), CONSUMER ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS (-24.2 PER CENT) TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT (-23.8 PER CENT), FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS (-16.2 PER CENT), AND PLASTIC PRODUCTS (-11.3 PER CENT).
THE MOST