FRIDAY, MAY 23, 1986
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FIRST MEETING OF CHINESE TEXTBOOKS COMMITTEE
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THE CHINESE TEXTBOOKS COMMITTEE WILL HOLD ITS FIRST MEETING AT THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT HEADQUARTERS IN HYSAN AVENUE, CAUSEWAY BAY,
N SATURDAY (MAY 24).
THE COMMITTEE, CHAIRED BY LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MEMBER
MR SZETO WAH, WAS ESTABLISHED TO ENSURE THAT GOOD QUALITY TEXTBOOKS WRITTEN IN CHINESE FOR VARIOUS SUBJECTS WILL BE AVAILABLE ON THE MARKET.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
THE CHAIRMAN OF THE CHINESE TEXTBOOKS COMMITTEE WILL GIVE A BRIEFING TO THE NEWS MEDIA AFTER THE MEETING.
MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES WISHING TO COVER THE EVENT SHOULD REPORT TO THE INFORMATION AND PUBLIC RELATIONS SECTION OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, THIRD FLOOR, ROOM 301, LEE GARDENS, HYSAN AVENUE, CAUSEWAY BAY, AT 11.30 AM TOMORROW. PHOTOGRAPHERS WILL BE ALLOWED TO TAKE PICTURES AT THE MEETING,
CONSUMER PRICE INDEXES FOR APRIL 1986 ****
THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT TODAY (FRIDAY) PUBLISHED THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEXES FOR APRIL 1986. THE NEW CPI(A) AND NEW CPI(B) (OCTOBER 84/SEPTEMBER 85 100) FOR APRIL 1986 WERE 103 AND 103.4 RESPECTIVELY.
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COMPARED WITH MARCH 1986 AND BEARING IN MIND THAT THIS COMPARISON MAY BE AFFECTED BY SEASONAL FACTORS, NEW CPI(A) INCREASED BY 0.6 PER CENT AND NEW CPI(B), BY 0.7 PER CENT.
ON THE OTHER HAND, THE 1979-80-BASED CPI(A) AND CPI(B) FOR APRIL 1986 WERE 163.3 AND 164.8 RESPECTIVELY, REPRESENTING INCREASES OF 2.1 PER CENT AND THREE PER CENT RESPECTIVELY OVER APRIL 1985.
COMPARED WITH MARCH 1986, CPI(A) INCREASED BY 0.4 PER CENT AND CPI(B), BY 0.7 PER CENT. THE AVERAGE CPI(A) AND AVERAGE CPI(B) FOR THE 12 MONTHS ENDED APRIL 1986, AT 161.1 AND 161.7 RESPECTIVELY, WERE 2.8 PER CENT AND 3.2 PER CENT RESPECTIVELY HIGHER THAN THE AVERAGE FOR THE 12 MONTHS ENDED APRIL 1985.
(PRICE MOVEMENTS