FRIDAY, JULY 4, 1986
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1984-85 HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE SURVEY REPORT OUT *****
A DETAILED REPORT ON THE 1984-85 HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE SURVEY, ENTITLED +REPORT ON THE HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE SURVEY 1984-85+, WAS RECENTLY PUBLISHED BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.
THE SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED JOINTLY BY THE DEPARTMENT AND THE HAN: SENG BANK DURING THE PERIOD BETWEEN OCTOBER 1984 AND SEPTEMBER 1985
RESULTS OF THE SURVEY WERE USED IN DETERMINING THE WEIGHTING SYSTEM OF THE NEW CONSUMER PRICE INDEXES WHICH HAVE BEEN PUBLISHED SINCE APRIL 1986.
THE REPORT CONTAINS A COMPREHENSIVE ACCOUNT OF THE SURVEY'S OBJECTIVE, ITS DESIGN AND METHODOLOGY, AND ITS MAJOR FINDINGS. INCLUDED IN THE REPORT ARE THREE CHARTS AND 13 TABLES SHOWING THE VARIATION OF AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE PATTERNS BY DIFFERENT HOUSEHOLD AND HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS. THIS INFORMATION PROVIDES VALUEABLE INSIGHT INTO THE CONSUMPTION PATTERNS OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF HOUSEHOLDS IN HONG KONG,
THE REPORT IS ON SALE AT $25 A COPY, AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, GROUND FLOOR, CONNAUGHT PLACE AND AT THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT PUBLICATION SALES COUNTER, 19TH FLOOR, KAI TAK COMMERCIAL BUILDING, 317 DES VOEUX ROAD CENTRAL.
ENQUIRIES CONCERNING THE REPORT MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX SECTION OF THE DEPARTMENT AT TELEPHONE: 3-7216558.
BROADER CURRICULA TO MEET STUDENTS' NEEDS *****
THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT IS BROADENING SCHOOL CURRICULA TO INCLUDE MORE NEW SUBJECTS AT ORDINARY LEVEL TO MEET THE NEEDS OF STUDENTS OF DIFFERENT APTITUDES AND LEARNING INTERESTS, THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR MICHAEL LEUNG, SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).
SPEAKING AT THE JOINT GRADUATION CEREMONY OF THE LUTHERAN CHURCH - HONG KONG SYNOD'S SECONDARY SCHOOLS. MR LEUNG SAID THE EXPANSION OF CURRICULA WAS IN LINE WITH THE RECOMMENDATION IN THE 1978 WHITE PAPER ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF SENIOR SECONDARY AND TERTIARY EDUCATION.
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