WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1986
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THE INDEX FOR CLOTHING AND FOOTWEAR INCREASED BY 0.7 PER CENT IN NEW CPI(A) AND BY 0.8 PER CENT IN NEW CPI(B) AS A RESULT OF HIGHER PRICES OF MEN'S AND WOMEN'S OUTER-CLOTHING.
THE INDEX FOR DURABLE GOODS INCREASED BY 0.5 PER CENT IN BOTH NEW CPI(A) AND NEW CPI(B) DUE TO HIGHER PRICES OF ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES, VIDEO AND SOUND EQUIPMENT, WATCHES, CAMERAS AND OPTICAL GOODS.
THE INDEX FOR MISCELLANEOUS GOODS INCREASED BY 4,2 PER CENT IN NEW CPI(A) AND BY 3.3 PER CENT IN NEW CPI(3) BECAUSE OF HIGHER PRICES OF NEWSPAPERS.
PRICE MOVEMENTS IN OTHER SECTIONS OF THE NEW CONSUMER PRICE INDEXES WERE INSIGNIFICANT.
(FIGURES HEREIN REFER TO CPI SERIES NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED. ALL PERCENTAGE CHANGES ARE DERIVED FROM CPI FIGURES TAKEN TO MORE THAN ONE DECIMAL PLACE.)
MORE DETAILS ARE GIVEN IN THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX REPORT+ FOR NOVEMBER 1986, 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, KAI TAK COMMERCIAL BUILDING, 317 DES VOEUX ROAD CENTRÁL, HONG KONG OR FROM THE INFORMATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT, BASKERVILLE HOUSE, DUDDELL STREET, HONG KONG FOR LOCAL AND OVERSEAS MAILINGS,
ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE INDEXES CAN BE MADE TO THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT ON 3-7216512.
ADDITIONAL COLLECTION POINTS FOR SIR EDWARD YOUDE FUND
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TO FACILITATE PUBLIC DONATIONS TOWARDS THE SIR EDWARD YOUDE FUND, THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION ANNOUNCED TODAY (WEDNESDAY) THAT AS A FIRST STEP, ALL DISTRICT MAIN OFFICES IN THE URBAN AREA WOULD RECEIVE DONATIONS IN CASH AND CHEQUES WITH EFFECT FROM SATURDAY (DECEMBER 27).
+PEOPLE WHO WISH TO MAKE DONATIONS CAN DO SO DURING OFFICE HOURS AND THEIR DONATIONS WILL BE ACKNOWLEDGE BY A TEMPORARY RECEIPT,+ A CNTA SPOKESMAN SAID.
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