TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1988
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LOWER TAR, NICOTINE AVERAGE IN CIGARETTES
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THE 11TH
BIANNUAL
TABLE
OF "TAR AND NICOTINE YIELDS OF CIGARETTES" RELEASED TODAY (TUESDAY) SHOWS A LOWER AVERAGE OF TAR AND NICOTINE CONTENT OF CIGARETTES.
THE AVERAGE TAR AND NICOTINE YIELDS AMONG THE 108 BEST-SELLING CIGARETTES IN HONG KONG HAVE DECREASED BY 1.3 PER CENT AND 9.3 PER CENT RESPECTIVELY WHEN COMPARED WITH PIGURES RELEASED IN MAY TRIS YEAR.
THE AVERAGE TAR YIELD IS 15.2 MG/CIGARETTE WHICH IS SLIGHTLY LOWER THAN 15.4 MG/CIGARETTE RECORDED IN MAY THIS YEAR, WHILE THE AVERAGE NICOTINE CONTENT HAS GONE DOWN FROM THE PREVIOUS FIGURE OF 1.29 MG/CIGARETTE TO 1.17 MG/CIGARETTE.
THE TABLE ALSO INDICATES NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN THE NUMBER OF HIGHER TAR CIGARETTES ON SALE IN HONG KONG.
SPOKESMAN SAID, "WE
COMMENTING ON THE FIGURES, A GOVERNMENT HOPE THE TREND TOWARDS A LOWER LEVEL OF TAR AND NICOTINE CONTENT OF CIGARETTES WILL CONTINUE.
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A COMPREHENSIVE REPORT OF THE GOVERNMENT'S PUBLISHED IN THE LATEST EDITION OF THE CONSUMER MAGAZINE.
FINDINGS HAS BEEN COUNCIL'S "CHOICE"
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UNEMPLOYMENT, UNDEREMPLOYMENT STATISTICS FOR JULY SEPTEMBER
THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE DECLINED FURTHER DURING THE PERIOD JULY SEPTEMBER 1988, WHILE THE UNDEREMPLOYMENT RATE REMAINED LOW, ACCORDING ΤΟ THE LATEST LABOUR FORCE STATISTICS RELEASED TODAY (TUESDAY) BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.
THESE FIGURES SHOW THAT THE LABOUR MARKET REMAINED VERY TIGHT.
THE SEASONALLY ADJUSTED UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FOR JULY - SEPTEMBER 1988 WAS 1.6 PER CENT, COMPARED WITH 1.8 PER CENT FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDING JUNE 1988 AND THE SAME PERIOD A YEAR EARLIER.
THE DECREASES OF 0.2 OF A PERCENTAGE POINT BELOW THE PREVIOUS THREE MONTHS PERIOD AND THE SAME PERIOD A YEAR STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT.
EARLIER
ARE
BOTH
THE NUMBER