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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1989
THE HANG SENG CPI
OVER JULY 1989 AND UP BY
WAS 136.7 IN AUGUST 1989, UP BY 0.6 PER 10.7 PER CENT OVER AUGUST 1988.
CENT
THE HANG SENG CFI IS BASED ON THE EXPENDITURE PATTERN OF THE 10 PER CENT OF URBAN HOUSEHOLDS IN HONG KONG THAT SPENT $10,000-$24,999 A MONTI DURING THE 1984/85 HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE SURVEY.
HANG
OF HANG
FURTHER DETAILS REGARDING THIS INDEX ARE INCLUDED IN THE SENG CPI REPORT ISSUED BY THE ECONOMIC RESEARCH DEPARTMENT SENG BANK LTD.
SIMPLIFIED PROCESSING AT CHECK-POINT TO BE STUDIED
AND
WHETHER
THE
AND CONTAINER
STUDY WILL DEPARTMENT EXCISE THE CUSTOMS
SYSTEM FOR LORRIES PRESENT DOCUMENTATION PROCESSING TRUCKS AT THE MAN KAM TO CHECK-POINT CAN BE FURTHER SIMPLIFIED.
(MONDAY) THAT THIS A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY
ATTENDED BY MEETING YESTERDAY WAS AMONG STEPS AGREED AT A
AND REPRESENTATIVES OF THE CUSTOMS, POLICE, IMMIGRATION, SOME DRIVERS
THE REPRESENTATIVES OF TWO ASSOCIATIONS ON
BORDER CHECK-POINT.
"IT HAS ALSO BE AGREED THAT
PROCESSING THE
PRESENT THE
AT TIME
KIOSKS ARRIVAL SIX WILL BE MOBILISED FOR (WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE ONE UNDER REPAIR
AND 10.30 AM CLEARANCE AT PEAK HOURS IN THE MORNING BETWEEN 7.15 AM
CUSTOMS AND ALSO IN THE AFTERNOON BETWEEN 3.30 PM AND 8.30 PM BY BOTH AND IMMIGRATION.
DELAY OF DELIBERATE "AS REGARDS THE ALLEGED REPORTS
REPORTS WILL LOOK INTO SUCH CONTROL POINT. THE DEPARTMENT DECIDING ON WHAT FURTHER ACTION TO TAKE." THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
AT THE BEFORE
HE ADDED THAT THE DEPARTMENT WOULD ALSO CONSIDER ADOPTING FREQUENT TIDAL WAVE ARRANGEMENTS WHENEVER NECESSARY IN ORDER TO UP THE FLOW OF VEHICLES.
MORE
SPEED
ΤΟ THE SPOKESMAN POINTED OUT THAT CUSTOMS STAFF AT THE MAN KAM
VEHICLES BACH DAY CHECK-POINT PROCESSED AN AVERAGE OF 5.300 INBOUND DURING THE LAST THREE MONTHS.
PM AND "GIVEN THE NUMBER OF HOURS OF OPERATION FROM 7 AM TO 8
ONLY TOOK ABOUT THE GIVEN THE NUMBER OF PROCESSING KIOSKS AVAILABLE, IT
PROCESSED, FOR A VEHICLE TO BE AN AVERAGE OF 40 SECONDS SPOKESMAN SAID.
/"AND THE