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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1989
THE INDEX FOR HOUSING INCREASED BY 1.2 PER CENT IN CPI(A) AND BY 0.6 PER CENT IN CPI(B) AS A RESULT OF HIGHER RENTS FOR SOME PUBLIC AND PRIVATE HOUSING UNITS.
THE INDEX FOR TRANSPORT AND VEHICLES INCREASED BY 0.7 PER CENT IN CPI(A) AND BY 0.6 PER CENT IN CPI(B) DUE TO HIGHER AIRPLANE AND PUBLIC LIGHT BUS FARES.
THE INDEX FOR SERVICES INCREASED BY 4.8 PER CENT IN CPI(A) AND BY 4.0 PER CENT IN CPI(B) BECAUSE OF HIGHER SCHOOL FEES AND TEXTBOOK PRICES.
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 SEPTEMBER 1989, WHICH IS AVAILABLE AT $3.5 PER COPY FROM THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GPO BUILDING, GROUND FLOOR, CONNAUGHT I'LACE, CENTRAL: THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT, 19TH FLOOR, WANCHAI TOWER 1, 12 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAT; OR FROM THE INFORMATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT, FRENCH MISSION BUILDING,
BATTERY PATH, HONG KONG FOR LOCAL AND OVERSEAS MAILINGS.
PRICE
ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE INDEXES MAY BE MADE AT THE CONSUMER INDEX SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT ON TFL. 5-8235089.
THE HANG SENG CPI WAS 138.8 IN SEPTEMBER 1989, UF BY 1.5 PER CENT OVER AUGUST 1989 AND UP BY 11.0 PER CENT OVER SEPTEMBER 1988.
THE HANG SENG CPI IS BASED ON THE EXPENDITURE PATTERN OF THE 10 FER CENT OF URBAN HOUSEHOLDS IN HONG KONG THAT SPENT $10,000-24,999 A MONTH DURING THE 1984/85 HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE
SURVEY.
FURTHER DETAILS REGARDING THIS INDEX ARE INCLUDED IN THE HANG SENG CPI REPORT ISSUED BY THE ECONOMIC RESEARCH DEPARTMENT OF HANG MENG BANK LTD.
PREVENTION OF CHILD NEGLECT CAMPAIGN BEGINS ON SATURDAY
THE CHILD NEGLECT PREVENTION PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN WILL GET UNDERWAY ON SATURDAY (OCTOBER 281 WHEN A "RESPONSIBLE PARENTHOOD" EXHIBITION OPENS AT THE EXHIBITION SQUARE OF SHUN TAK CENTRE IN SHEUNG
WAN.
A MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE COUNCILS, MRS ROSANNA TAM, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE OPENING CEREMONY WHICH WILL BE HELD AT 11 AM.
/THE CAMPAIGN .............