12
FRIDAY, AU
74, 1990
FROM
FIGURES HEREIN REFER TO CPI SERIES NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED. ALL PERCENTAGE CHANGES ARE DERIVED CPI FIGURES TAKEN TO MORE THAN 1 DECIMAL PLACE.
MORE DETAILS ARE GIVEN IN THE "CONSUMER PRICE INDEX REPORT" FOR JULY 1990, WHICH IS AVAILABLE AT $5.0 PER COPY FROM THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, GROUND FLOOR, CONNAUGHT PLACE, HONG KONG; OR FROM THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT, 19TH FLOOR, WANCHAI TOWER 1, 12 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI, HONG KONG; OR FROM THE INFORMATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT, FRENCH MISSION BUILDING, 1 BATTERY PATH, FOR LOCAL AND OVERSEAS MAILINGS.
FOR ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE INDEXES, PLEASE CALL THE CONSUMER PRICE SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT ON
INDEX TEL. 805 6403.
THE HANG SENG CPI WAS 151.2 IN JULY 1990, UP BY 0.1 PER CENT OVER JUNE 1990 AND BY 11.2 PER CENT OVER JULY 1989. THE HANG SENG CPI IS BASED ON THE EXPENDITURE PATTERN OF THE 10 PER CENT OF URBAN HOUSEHOLDS IN HONG KONG THAT SPENT HK$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 SENG BANK LTD.
MAJOR DEVELOPMENT CONTRACT SIGNED
THE GOVERNMENT TODAY (FRIDAY) AWARDED ANOTHER MAJOR CONTRACT RELATED TO AIRPORT AND OTHER INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT.
IS
THE WORTH $235 CONTRACT MILLION
FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF PHASE ONE OF THE YAU MA TEI REPLACEMENT TYPHOON SHELTER.
OF DIRECTOR
THE CONTRACT WAS SIGNED BY THE ACTING ENGINEERING SERVICES DEPARTMENT, MR SIU CHUEN, AND MANAGING DIRECTOR OF GAMMON CONSTRUCTION LTD, MR K.L. DEPARTMENT'S HEADQUARTERS IN EMPIRE CENTRE, KOWLOON.
THE CIVIL THE DEPUTY GROUP CHONG, AT THE
ΤΟ ESSENTIAL
THE
IS "THE REPLACEMENT OF THE TYPHOON SHELTER OVERALL WEST KOWLOON RECLAMATION SCHEME, MR SIU SAID.
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WAY
TOWARDS
RAIL ROAD,
THE
AND OTHER
"THIS IS ANOTHER MILESTONE ALONG THE
OF THE NEW AIRPORT CONSTRUCTION
AND THE INFRASTRUCTURAL SUPPORT WHICH IT REQUIRES."
SHELTER OF 70 OF 56 HECTARES, AT
THE PROJECT WILL PROVIDE A REPLACEMENT TYPHOON HECTARES WHICH WILL ENABLE THE EXISTING SHELTER, YAU MA TEI TO BE RECLAIMED.
/AS WELL