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THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 1991
THE INDEX
FOR
(FOR
ALCOHOLIC DRINKS AND TOBACCO CONSUMPTION) INCREASED BY 2.4 PER CENT IN CPI(A) AND BY 2.2 PER IN CPI(B) BECAUSE OF HIGHER PRICES OF CIGARETTES.
THE INDEX FOR CLOTHING AND FOOTWEAR INCREASED BY 2.0 PER IN CPI(A) AND BY 2.4 PER CENT IN CPI(B) AS A RESULT OF HIGHER OF WINTER OUTERCLOTHING.
THE INDEX FOR TRANSPORT AND VEHICLES INCREASED BY 0.7 PER IN CPI(A) AND BY 0.8 PER CENT IN CPI(B) BECAUSE OF HIGHER TAXI ARISING FROM THE FUEL SURCHARGE AND THE RECENT INCREASE IN THE FARES OF THE HONG KONG AND YAUMATI FERRY CO. LTD.
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CENT
CENT PRICES
CENT
FARES
FERRY
ADJUSTED FROM
FIGURES HEREIN REFER TO CPI SERIES NOT SEASONALLY UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED. ALL PERCENTAGE CHANGES ARE DERIVED CPI FIGURES TAKEN TO MORE THAN ONE DECIMAL PLACE.
GOVERNMENT CONNAUGHT PLACE, 19TH FLOOR, THE INFORMATION CENTRAL
MORE DETAILS ARE GIVEN IN THE "CONSUMER PRICE INDEX REPORT" FOR DECEMBER 1990, WHICH IS AVAILABLE AT $5 PER COPY FROM THE PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GROUND FLOOR, GPO BUILDING, CENTRAL; OR FROM THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT, WANCHAI TOWER 1, 12 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI, OR FROM SERVICES DEPARTMENT, FRENCH MISSION BUILDING, 1 BATTERY PATH, FOR LOCAL AND OVERSEAS MAILINGS.
PRICE 6403.
FOR ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE INDEXES, PLEASE TELEPHONE THE INDEX SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT
CONSUMER ON 805
0.3 PER
THE
WAS 11.2
THE HANG SENG CPI WAS 158.5 IN DECEMBER 1990, UP BY CENT OVER NOVEMBER 1990 AND BY 11.5 PER CENT OVER DECEMBER 1989. AVERAGE HANG SENG CPI FOR THE WHOLE YEAR OF 1990, AT 150.9, PER CENT HIGHER THAN THAT IN 1989.
THE HANG SENG CPI IS BASED ON THE EXPENDITURE PATTERN OF THE 10 A PER CENT OF URBAN HOUSEHOLDS IN HONG KONG THAT SPENT $10,000-24,999 MONTH 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.
DETAILS OF UNLEADED PETROL PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN ANNOUNCED
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PUBLICITY PLANS
KONG ON
THE GOVERNMENT TODAY (THURSDAY) ANNOUNCED ITS CONCERNING THE INTRODUCTION OF UNLEADED PETROL (ULP) TO HONG APRIL 1 THIS YEAR.
SPEAKING AT A PRESS
AN CONFERENCE,
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, MR FRED TROMP, SAID THE AIM OF THE CAMPAIGN WAS TO MAKE ALL MOTORISTS AWARE OF ULP AND THE BENEFITS IT WOULD BRING TO HONG KONG'S ENVIRONMENT.
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