TUESDAY, MARCH 26, 1991
2.1% THE INDEX FOR SERVICES INCREASED BY 1.8% IN CPI(A) AND BY
PACKAGE TOURS CPI (B) DUE TO HIGHER CHARGES FOR HAIRDRESSING AND AROUND THE CHINESE NEW YEAR.
IN
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED FIGURES HEREIN REFER TO CPI SERIES
FROM ALL PERCENTAGE CHANGES ARE DERIVED UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED. 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 FEBRUARY 1991, WHICH IS AVAILABLE AT $7 PER COPY FROM THE
CENTRE, GROUND FLOOR, GPO BUILDING, PUBLICATIONS 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.
DIRECTED
TO THE CONSUMER DEPARTMENT ON TEL.
ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE INDEXES CAN BE PRICE INDEX SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS 805 6403.
THE HANG SENG CPI WAS 161.9 IN FEBRUARY 1991, UP BY 1.6% JANUARY 1991 AND BY 12.8% OVER FEBRUARY 1990.
OVER
OF THE
A
THE HANG SENG CPI IS BASED ON THE EXPENDITURE PATTERN
THAT SPENT $10,000-$24,999 10% OF URBAN HOUSEHOLDS IN HONG KONG 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.
TAC BRIEFED ON CONTINGENCY ARRANGEMENTS DURING MTR BREAKDOWN
* *
BRIEFED TODAY (TUESDAY) PUBLIC TRANSPORT THE TRANSPORT ADVISORY COMMITTEE WAS
OF ALTERNATIVE ARRANGEMENTS THE CONTINGENCY SERVICES DURING THE BREAKDOWN OF THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY ON MARCH 11.
ON
THE
ΤΟ
A FULL FURNISH
MTRC IS CONDUCTING THE THAT NOTED COMMITTEE
EXPECTED INTERNAL INVESTIGATION INTO THE INCIDENT AND IS ITS REPORTS TO THE ADMINISTRATION UPON ITS COMPLETION.
THE COMMITTEE
WAS INFORMED
THAT THE TRANSPORT INCIDENT AT 8 AM ON MARCH 11,
PUBLIC TRANSPORT OPERATORS ALERTED THE MAJOR
SERVICES.
ADDITIONAL SERVICES WERE PROVIDED BY
UPON NOTIFICATION DEPARTMENT
ΤΟ STRENGTHEN
OF THE IMMEDIATELY
THEIR
THE TWO FRANCHISED
BUS THE TWO
COMPANIES, THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY CORPORATION AS WELL AS FERRY COMPANIES.
ACCORDING
ΤΟ THE INFORMAT LON
PROVIDED
BY THESE
TRANSPORT
THE
OPERATORS, ABOUT 69,000 ADDITIONAL PASSENGERS WERE CARRIED DURING MORNING.
/THE TAC