MONDAY, JULY 1, 1991
2
USE
HE CONGRATULATED TVB FOR ADAPTING THE NICAM TECHNOLOGY FOR
DONE OVER HONG KONG, ADDING THAT THE SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT HAD BEEN SOME SIX YEARS.
IN
TAKE
THE
AND
"OUR BROAD POLICY OBJECTIVE REMAINS THAT HONG KONG SHOULD ADVANTAGE OF OPPORTUNITIES TO INTRODUCE NEW TECHNOLOGY TO ENHANCE
OF
VIEWERS STANDARD
PROVIDE OUR BROADCASTING SERVICES AND TO LISTENERS WITH THE WIDEST POSSIBLE CHOICE OF HIGH QUALITY PROGRAMMES.
TODAY'S CEREMONY, SIR DAVID SAID, MARKED ANOTHER MILESTONE THE DEVELOPMENT OF TELEVISION SERVICES IN HONG KONG.
IN
STAY
HE COMMENDED TVB FOR ITS EFFORTS IN THE PAST 24 YEARS TO IN THE FOREFRONT IN THE PRODUCTION OF QUALITY PROGRAMMES WHICH MET THE INFORMATION, EDUCATIONAL AND ENTERTAINMENT NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY.
HE SAID TVB HAD
IN DONE EQUALLY WELL
THE DEVELOPMENT INTRODUCTION OF NEW BROADCASTING TECHNOLOGIES TO ENHANCE THE OF RECEPTION OF THEIR PROGRAMMES.
OR
QUALITY
ULTS
PROVISIONAL RESULTS OF RETAIL SALES SURVEY FOR APRIL RELEASED
ACCORDING
* * * * *
ΤΟ PROVISIONAL
SURVEY RESULTS
RELEASED
TODAY
AT
1990,
(MONDAY), THE VALUE OF TOTAL RETAIL SALES IN APRIL 1991, ESTIMATED
APRIL MILLION, $9,979.5
INCREASED BY 13.6% WHEN COMPARED WITH WHILE THEIR VOLUME INCREASED BY 6.6%.
THE
PRICES. ARE THE
TO
CHANGES IN THE VOLUME OF RETAIL SALES REFER TO CHANGES IN VALUES OF RETAIL SALES AFTER DISCOUNTING ESTIMATED CHANGES IN
OF PRICE CHANGES THE INDICATORS
USED
PURPOSE FOR THE RESPECTIVE COMPONENTS OF THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX WHICH CORRESPOND THE BROAD CATEGORY OF GOODS IN QUESTION.
EXPENDITURE
FROM 1990
IS
TO
HAS
THE COMPLETION OF THE 1989/90 HOUSEHOLD FOLLOWING SURVEY, THE RETAIL SALES INDEX SERIES HAS BEEN REBASED STARTING APRIL
SEPTEMBER 1991. THE NEW BASE PERIOD IS OCTOBER 1989 TO (MONTHLY AVERAGE IN THE PERIOD TAKEN AS 100). THE REBASING SYNCHRONISE WITH THE REBASING OF THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX, WHICH JJUST TAKEN PLACE.
THE TRADE DESCRIPTION OF THE INDEXES HAS ALSO BEEN REVISED. TO BETTER REFLECT THAT THE INDEX FIGURES ARE CLASSIFIED BY RETAIL OUTLETS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRINCIPAL LINE OF PRODUCTS SOLD (PREVIOUSLY KNOWN AS THE MAJOR TRADE GROUPS AND SELECTED TRADES).
THE
PRESENTATION HAS ALSO BEEN EXPANDED TO COVER INDEXES OTHER RETAIL OUTLETS NOT SEPARATELY PUBLISHED PREVIOUSLY.
FOR
MOREOVER, THE CLASSIFICATION OF RETAIL OUTLETS HAS BEEN REVISED ACCORDING то THE NEW HONG KONG STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION (HSIC), BUT THE REVISED CLASSIFICATION HAS ONLY EFFECT ON THE COVERAGE OF THE RETAIL OUTLETS.
HAD A
NEGLIGIBLE
/ANALYSED BY