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SATURDAY, JULY 13, 1991
DURING THE SURVEY PERIOD, A HOUSEHOLD SPENT $5,250 A FORTNIGHT THE AVERAGE ON FOODSTUFFS, HOUSING AND OTHER CONSUMER GOODS AND SERVICES.
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THIS REPRESENTED A 52 PER CENT INCREASE IN MONEY TERMS AND ABOUT NINE PER CENT INCREASE IN REAL TERMS COMPARED TO THE AVERAGE BIWEEKLY HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE IN 1984/85.
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BASED ON THE RESULTS OF THE 1989/90 HES, THE EXPENDITURK BRACKETS AND EXPENDITURE PATTERNS FOR CPI(A) CPI(B) AND THE HANG SENG CPI HAVE BEEN UPDATED. THE BASE PERIOD FOR THE INDEXES HAVE ALSO BEEN SHIFTED FROM 1984/85 TO 1989/90.
THE OBJECTIVES, SURVEY METHODS AND SUMMARY FINDINGS of THE 1989/90 HES, AND SALIENT FEATURES OF THE REBASED CPI SERIES ARE GIVEN IN THE SPECIAL REVIEW ARTICLE.
THE HONG KONG MONTHLY DIGEST OF STATISTICS IS NOW ON SALE AT $48 PER COPY AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GROUND FLOOR, GPO BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL AND THE PUBLICATIONS SALES COUNTER OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT ON 19TH FLOOR, HANCHAI TOWER 1, 12 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI.
YOUTH CENTRES IMPORTANT FOR YOUTHS
YOUTH CENTRES PLAY AN ACTIVE ROLE IN SERVING AND TRAINING YOUNG PEOPLE, AN ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MR ALEXANDER FUNG, SAID TODAY (SATURDAY).
MR FUNG, SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF DIOCESAN WELFARE COUNCIL'S IMPORTANT JOB IS SHEUNG SHUI SOCIAL SERVICE CENTRE, SAID AN EQUALLY TO HELP YOUNGSTERS TO FACE THE CHALLENGES AND SHOULDER THR RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE 90'S.
HE SAID: "ON THIS FRONTIER, YOUTH CENTRES HAVE BEEN PLAYING AN IMPORTANT ROLE. BEFORE THE YOUNGSTERS COULD FACE THE CHALLENGES AND TAKE UP MORE RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF THEY SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED TRAININGS AT THE CENTRES."
THE COMMUNITY,
THE YOUTH CENTRES COULD HELP THEM DEVELOP FURTHER THEIR
AND ABILITIES, FOSTER THEIR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
ESTABLISH THEIR CONFIDENCE, MR FUNG EXPLAINED.
HE NOTED THAT DIOCESAN WELFARE COUNCIL WAS CURRENTLY LAUNCHING A COMMUNITY CARE CAMPAIGN, AIMING AT ENCOURAGING THE
то PUBLIC ACTIVELY TAKE UP THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES IN A FAMILY AND IN A COMMUNITY.
"IT IS ALSO ENCOURAGING THAT SERVICES BEING OFFERED BY THE SHEUNG SHUI SOCIAL SERVICE CENTRE, WHICH CAME INTO OPERATION IN 1989, HAVE BEEN WELL ACCEPTED BY LOCAL RESIDENTS,' HE ADDED.
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