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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1991
DROP IN AVERAGE TAR, NICOTINE YIELDS OF CIGARETTES
TAR
**
YIELD AMONG THE
108
TOP BEST-SELLING
PER CIGARETTE MG/CIGARETTE IN 17TH) SIX-MONTH OF CIGARETTES RELEASED BY
14.9 (THE
THE AVERAGE CIGARETTES IN HONG KONG HAS DECREASED BY 0.6 MILLIGRAM TO 14.3 MILLIGRAMS PER CIGARETTE COMPARED WITH THE PREVIOUS ANALYSIS, ACCORDING TO THE LATEST REVIEW OF TAR AND NICOTINE YIELDS GOVERNMENT TODAY (THURSDAY).
THE AVERAGE NICOTINE YIELD OF CIGARETTES HAS ALSO GONE DOWN 0.1 MG/CIGARETTE TO 1.18 MG/CIGARETTE.
THE
BY
SHOW THAT THE AVERAGE "THE FIGURES FROM THE LATEST ANALYSIS
TO A TAR YIELD HAS FALLEN TO
RECORD LOW SINCE THE COMMENCEMENT OF AND NICOTINE YIELDS OF CIGARETTES PERIODICAL SURVEYS OF TAR
SOME BIGHT YEARS AGO," A GOVERNMENT SPOKEMAN SAID.
"APART FROM PRESENT SURVEY HAS POSITION SIX MONTH AGO."
THE NOT
REDUCTION IN REVEALED ANY
THE
AVERAGE
THE TAR YIELD, SIGNIFICANT CHANGE FROM THE
THE SPOKESMAN SAID DURING THE LATEST SURVEY, NO "HIGH TAR" OF VARIOUS TAR CIGARETTES WERE FOUND AND THE DISTRIBUTION OF BRANDS
HAD REMAINED VERY GROUPS BETWEEN THE CURRENT AND MUCH THE SAME.
SURVEYS PREVIOUS
NICOTINE
A FULL REPORT OF THE GOVERNMENT'S FINDINGS ON TAR AND YIELDS HAS BEEN PUBLISHED IN THE LATEST EDITION OF "CHOICE" MAGAZINE.
PENSION BENEFITS FOR CIVIL SERVANTS TRANSFERRING TO HA
GIVEN
THE
BY THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL HAS BEEN
BILL 1991 TO BE PENSIONS (SPECIAL PROVISIONS) (HOSPITAL AUTHORITY) INTRODUCED INTO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
ANNOUNCING THIS TODAY (THURSDAY), A GOVERNMENT
CIVIL
SERVANTS
SPOKESMAN SAID ENABLE
THEIR TO PRESERVE THE BILL WAS REQUIRED TO PENSION RIGHTS AFTER TRANSFERRING TO THE HOSPITAL AUTHORITY (HA).
OF
TO
IN JULY LAST YEAR, THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL APPROVED A PACKAGE
ENABLE PROFESSIONAL AND DEPARTMENTAL BRIDGING-OVER ARRANGEMENTS TO STAFF OF THE HOSPITAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TRANSFER TO THE HA.
SERVICE PENSION WHEREBY "THEY CAN HAVE THE CHOICE OF A MIXED
WERE CIVIL THEY CAN CONTINUE TO EARN PENSION ENTITLEMENTS AS IF THEY
THEIR EMPLOYMENT WITH THE
THE HA, SERVANTS DURING THE PERIOD OF SPOKESMAN SAID.
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"ALTERNATIVELY, THEY