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MR TSUI SAID THE INCREASE IN VARIOUS CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES HAD ALSO PUT MEMBERS OF THE FORCE UNDER INCREASINGLY MENTAL AND WORK PRESSURE, WHICH HAD CONTRIBUTED TO WASTAGE OF POLICE OFFICERS.
MR TSUI URGED THE GOVERNMENT TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS OFFICERS' PAY AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE.
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OVER POLICE
"ELEVATION OF THE PROFESSIONAL STATUS OF THE POLICE OFFICERS AND BOOSTING OF STAFF MORALE WILL NATURALLY ENABLE THE FORCE MEMBERS TO WORK OUT THEIR FULL POTENTIAL.
MR TSUI SAID.
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PROVISIONAL RESULTS OF RETAIL SALES SURVEY FOR DECEMBER 1991 RELEASED
THE VALUE OF TOTAL RETAIL SALES IN DECEMBER 1991, ESTIMATED AT $13,500 MILLION, INCREASED BY 23% WHEN COMPARED WITH DECEMBER 1990, ACCORDING TO STATISTICS RELEASED TODAY BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.
AFTER DISCOUNTING
THE EFFECT OF PRICE INCREASES OVER THE PERIOD, TOTAL RETAIL SALES ROSE BY 17% IN VOLUME. FOR 1991 AS A WHOLE, THE INCREASE IN SALES WAS 17% IN VALUE AND 10% IN VOLUME.
THE MARKED INCREASE IN DECEMBER WAS MAINLY ATTRIBUTABLE TO A HIGH LEVEL OF CONSUMER SPENDING ON CLOTHING, JEWELLERY, WATCHES AND MOTOR VEHICLES. MEANWHILE, SALES IN SUPERMARKETS AND OTHER FOODSTUFF OUTLETS GREW MODERATELY.
SALES OF MOTOR VEHICLES RECORDED THE LARGEST INCREASE IN DECEMBER 1991 COMPARED WITH A YEAR AGO, BY 98% IN VALUE AND 82% IN VOLUME. THE LARGE INCREASE WAS RELATED TO THE PROMOTION CAMPAIGNS LAUNCHED BY SOME MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS TOWARDS THE END OF 1991.
SALES OF JEWELLERY, WATCHES, CLOCKS AND VALUABLE GIFTS ALSO INCREASED CONSIDERABLY, BY 42% IN VALUE AND 48% IN VOLUME, PARTLY DUE TO A GENERAL FALL IN PRICES OF JEWELLERY ITEMS,
MARKED INCREASE IN SALES WAS ALSO RECORDED FOR CLOTHING, FOOTWEAR AND ALLIED PRODUCTS. SALES WERE UP BY 36% IN VALUE AND 26% IN VOLUME.
INCREASES IN SALES WERE RELATIVELY MODERATE IN FOODSTUFF OUTLETS OTHER THAN SUPERMARKETS (17% IN VALUE AND
6% IN VOLUME), DEPARTMENT STORES (13% IN VALUE AND 6% IN VOLUME), SUPERMARKETS (13% IN VALUE AND 4% IN VOLUME), AND FUEL OUTLETS (3% IN VALUE AND 2% IN VOLUME).
ON THE OTHER HAND, SALES DECLINED SLIGHTLY FOR CONSUMER DURABLE GOODS OTHER THAN MOTOR VEHICLES AND PARTS, BY 1% IN VALUE AND
3%
VOLUME.
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/COMPARING 1991