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NEW-LOOK MONTHLY DIGEST

COVERS WIDER FIELD

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TUESDAY, JUNE 10, 1974

THE APRIL ISSUE OF THE HONG KONG MONTHLY DIGEST OF STATISTICS NOW ON SALE HAS TAKEN ON A NEW FORMAT WITH MORE COMPREHENSIVE DATA FOR READERS.

SUME 19 NEW TABLES HAVE BEEN ADDED IN THE REVISED EDITION OF THE DIGEST, EXTENDING THE SCOPE OF OBSERVATION TO COVER SUCH TOPICS AS PRIVATE AND PUBLIC HOUSING, WATER SUPPLIES, INFECTIOUS DISEASES, CRIME, INTEREST AND EXCHANGE RATES, SHARE INDICES AND TURNOVER, WHOLESALE PRICES, LABOUR STOPPAGES, RICE STOCKS AND CONTAINERISED TRADE.

FJUM JTHER TABLES HAVE BEEN REMOVED EITHER BECAUSE THEY HAVE BEEN INCORPORATED INTO THE NEW TABLES, OR BECAUSE THEY WERE FELT TJ DE SUPERFLUJUS, A CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED, THESE INCLUDED SUBJECTS SUCH AS THE NUMBER AND TOTAL COST OF BUILDINGS COMPLETED DURING THE MONTH, POSTAL REVENUE ETC.

THE REVISED EDITION CONTAINS 74 TABLES AS AGAINST 66 BEFORE.

ANOTHER FEATURE OF THE REVISED EDITION OF THE DIGEST IS TWO SERIES OF SUPPLEMENTARY ANNUAL TABLES TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE JANJART AND JULY ISSUES RESPECTIVELY, COVERING EDUCATION AND POPULATION STATISTICS.

+THIS IS THE FIRST MAJOR REVISION EFFECTED SINCE THE DIGEST WAS PUBLISHED IN ITS PRESENT FORM IN JANUARY 1970, AND IS THUS BUTH MEANINGFUL AND SIGNIFICANT,+ THE SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED.

ANY COMMENT AND SUGGESTIONS FOR FUTURE IMPROVEMENT OF THE REVISED EDITON ARE MOST WELCOMED BY THE DEPARTMENT.

+THE EXISTING QUARTERLY SPECIAL REVIEW ARTICLES ON DIFFERENT STATISTICAL TOPICS OF CURRENT PUBLIC INTEREST WILL CONTINUS TJ BE PUBLISHED, + THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.

THE REVIEW ARTICLE CARRIED IN THE CURRENT REVISED ISSUE FEATURES THE CHARACTERISTICS OF PUBLIC ASSISTANCE RECIPIENTS IN HƯNG KO trên

THE DIGEST IS AVAILABLE FROM THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, STAR FERRY CONCOURSE, HONG KONG AT THE OLD PRICE OF $5 PER CJPY.

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