XN000022-1978-03-21 — Page 3

TUESDAY, MARCH 21, 1978

THE BOARD WILL ALSO ALLOCATE FUNDS TO SUPPLEMENT AND EXTEND THE CLEAN HONG KONG+ CAMPAIGN WITH THE HELP OF TSUEN WAN'S AREA COMMITTEES.

LATER, SIR MURRAY WENT TO THE TUEN MUN DISTRICT OFFICE, AND MET MEMBERS OF THE TUEN MUN DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD WHICH COMPRISES SEVEN OFFICIALS AND EIGHT UNOFFICIALS.

IS PLACED

SIR MURRAY WAS INFORMED THAT TWO MEETINGS WERE HELD BY THE TUEN MUN DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD SINCE ITS ESTABLISHMENT IN NOVEMBER LAST YEAR. DURING ITS FORMATIVE STAGE EMPHASIS ON GETTING MEMBERS FAMILIARISED WITH OBJECTIVES AND FUNCTIONS OF THE BOARD AND WITH THE WORK AND PLANS OF VARIOUS GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS OPERATING IN THE DISTRICT.

PRESENTLY MEMBERS OF THE BOARD ARE DISCUSSING ON THE DESIRABILITY OF BUILDING A CREMATORIUM IN TUEN MUN.

THE BOARD WILL HAVE $300,000 IN GOVERNMENT FUNDS IN THE COMING FINANCIAL YEAR FOR USE IN THE PROMOTION OF RECREATIONAL AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES AND MINOR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT IN THE DISTRICT.

THE GOVERNOR WILL VISIT DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARDS OF ISLANDS, SAI KUNG, SHA TIN, TAI PO AND YUEN LONG AT LATER DATES.

CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FOR FEBRUARY ******

THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX (A) AND CONSUMER PRICE INDEX (B) FOR LAST MONTH (FEBRUARY) WERE BOTH 123, EACH BEING TWO POINTS HIGHER THAN THE PREVIOUS MONTH.

THE INDEX FOR FOODSTUFFS ROSE BY FOUR POINTS IN C.P. I. (A) AND BY THREE POINTS IN C.P.I. (B). INCREASED DEMAND DURING THE CHINESE NEW YEAR PUSHED UP THE AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF LIVE POULTRY AND FRESH FRUITS. ON ACCOUNT OF REDUCED SUPPLY, THE AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF SALT-WATER FISH. FRESH-WATER FISH AND PORK ALSO ADVANCED. MOVEMENTS IN RETAIL PRICES OF OTHER FOOD ITEMS WERE INSIGNIFICANT.

THE INDEX FOR TRANSPORT AND VEHICLES WENT UP BY FOUR POINTS IN C.P.I. (A) AND BY TWO POINTS IN C.P.I. (B) OWING TO HIGHER FARES BEING CHARGED BY PUBLIC LIGHT BUSES DURING THE CHINESE NEW YEAR.

/HIGHER