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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1983

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THE INDEX FOR MISCELLANEOUS GOODS INCREASED BY ONE POINT IN BOTH CPI(A) AND CPI(B) OWING TO HIGHER PRICES OF JEWELLERY, TOILET REQUISITES AND COSMETICS.

HIGHER PRICES OF MOTOR VEHICLES AND HIGHER CHARGES FOR CAR INSURANCE CAUSED THE INDEX FOR TRANSPORT AND VEHICLES TO INCREASE BY ONE POINT IN CPI(B).

THE INDEX FOR SERVICES INCREASED BY THREE POINTS IN CPI(A) AND BY ONE POINT IN CPI(B) AS A RESULT OF HIGHER CHARGES FOR TELEPHONE SERVICES, MEDICAL TREATMENT AND HAIRDRESSING.

PRICE MOVEMENTS IN THE OTHER SECTIONS WERE INSIGNIFICANT.

DETAILS OF THESE PRICE MOVEMENTS ARE GIVEN IN THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX REPORT+ FOR JANUARY 1983. BOTH ENGLISH AND CHINESE VERSIONS OF THIS REPORT ARE AVAILABLE AT $3 PER COPY AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, GROUND FLOOR, CONNAUGHT PLACE, HONG KONG.

FOR ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEXES, PLEASE CONTACT THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT AT TELEPHONE NO. 3-7216512.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED, FIGURES PRESENTED IN THIS PRESS RELEASE REFER TO CPI SERIES NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED.

HONG KONG-SWEDEN TEXTILES TALKS TO RESUME

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NEGOTIATIONS FOR A NEW HONG KONG-SWEDEN TEXTILES AGREEMENT WILL RESUME ON WEDNESDAY (MARCH 2) IN STOCKHOLM.

THE HONG KONG DELEGATION WILL AGAIN BE HEADED BY MR JUSTIN YUE, DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY. LEADING THE SWEDISH SIDE WILL BE MR CURT WIIK, DIRECTOR, SWEDISH MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS.

THE CURRENT TWO-YEAR AGREEMENT EXPIRES AT THE END OF MARCH THIS YEAR. NEGOTIATIONS STARTED IN HONG KONG ON JANUARY 31, BUT THE TWO SIDES DID NOT REACH AGREEMENT DURING THAT ROUND.

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