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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 1983

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LATEST EDITION OF BEST-SELLING YEARBOOK ON SALE TOMORROW

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THE OFFICIAL YEARBOOK, HONG KONG 1983, GIVING COMPREHENSIVE COVERAGE OF ALL THE SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE TERRITORY DURING THE PAST YEAR, GOES ON SALE TOMORROW (THURSDAY).

AS WELL AS THOUSANDS OF FACTS, FIGURES AND STATISTICS, THIS LATEST EDITION CONTAINS 100 COLOUR PHOTOGRAPHS, AND A RECORD NUMBER OF PAGES.

PRICED AT $30 A COPY, THE YEARBOOK IS AVAILABLE IN CHINESE AND ENGLISH EDITIONS FROM THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, G.P.0. BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL. WITHIN A FEW DAYS SUPPLIES WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE FOR SALE THROUGH DISTRICT OFFICES AND LEADING BOOKSTORES.

THE COMBINED PRINT RUN FOR BOTH EDITIONS IS 46 000 IN ORDER TO SATISFY THE CONTINUING PUBLIC DEMAND WHICH MAKES THE BOOK A BEST SELLER FOR VIRTUALLY THE ENTIRE YEAR.

+WITH STATISTICS AND COVERAGE WHICH MONITOR EVENTS UP TO AND INCLUDING THE END OF 1982, THE BOOK PROVIDES A COMPREHENSIVE RECORD OF VALUE TO ALL CLASSES OF PEOPLE, RANGING FROM BUSINESSMEN TO STUDENTS,✦ A GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY.

+AS AN INDISPENSABLE SOURCE OF INFORMATION ON HONG KONG THE BOOK IS EQUALLY POPULAR WITH LOCAL RESIDENTS AND TOURISTS; COPIES ARE ALSO AVAILABLE OVERSEAS FOR THOSE WHO HAVE AN INTEREST IN HONG KONG.+

THE OPENING CHAPTER OF HONG KONG 1983 PRESENTS A PERSONAL VIEW OF THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF HONG KONG BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, MR JOHN GRIFFITHS. OTHER CHAPTERS CHRONICLE EVENTS AND GOVERNMENT ACTIVITIES IN HONG KONG COVERING SUCH IMPORTANT SUBJECTS AS TRADE, THE FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC SITUATION, EMPLOYMENT, IMMIGRATION, EDUCATION, HOUSING, SOCIAL WELFARE, RECREATION AND THE ARTS, COMMUNICATIONS AND PUBLIC ORDER.

TOPICS COVERED BY THE COLOUR SECTIONS THIS YEAR INCLUDE A FASCINATING COMPARISON OF HISTORICAL AND CONTEMPORARY VIEWS OF HONG KONG, THE MAJOR EVENTS OF THE YEAR, ENERGY, TRANSPORT, SHA TIN NEW TOWN AND HONG KONG'S BLEND OF RELIGIOUS BELIEFS.

HONG KONG 1983 WAS PRODUCED IN ENGLISH BY THE GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES, TRANSLATED BY THE CHINESE LANGUAGE DIVISION OF THE HOME AFFAIRS BRANCH, AND PRINTED BY THE GOVERNMENT PRINTER.

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