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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1983

THE UNIT STARTED ITS ANTI-SMOKING DRIVE AIMED AT YOUNG PEOPLE TWO YEARS AGO, AND SINCE THEN ABOUT 7 000 STUDENTS HAVE ATTENDED THE 100 SESSIONS HELD.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT SAID THE AIM OF THE WORKSHOPS IS TO DISCOURAGE INTEREST IN SMOKING AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE BY POINTING OUT TO THEM THE LINK BETWEEN SMOKING AND VARIOUS DISEASES.

HE SAID LAST YEAR THERE WERE 2 000 SMOKING-RELATED DEATHS IN HONG KONG.

THE SPOKESMAN SAID SCHOOLS WANTING THEIR STUDENTS TO ATTEND THE SESSIONS COULD TELEPHONE 5-720861 FOR INFORMATION.

ENERGY STATISTICS COMPILED

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A STATISTICAL REPORT ENTITLED +HONG KONG ENERGY STATISTICS, 1972-1982+ HAS BEEN PUBLISHED BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.

IT HAS BEEN PREPARED IN RECOGNITION OF THE IMPORTANCE TO THE HONG KONG ECONOMY OF ENERGY SUPPLIES AND IN RESPONSE TO INTEREST BOTH WITHIN GOVERNMENT AND AMONG THE PUBLIC ON ENERGY STATISTICS, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID.

THE REPORT CONTAINS INFORMATION ON THE QUANTITY OF IMPORTS, PRICES, SALES AND STORAGE CAPACITY OF OIL PRODUCTS- THE CONSUMPTION, PRODUCTION AND TARIFF CHARGES FOR ELECTRICITY AND GAS AS WELL AS STATISTICS ON THE IMPORTS OF COAL AND CHARCOAL.

HONG KONG DERIVES ITS ENERGY SUPPLIES ENTIRELY FROM OVERSEAS SOURCES. ENERGY IS EITHER IMPORTED DIRECTLY (AS IN THE CASE OF OIL PRODUCTS, COAL AND CHARCOAL), OR PRODUCED THROUGH AN INTERMEDIATE TRANSFORMATION PROCESS, USING IMPORTED FUEL INPUTS (AS IN THE CASE OF ELECTRICITY AND GAS).

THIS REPORT NOT ONLY PROVIDES FRESH INFORMATION (NOTABLY STORAGE CAPACITY AND TANK STOCKS OF OIL PRODUCTS, GENERATING CAPACITY FOR ELECTRICITY AND GAS, SALES PRICES AND TARIFF CHARGES) BUT ALSO COLLATES ENERGY STATISTICS PUBLISHED ELSEWHERE (SUCH AS FUEL IMPORTS FROM HONG KONG TRADE STATISTICS, AND THE CONSUMPTION OF ELECTRICITY AND GAS FROM THE MONTHLY DIGEST OF STATISTICS).

THE REPORT IS NOW ON SALE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE, CONNAUGHT PLACE, AT $10 A COPY.

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