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AY, NOVEMBER 29, 1983

HUNDREDS OF HILL FIRES DEALT W...

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THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT DEALT WITH NEARLY 650 HILL FIRE FROM THE BEGINNING OF THIS MONTH TILL YESTERDAY (SUNDAY), A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (MONDAY).

+OVER THE WEEKEND, THERE WERE 163 HILL FIRES ON HONG KONG ISLAND AND IN KOWLOON AND THE NEW TERRITORIES, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

+SOME OF THE MAJOR HILL FIRES OCCURRED NEAR RESIDENTIAL AREAS AND AT ONE TIME THREATENED THE LIVES AND PROPERTY OF NEARBY RESIDENTS.

+WITH THE START OF THE DRY SEASON, EXTRA PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN TO REDUCE THE DANGER OF FIRE EITHER AT HOME OR IN THE COUNTRYSIDE, HE ADDED,

+THE FIRE SERVICES TOGETHER WITH OTHER GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS HAVE LAUNCHED A MAJOR FIRE PREVENTION CAMPAIGN URGING THE PUBLIC TO BE SPECIALLY CAREFUL DURING THE CURRENT WINTER SEASON, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION REPORT NOW AVAILABLE

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A STATISTICAL REPORT. ENTITLED +1981 SURVEY OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION+, HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT ÎN RECOGNITION OF THE IMPORTANCE OF MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES TO THE HONG KONG ECONOMY.

PREVIOUS PUBLICATIONS IN THE SAME SERIES INCLUDE THE REPORT ON THE SURVEY OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION FOR 1973 AND REPORTS ON ANNUAL SURVEYS FROM 1976 TO 1980, A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.

THE SURVEY COVERED ESSENTIALLY THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR.

BUT ESTABLISHMENTS ENGAGED IN MINING AND QUARRYING, AND IN THE SUPPLY OF ELECTRICITY, GAS AND WATER WERE ALSO COVERED.

THE REPORT PRESENTS THE MAJOR FINDINGS FROM THE SURVEY, INCLUDING INFORMATION ON THE STRUCTURAL AND OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS OF VARIOUS INDUSTRIES.

BESIDES PROVIDING INFORMATION TO THE GOVERNMENT FOR POLICY MAKING, THE STATISTICS ARE USEFUL TO THE PRIVATE SECTOR FOR DECISION MAKING, ECONOMIC ANALYSIS AND MARKET RESEARCH, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

THEY CAN BE USED FOR ASSESSING INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE, IDENTIFYING STRUCTURAL CHANGES AND DRAWING INTER-INDUSTRY COMPARISONS, HE ADDED.

THE REPORT FOR THE 1981 SURVEY IS NOW ON SALE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE, CONNAUGHT PLACE, AT $9 A

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