TUESDAY, MAY 15, 1984
TWO MORE TALKS, ENTITLING PREVENTION OF THE CORONARY HEART DISEASE AND PREVENTION OF CANCER', WILL BE ORGANISED FOR THE OLD PEOPLE, WHILE THERE WILL ALSO BE SEMINARS AND TALKS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE TWO-WEEK PROGRAMME IS A HEALTH EDUCATION DAY TO BE HELD AT THE HONG KONG AND CHIU CHOW SCHOOL AT 2.30 PM ON MAY 27.
ADMISSION TO ALL THE ACTIVITIES IS FREE.
PRICE INDEXES PUBLISHED
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A STATISTICAL REPORT ON + IMPORT/EXPORT PRICE INDEXES 1983+, HAS BEEN PUBLISHED BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.
THE INDEXES ARE CONSTRUCTED TO SUPPLEMENT THE PRESENT UNIT VALUE INDEXES AS A MORE PRECISE AND RELIABLE MEASURE OF PRICE MOVEMENTS IN EXTERNAL TRADE, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID.
THE REPORT CONTAINS 1983 MONTHLY PRICE INDEXES FOR DOMESTIC EXPORTS OF FUR CLOTHING, WATCHES AND CLOCKS, ELECTRONIC GAMES AND COMPONENTS, AND FOR IMPORTS OF PRECIOUS STONES, ROAD VEHICLES, OFFICE MACHINES AND VARIOUS MACHINERY.
THE REPORT IS NOW ON SALE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE, CONNAUGHT PLACE, AT $3 A COPY.
CONTRACT AWARDED FOR TUEN MUN DEVELOPMENT
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A $28 MILLION CONTRACT FOR BUILDING A 510-METRE-LONG BOX CULVERT AT LEUNG TIN, TUEN MUN, WAS AWARDED TODAY (TUESDAY) BY THE NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.
THE WORK WILL COMPLETE A MAJOR DRAINAGE FOR THE AREA IMMEDIATELY NORTH OF TAI HING ESTATE AND CONNECT IT TO TUEN MUN NULLAH.
THE CONTRACT, AWARDED TO KWAN ON BUILDING CONTRACTORS LTD, ALSO INCLUDES FORMING PLATFORMS FOR VILLAGE RESITE HOUSING AREAS AT TSENG TAU WAI, AS WELL AS ACCESS ROADS AND CAR PARKING AREAS TO CARRY SURFACE WATER AND SEWAGE.
IN ADDITION, PLATFORMS WILL BE FORMED AND SLOPE TREATMENT WORK CARRIED OUT IN THE VICINITY OF PILLAR POINT IN THE SOUTH- WESTERN PART OF THE NEW TOWN.
THESE WILL PROVIDE LAND FOR FUTURE PUBLIC HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS IN THE AREA.
WORK WILL TAKE ABOUT 18 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
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