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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1984

THE INDEX FOR HOUSING INCREASED BY 0.8 POINT IN CPI (A) AND 0.6 POINT IN CPI (B) AS A RESULT OF HIGHER RENTS FOR PRIVATE DWELLINGS.

THE INDEX FOR CLOTHING AND FOOTWEAR ROSE BY 6.0 POINTS IN CPI (A) AND 5.9 POINTS IN CPI (B) DUE TO HIGHER PRICES OF WINTER OUTERCLOTHING DURING THE MONTH.

HIGHER PUBLIC LIGHT BUS FARES PUSHED UP THE INDEX FOR TRANSPORT AND VEHICLES BY 1.0 POINT IN BOTH CPI (A) AND CPI (B).

PRICE MOVEMENTS IN OTHER SECTIONS WERE INSIGNIFICANT.

(FIGURES PRESENTED REFER TO CPI SERIES NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED. ALL PERCENTAGE CHANGES ARE DERIVED FROM CPI FIGURES TO TWO DECIMAL PLACES).

DETAILS OF THESE PRICE MOVEMENTS ARE GIVEN IN THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX REPORT+ FOR NOVEMBER 1984, SOON ON SALE AT $3 A COPY FROM THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, GROUND FLOOR, CONNAUGHT PLACE, HONG KONG OR FROM THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT, ROOM 1904, 19TH FLOOR, KAI TAK COMMERCIAL BUILDING, 317 DES VOEUX ROAD CENTRAL, HONG KONG.

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

IEC BUS FARES ENDORSED BY EXCO

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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (FRIDAY) THAT THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL HAD DETERMINED THE SCALE OF FARES FOR BUSES OPERATING THE FIVE ISLAND EASTERN CORRIDOR (IEC) ROUTES.

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FROM MONDAY (DECEMBER 24), THE NEW FARES FOR ROUTES NOS. 780 AND 781 -- CHAI WAN TO CENTRAL WILL BE $2.20, A REDUCTION OF 30 CENTS. THE FARES FOR ROUTES NOS. 720 (SHAU KEI WAN TO CENTRAL), 721 (TAI KOO SHING TO CENTRAL) AND 722 (QUARRY BAY TO ADMIRALTY MTR STATION) WILL BE REDUCED TO $1.80 FROM $2.00.

IN REACHING THE DECISION, THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL HAD EXAMINED THE VIEWS OF THE EASTERN DISTRICT BOARD, THE TRANSPORT ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND THE CHINA MOTOR BUS COMPANY AND WAS FULLY AWARE OF THE CONCERN EXPRESSED BY VARIOUS RESIDENTS' GROUPS IN THE EASTERN DISTRICT.

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