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MONDAY, APRIL 15, 1985

TABLE 3 : REAL WAGE INDEXES BY SELECTED MAJOR ECONOMIC SECTORS

SELECTED MAJOR ECONOMIC SECTORS

INDEXES (MARCH 1982 -

100)

DEC

MAR

JUN

SEPT

DEC

1983

1984 1984

1984

1984

MANUFACTURING

94.4

96.6

96.8

97.1

97.7

WHOLESALE/RETAIL,

IMPORT/EXPORT TRADE AND

92.8

94.0 92.6 93.3

94.6

RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS

TRANSPORT SERVICES

101.4 103.8 105.6 107.0

107.2

BUSINESS SERVICES

PERSONAL SERVICES

93.6 96.5 98.0

93.5 93.9 94.5 93.7 94.5

97.2

97.9

ALL SECTORS ABOVE

94.7 96.7 96.7

97.2

97.9

LEI CHENG UK REDEVELOPMENT ENTERS SECOND PHASE

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ONE OF HONG KONG'S EARLIEST PUBLIC HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS, LEI CHENG UK ESTATE, IS ENTERING ITS SECOND PHASE OF REDEVELOPMENT AIMED AT RELIEVING OVERCROWDING AND UPGRADING LIVING ENVIRONMENT FOR THE TENANTS.

THE HOUSING AUTHORITY IS NOW INVITING TENDERS FOR THE DEMOLITION OF FIVE MORE MARK I RESETTLEMENT BLOCKS IN THE ESTATE TO MAKE WAY FOR HIGH-RISE BLOCKS PROVIDING MODERN, SELF-CONTAINED FLATS.

+DEMOLITION WORK WILL BEGIN IN JULY AND IS EXPECTED TO TAKE ABOUT FOUR MONTHS TO COMPLETE, + SAID A HOUSING SPOKESMAN TODAY.

HE SAID THAT ON THE SITE WOULD RISE FOUR 23/25-STOREY LINEAR BLOCKS HOUSING 9 000 PEOPLE BY 1988.

/+THREE BLOCKS