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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1985

COMPARED WITH SEPTEMBER 1985, THE INDEX FOR FOODSTUFFS DECREASED BY 3.4 PER CENT IN CPI(A) AND 2.9 PER CENT IN CPI(B). THIS WAS MAINLY DUE TO THE DECREASES IN THE AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF FRESH VEGETABLES, SALT-WATER FISH AND LIVE POULTRY, WHICH MORE THAN OFFSET THE INCREASE IN THE AVERAGE RETAIL PRICE OF FRESH FRUIT. THE EFFECT OF MOVEMENTS IN THE RETAIL PRICES OF OTHER FOOD ITEMS ON THE INDEX FOR FOODSTUFFS WAS INSIGNIFICANT.

THE INDEX FOR CLOTHING AND FOOTWEAR INCREASED BY 1.0 PER CENT IN CPI(A) AND 1.3 PER CENT IN CPI(B) BECAUSE OF HIGHER PRICES OF MEN'S AND WOMEN'S OUTERCLOTHING.

THE INDEX FOR SERVICES ROSE BY 4.2 PER CENT IN CPI(A) AND 3.4 PER CENT IN CPI(B) DUE TO HIGHER SCHOOL FEES, TEXTBOOK PRICES AND TELEPHONE CHARGES.

PRICE MOVEMENTS IN OTHER SECTIONS WERE INSIGNIFICANT.

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

MORE DETAILS ARE GIVEN IN THE +CONSUMER PRICE INDEX REPORT+ FOR OCTOBER 1985, WHICH IS AVAILABLE AT $3 PER 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; OR FROM THE INFORMATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT, BASKERVILLE HOUSE, DUDDELL STREET, HONG KONG FOR LOCAL AND OVERSEAS MAILINGS.

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

UNOFFICIALS TO DEBATE ON GOVERNOR'S ADDRESS *****

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A TWO-DAY DEBATE ON THE MOTION OF THANKS FOR THE GOVERNOR'S ADDRESS, TO BE MOVED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY, THE HON SIR DAVID AKERS-JONES, WILL BEGIN IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL AT 2.30 PM TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY).

SENIOR UNOFFICIAL MEMBER, THE HON LYDIA DUNN, WILL START THE DEBATE, TO BE FOLLOWED BY ALL THE OTHER MEMBERS OVER THE NEXT TWO DAYS.

ISS DUNN WILL BE FOLLOWED BY DR THE HON HO KAM-FAI, THE HON K.. CHA, THE HON STEPHEN CHEONG, THE HON CHEUNG YAN-LUNG, THE HON MRS SELINA CHOW, THE HON HILTON CHEONG-LEEN, THE HON HO SAI- CHU, THE HON MARTIN LEE, THE HON LEE YU-TAI, THE HON HELMUT SOHMEN

AD THE HON ANDREW WONG.

THEY WILL