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FRIDAY, JULY 24, 1987

THE INDEX FOR DURABLE GOODS CPI(A) AND BY 0.8 PER CENT IN NEW ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES.

CENT ..N INCREASED BY 0.7 PER

DUE CPI (B)

ΤΟ HIGHER PRICES

NEW

OF

IN

HIGHER

THE INDEX FOR MISCELLANEOUS GOODS INCREASED BY 0.3 PER CENT

BY 0.5 PER CENT NEW CPI(A) AND

IN

OF NEW CPI(B) BECAUSE PRICES OF TOILET REQUISITES AND COSMETICS.

THE INDEX FOR SERVICES INCREASED BY 0.4 PER CENT IN NEW CPI(A) CHARGES FOR AND BY 0.5 PER CENT IN NEW CPI(B) AS A RESULT OF HIGHER MEDICAL TREATMENT AND ADMISSION FEES TO SWIMMING POOLS.

PRICE MOVEMENTS IN OTHER

INDICES WERE INSIGNIFICANT.

SECTIONS OF THE

CONSUME

PRICE

"CONSUMER

PRICE PER

INDE PEPORT

FRCM THE COPY $3.5

GROUND BUILDING.

AND STATISTICS

MORE DETAILS ARE GIVEN IN THE FOR JUNE 1987, WHICH IS AVAILABLE AT GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE FLOOR, CONNAUGHT PLACE, HONG KONG; OR FROM THE CENSUS

12 HARBOUR DEPARTMENT, 19/F, WANCHAI TOWER I,

WAN CHAI, ROAD, KONG; OR FROM THE INFORMATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT, BASKERVILLE DUDDELL STREET, HONG KONG FOR LOCAL AND OVERSEAS MAILINGS.

HONG HOUSE,

CONSUMER

FOR ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE INDICES, PLEASE TELEPHONE THE

SECTION OF PRICE INDEX

THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT AT

5-8235089.

1986. THE HANG 10 PER CENT OF

A HK$10,000-24,999

MONTH FURTHER DETAILS REPORT 1SSUED

MEANWHILE, THE HANG SENG CPI WAS 112.8 IN JUNE 1987, UP BY 0.9 PER CENT OVER MAY 1987 AND BY 6.5 PER CENT OVER JUNE SENG CPI IS BASED ON THE EXPENDITURE PATTERN OF THE

THAT SPENT URBAN HOUSEHOLDS IN HONG KONG

HOUSEHOLD DURING THE 1984/85

EXPENDITURE SURVEY. REGARDING THIS INDEX ARE INCLUDED IN THE HANG SENG CPI BY THE ECONOMIC RESEARCH DEPARTMENT OF HANG SENG BANK LTD.

HONG KONG TO ACCEPT CHANGES IN AGREEMENT ON GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT

FOLLOWING THE GOVERNOR-IN-COUNCIL'S ADVICE, ACCEPT THE PROTOCOL AMENDING THE AGREEMENT ON GOVERNMENT THE ACTING DIRECTOR OF TRADE, MR TONY MILLER, SAID TODAY

HONG

KONG 18 TO PROCUREMENT, (FRIDAY).

GOVERNMENT

GENERAL AGREEMENT ON

AT PRESENT HONG KONG IS A PARTY TO THE agreemenT ON PROCUREMENT DRAWN UP UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE TARIFFS AND TRADE (GATT).

THE AGREEMENT