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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1987

"CONSUMER

MORE DETAILS ARE GIVEN IN THE

PRICE INDEX REPORT" FOR AUGUST 1987, WHICH IS AVAILABLE AT $3.5 PER COPY FROM THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, GROUND FLOOR, CONNAUGHT PLACE, HONG KONG; OR FROM THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT, 19/F., WANCHAI TOWER I, 12 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI, HONG KONG; OR FROM THE INFORMATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT, FRENCH MISSION BUILDING, 1 BATTERY PATH, HONG KONG, FOR LOCAL AND OVERSEAS MAILINGS.

FOR ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE INDICES, PLEASE TELEPHONE THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT AT 5-8235089.

EXPENDITURE

THE HANG SENG CONSUMER PRICE INDEX WAS 113.1 IN AUGUST 1987. UP BY 0.6 PER CENT OVER JULY 1987 AND UP BY 6.7 PER CENT OVER AUGUST 1986. THE HANG SENG CONSUMER PRICE INDEX IS BASED ON THE PATTERN OF THE 10 PER CENT OF URBAN HOUSEHOLDS IN HONG SPENT HK$10,000-24,999

999 A MONTH DURING THE 1984/85 EXPENDITURE SURVEY. FURTHER DETAILS REGARDING THIS INDEX ARE IN THE HANG SENG CONSUMER PRICE INDEX REPORT ISSUED BY THE RESEARCH DEPARTMENT OF HANG SENG BANK LTD.

KONG THAT HOUSEHOLD INCLUDED ECONOMIC

WELFARE SERVICES MEET NEW TOWN DEMANDS

THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT PLAYS AN ACTIVE ROLE IN THE ASSESSMENT OF THE WELFARE NEEDS OF THE DISTRICT AS WELL AS IN THE ARRANGEMENT AND CO-ORDINATION OF THE PROVISION OF WELFARE SERVICES DURING THE PLANNING STAGE OF A NEW TOWN IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT THERE WILL BE ADEQUATE AND TIMELY SERVICES ΤΟ MEET RESIDENTS' DEMANDS, REGIONAL SOCIAL WORK OFFICER (NEW TERRITORIES), MR CARLOS LEUNG, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

AT A LUNCHEON MEETING OF THE ROTARY CLUB OF SHATIN, MR LEUNG OUTLINED THE DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE SERVICES IN SHA TIN FOLLOWING THE REGIONALISATION OF THE DEPARTMENT IN 1979.

MR LEUNG SAID THAT APART FROM A WIDE RANGE OF WELFARE SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE DEPARTMENT, SHA TIN WAS ALSO SERVED BY SOME 90 WELFARE SERVICE UNITS UNDER VARIOUS VOLUNTARY AGENCIES.

IN ADDITION, THERE WERE ALSO SIX DISTRICT CO-ORDINATE GROUP AND COMMUNITY WORK, SERVICES FOR FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION, REHABILITATION, CHILD CARE NEIGHBOURHOOD LEVEL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.

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