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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1987

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LEGISLATIVE LETTERS, AND

HELD

BUILDING

THAT THE PUBLIC MEETING TAKES PLACE IN A SUITABLE OPEN AREA,

GARDEN, CHATER FOR

PLACE OR EDINBURGH EXAMPLE ONLY SMALL NUMBERS OF

COUNCIL

TO

AND

GO MAY

THE DELIVER PETITION

REPRESENTATIVES

то

THAT IT IS EXCESSIVE INCONVENIENCE TO OTHERS.

AND SAFE IN A

ORDERLY

MANNER

WITHOUT

THE SPOKESMAN POINTED OUT THAT IN A FREE SOCIETY, THE RIGHT CITIZENS TO EXPRESS

THEIR VIEWS ON MATTERS OF PUBLIC PUBLICLY

RESPONSIBILITY TO DO 90 INTEREST CARRIED WITH IT THE CORRESPONDING

TO ON THE

OTHERS NOT

BE WITHOUT TRESPASSING

EQUAL INCONVENIENCED OR DISRUPTED.

OF

RIGHT OF

LEAFLETS, IN ENGLISH AND CHINESE,

SETTING OUT PROCEDURES FOR OF CHARGE

NOTIFYING THE POLICE OF PUBLIC MEETINGS ARE AVAILABLE FREE FROM ALL DISTRICT OFFICES AND FROM GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRES.

JUNE WAGE INDICES PUBLISHED

THE OVERALL

NOMINAL

WAGE INDEX

FOR JUNE

1987, AT 146.5,

PER

PUBLISHED

INCREASED BY 9.3 PER CENT WHEN COMPARED WITH JUNE 1986 AND BY 2.5 CENT WHEN COMPARED WITH MARCH 1987, ACCORDING TO STATISTICS TODAY (FRIDAY) BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.

THAT BY 9.3 TRADES AND TRANSPORT SECTOR BY

A COMPARISON OF THE JUNE 1987 AND JUNE 1986 INDICES SHOWS THE NOMINAL WAGE INDEX FOR THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR INCREASED PER CENT;

IMPORT/EXPORT FOR THE WHOLESALE/RETAIL,

FOR CENT; RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS SECTOR BY SERVICES SECTOR BY 7.9 PER CENT; FOR THE BUSINESS SERVICES 9.2 PER CENT; AND FOR THE PERSONAL SERVICES SECTOR BY 8.3 PER CENT.

PER 9.6

THE

AND MARCH 1987 INDICES A COMPARISON OF THE JUNE 1987

SHOWS THAT THE NOMINAL WAGE INDEX FOR THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR INCREASED BY TRADES AND 2.9 PER CENT; FOR THE

IMPORT/EXPORT WHOLESALE/RETAIL,

BY 1.7 PER CENT; FOR THE RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS SECTOR INCREASED

BUSINESS SERVICES TRANSPORT SERVICES SECTOR BY 1.6 PER CENT; FOR THE

SECTOR BY 3.1 SECTOR BY 2.7 PER CENT; AND FOR THE PERSONAL SERVICES PER CENT.

1987 DETAILED

THE NOMINAL WAGE INDICES FOR THE PERIOD JUNE 1986 TO JUNE

1. IN TABLE FOR SELECTED MAJOR ECONOMIC SECTORS ARE GIVEN BREAKDOWNS FOR THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR ARE GIVEN IN TABLE 2.

/THE OVERALL