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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1987

THROUGHOUT THE VOYAGE, THE LO SHAN WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY A TUG BOAT FOR SAFETY REASONS.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

FACILITIES WILL BE PROVIDED FOR THE MEDIA AT THE LOK ON PAI DESALTER PIER FROM 6 PM WHEN THE ECVII'S BEGIN BOARDING. SECURITY BRANCH OFFICIALS WILL BE ON HAND TO BRIEF THE MEDIA. THE LO SHAN IS EXPECTED TO DEPART AT 8 PM. FULL DETAILS OF FACILITIES WILL BE ANNOUNCED LATER.

CONSUMER PRICE INDEXES FOR OCTOBER PUBLISHED

THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT TODAY (MONDAY) PUBLISHED THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEXES FOR OCTOBER 1987.

THE CPI(A) AND CPI (B) (OCTOBER 84/SEPTEMBER 85 = 100) FOR OCTOBER 1987 WERE 111.5 AND 111.6 RESPECTIVELY, REPRESENTING INCREASES OF 6.4 PER CENT AND 6 PER CENT RESPECTIVELY OVER OCTOBER 1986.

COMPARED WITH SEPTEMBER 1987 AND BEARING IN MIND THAT THIS COMPARISON MAY BE AFFECTED BY SEASONAL FACTORS, THE CPI(A) AND CPI(B) BOTH INCREASED BY 0.7 PER CENT.

THE AVERAGE CPI(A) AND AVERAGE CPI(B) FOR THE 12 MONTHS AND ENDED OCTOBER 1987, AT 108.1 AND 108.4 RESPECTIVELY, WERE 5 PER CENT 4.9 PER CENT RESPECTIVELY HIGHER THAN THE AVERAGE FOR THE 12 MONTHS ENDED OCTOBER 1986.

DURING THE THREE-MONTH PERIOD ENDED OCTOBER 1987, THE SEASONALLY ADJUSTED CPI(A) INCREASED AT AN AVERAGE RATE OF 0.7 PER CENT PER MONTH, AND THE SEASONALLY ADJUSTED CPI(B), ÁT 0.6

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DURING OCTOBER, SCHOOL FEES, RETAIL PRICES OF FRESH FRUIT AND CHARGES FOR MEALS IN RESTAURANTS AND OTHER EATING PLACES INCREASED. ON THE OTHER HAND, RETAIL PRICES OF SALT-WATER FISH DECREASED.

/THE CPI(A)