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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20, 1988

"IF THESE TERMS MUST BE USED, THEY SHOULD BE CLEARLY DEFINED IN A GLOSSARY, SHE SAID.

MISS DUNN ALSO CRITICISED THE ABUNDANCE OF FOOTNOTES IN THE TWO BOOKLETS.

"YET I HAVE NOT FOUND ANYWHERE A NOTE MARGINS OF ERROR IN OUR MASSES OF STATISTICS,'

THE MARGIN OR

ABOUT SHE SAID.

SHE FELT THAT THE PUBLIC SHOULD BE TOLD WHAT THE MARGINS OF ERROR WERE AS WELL AS WHICH OF THE CALCULATIONS WERE BASED ON ACTUAL FIGURES AND WHICH WERE EXTRAPOLATIONS FROM SAMPLES.

MISS DUNN ALSO ASKED FOR A CLEAR DEFINITION OF THE SIZE OF THE PUBLIC SECTOR, GIVEN THE IMPORTANCE OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PUBLIC SECTOR SPENDING AND THE GDP TO THE ECONOMIC HEALTH OF HONG KONG.

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BOTH THE PRESENT MEASURES

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NAMELY THE CONSOLIDATED ACCOUNT EXPENDITURE AND THE NATIONAL ACCOUNTS' DEFINITION

EXCLUDE LARGE ITEMS THAT ARE CLEARLY IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR AND THAT ARE PART OF THE DEMANDS THE PUBLIC SECTOR MAKES ON THE ECONOMY, SHE SAID.

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TWENTY-FOUR MEMBERS WERE LISTED TO SPEAK ON THE

BILL 1988 TODAY AND 19 TOMORROW (THURSDAY}.

OFFICIAL MEMBERS WILL SPEAK ON MAY 4.

APPROPRIATION

ALLOCATION OF ANTI-CRIME PUBLICITY FUNDS NEEDS REVIEW

THE GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN ASKED TO CONSIDER INCLUDING A SUBHEAD IN THE ANNUAL ESTIMATES OF EXPENDITURE OF THE CITY TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION (CNTA) FOR ANTI-CRIME ORGANISED BY THE DISTRICT FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEES.

PUBLICITY

SEPARATE AND NEW PROJECTS

DR THE HON HO KAM-FAI MADE THIS CALL DURING THE BUDGET DEBATE IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

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DR HO SAID FUNDING FOR A DISTRICT FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEE ACTIVITIES CAME FROM TWO SOURCES THE DISTRICT SERVICES VOTE OF THE CNTA AND THE COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT ACTIVITIES VOTE OF THE DISTRICT BOARD.

HOWEVER, EACH OF THE FUNDING SOURCES HAD ΤΟ FINANCE A WIDE SPECTRUM OF ACTIVITIES.

THESE INCLUDED