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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1988

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OR

IT IS ALSO AVAILABLE FROM THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT, 19TH FLOOR, WANCHAI TOWER 1, 12 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI, HONG KONG; FROM THE INFORMATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT, FRENCH MISSION BATTERY PATH, HONG KONG FOR LOCAL AND OVERSEAS MAILINGS.

BUILDING,

1

PRICE

ON TEL.

ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE INDEXES MAY BE MADE TO THE CONSUMER SECTION OF

STATISTICS AND CENSUS

INDEX 5-8235089.

THE

DEPARTMENT

UP BY 1.5 PER THE HANG SENG CP1 WAS 127.3 IN NOVEMBER 1988, CENT OVER OCTOBER 1988 AND UP BY 9.9 PER CENT OVER NOVEMBER 1987,

PATTERN OF THE

THE HANG SENG CPI IS BASED ON THE EXPENDITURE 10 PER CENT OF URBAN HOUSEHOLDS IN HONG KONG THAT SPENT $10,000-24,999 A MONTH DURING THE 1984-85 HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE SURVEY.

THE HANG

FURTHER DETAILS REGARDING THIS INDEX ARE INCLUDED IN

DEPARTMENT RESEARCH SENG CPI REPORT ISSUED BY THE ECONOMIC SENG BANK LTD.

PUBLIC SUPPORT URGED IN PREVENTING HILL FIRES

*

OF HANG

THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT TODAY (FRIDAY) ON THE PUBLIC TO GIVE FULL CO-OPERATION IN PREVENTING HILL FIRES THE CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR HOLIDAY PERIOD.

CALLED OVER

THE APPEAL FOLLOWED A RELATIVELY HIGH FIRE DRY SEASON.

TOLL SO FAR

THIS

THE

AND

SENIOR COUNTRY PARKS OFFICER OF THE AGRICULTURE

THE TOTAL NUMBER OF HILL FISHERIES DEPARTMENT, MR FRANK LAU, SAID FIRES THAT HAD OCCURRED IN COUNTRY PARKS SINCE SEPTEMBER HAD BEEN 150, DAMAGING MORE THAN 67,550 TREES AND 796 HECTARES OF GRASSLAND.

THERK YEAR, IN THE CORRESPONDING PERIOD LAST

AREA FIRES IN COUNTRY PARKS. THE NUMBER OF TREES AND AFFECTED WERE 47,000 AND 780 HECTARES RESPECTIVELY,

"AS

THE RECENT DRY

*

WERE ONLY

117

OF PLANTATIONS

THE RENDERED HAVE CONDITIONS WEATHER

VISITORS SHOULD TAKE COUNTRYSIDE EXTREMELY VULNERABLE TO FIRE, PARK

TO SAFEGUARD OUR LIMITED EXTRA CARE IN HANDLING FIRES ENVIRONMENT, MR LAU SAID.

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COUNTRYSIDE

THEY CAN EASILY DO SO

BY OBSERVING

TWO

BASIC

PRECAUTIONARY

MEASURES:

LIGHT FIRES