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THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 1989

NEED FOR MONITORING BODY ON SAHR BEING CONSIDERED

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MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE ON SCIENTIFICALLY ASSISTED HUMAN REPRODUCTION TODAY (THURSDAY) FURTHER CONSIDERED THE NEED FOR A MONITORING BODY ON SCIENTIFICALLY ASSISTED HUMAN REPRODUCTION (SAHR).

MEMBERS CONSIDERED ISSUING AN INTERIM REPORT TO INVITE MORE PUBLIC OPINION IN THIS FIELD.

THE DRAFT FORMAT OF THE REPORT WAS APPROVED A'T TODAY'S MEETING AND THE CONTENTS OF THE REPORT WILL BE FINALISED AT THE NEXT MEETING.

MEMBERS ALSO CONSIDERED THE GENERAL ISSUE OF SEX SELECTION IN THE CONTEXT OF SAHR AND WILL BE LOOKING AT THE DETAILS OF ITS SOCIAL, CULTURAL, LEGAL AND MORAL ASPECTS AT THE NEXT MEETING.

"THE COMMITTEE CONTINUES TO WELCOME VIEWS FROM THE PUBLIC ON THEIR PRELIMINARY RECOMMENDATIONS ON SURROGACY, ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION BY DONER, CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE, DR LEONG CHE-HUNG,

SAID.

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"ANY COMMENTS AND OPINIONS CAN BE SENT TO U9 THROUGH HEALTH AND WELFARE BRANCH, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, AT SECOND FLOOR, ST JOHN'S BUILDING, GARDEN ROAD, HONG KONG."

NOVEMBER ORDERS-ON-HAND, EMPLOYMENT AND PAYROLL FIGURES RELEASED

THE AVERAGE VOLUME OF ORDERS-ON-HAND REPORTED BY TRE 200 LARGEST COMPANIES IN THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR IN NOVEMBER 1988 SHOWED AN INCREASE OF 1 PER CENT WHEN COMPARED WITH OCTOBER 1988 BUT REMAINED AT ABOUT THE SAME LEVEL AS IN NOVEMBER 1987.

THESE ARE THE RESULTS OF A SURVEY RELEASED TODAY (THURSDAY) BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.

COMPARING NOVEMBER 1988 WITH OCTOBER 1988, THE VOLUME OF ORDERS-ON-HAND INCREASED IN MOST MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES SURVEYED, PARTICULARLY IN THE FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS INDUSTRY. HOWEVER, A MODERATE DROP IN THE ORDERS POSITION WAS RECORDED FOR THE PLASTIC PRODUCTS INDUSTRY.

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