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TUESDAY, MAY 2, 1989

16 QUESTIONS AND ONE BILL IN LEGCO TOMORROW

MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

AT THE QUESTIONS AND CONSIDER ONE BILL (WEDNESDAY).

WILL ASK A TOTAL OF COUNCIL'S MEETING TOMORROW

16

ON THE

ACCIDENT TRAFFIC

VICTIMS

THIRD

DEBATE THE SECOND READING (ASSISTANCE FUNDI (AMENDMENT) BILL 1989 WILL BE RESUMED AFTER WHICH IT

AND 13 DUE TO GO

THE COMMITTEE

BE GIVEN

READING.

THROUGH

STAGE

A

THE REPORT

FOR THE

IN ADDITION, DR THE ION HENRIETTA IP WILL SPEAK ON

AGENTS' RESERVE FUND ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE TRAVEL PERIOD APRIL 1, 1987 TO MARCH 31, 1988.

PROVISIONAL RESULTS OF RETAIL SALES SURVEY FOR FEBRUARY RELEASED

AT

THE VALUE OF TOTAL RETAIL SALES IN FEBRUARY 1989, ESTIMATED

FEBRUARY $8,988 MILLION, INCREASED BY 7 PER CENT WHEN COMPARED WITH

ΤΟ THE 1988 WHILST THEIR VOLUME DECREASED BY 2 PER CENT, ACCORDING PROVISIONAL RESULTS OF A SURVEY RELEASED TODAY (TUESDAY) BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.

TIMING OF

THE COMPARISON WAS, HOWEVER, AFFECTED BY THE THE LUNAR NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS WHICH OCCURRED IN EARLY FEBRUARY THIS YEAR BUT IN MID-FEBRUARY IN 1988.

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THUS IT IS MORE MEANINGFUL TO LOOK AT FIGURES FOR JANUARY FEBRUARY 1989 COMBINED, WHICH SHOW THAT TOTAL RETAIL SALES ROSE BY

PERIOD IN PER CENT IN VALUE AND 9 PER CENT IN VOLUME OVER THE SAME 1988.

THE SAME COMPARING THE PERIOD JANUARY TO FEBRUARY 1989 WITH

DRINKS ALCOHOLIC

AND PERIOD IN

RETAIL SALES OF FOODSTUFFS, 1988, TOBACCO INCREASED BY 10 PER CENT IN VALUE BUT DROPPED BY 2 PER CENT IN VOLUME. FUELS WENT DOWN BY 7 PER CENT IN SALES VALUE AND 8 PER IN SALES VOLUME,

CENT

BY

ON THE SAME BASIS OF COMPARISON, CONSUMER DURABLES WENT UP

SALES OF 30 PER CENT IN SALES VALUE AND 19 PER CENT IN SALES VOLUME.

CENT IN CLOTHING, FOOTWEAR AND ALLIED PRODUCTS INCREASED BY 16 PER VALUE AND 5 PER CENT IN VOLUME.

/RETAIL SALES