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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1989

THE HANG SENG CPI

OVER JULY 1989 AND UP BY

WAS 136.7 IN AUGUST 1989, UP BY 0.6 PER 10.7 PER CENT OVER AUGUST 1988.

CENT

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

HANG

OF HANG

FURTHER DETAILS REGARDING THIS INDEX ARE INCLUDED IN THE SENG CPI REPORT ISSUED BY THE ECONOMIC RESEARCH DEPARTMENT SENG BANK LTD.

SIMPLIFIED PROCESSING AT CHECK-POINT TO BE STUDIED

AND

WHETHER

THE

AND CONTAINER

STUDY WILL DEPARTMENT EXCISE THE CUSTOMS

SYSTEM FOR LORRIES PRESENT DOCUMENTATION PROCESSING TRUCKS AT THE MAN KAM TO CHECK-POINT CAN BE FURTHER SIMPLIFIED.

(MONDAY) THAT THIS A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY

ATTENDED BY MEETING YESTERDAY WAS AMONG STEPS AGREED AT A

AND REPRESENTATIVES OF THE CUSTOMS, POLICE, IMMIGRATION, SOME DRIVERS

THE REPRESENTATIVES OF TWO ASSOCIATIONS ON

BORDER CHECK-POINT.

"IT HAS ALSO BE AGREED THAT

PROCESSING THE

PRESENT THE

AT TIME

KIOSKS ARRIVAL SIX WILL BE MOBILISED FOR (WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE ONE UNDER REPAIR

AND 10.30 AM CLEARANCE AT PEAK HOURS IN THE MORNING BETWEEN 7.15 AM

CUSTOMS AND ALSO IN THE AFTERNOON BETWEEN 3.30 PM AND 8.30 PM BY BOTH AND IMMIGRATION.

DELAY OF DELIBERATE "AS REGARDS THE ALLEGED REPORTS

REPORTS WILL LOOK INTO SUCH CONTROL POINT. THE DEPARTMENT DECIDING ON WHAT FURTHER ACTION TO TAKE." THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

AT THE BEFORE

HE ADDED THAT THE DEPARTMENT WOULD ALSO CONSIDER ADOPTING FREQUENT TIDAL WAVE ARRANGEMENTS WHENEVER NECESSARY IN ORDER TO UP THE FLOW OF VEHICLES.

MORE

SPEED

ΤΟ THE SPOKESMAN POINTED OUT THAT CUSTOMS STAFF AT THE MAN KAM

VEHICLES BACH DAY CHECK-POINT PROCESSED AN AVERAGE OF 5.300 INBOUND DURING THE LAST THREE MONTHS.

PM AND "GIVEN THE NUMBER OF HOURS OF OPERATION FROM 7 AM TO 8

ONLY TOOK ABOUT THE GIVEN THE NUMBER OF PROCESSING KIOSKS AVAILABLE, IT

PROCESSED, FOR A VEHICLE TO BE AN AVERAGE OF 40 SECONDS SPOKESMAN SAID.

/"AND THE