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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1990

OF EVACUATION WHOLE POPULATION OF HONG TAKE INTERNATIONAL NORMS

"IN PARTICULAR, THE FEASIBILITY OR PRACTICALITY AND RELOCATION AND OF SHELTERING FOR THE KONG ARE ISSUES THAT THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD INTO CONSIDERATION BEFORE FINALISING CONTINGENCY PLANS," HE SAID.

TURNING TO THE REPORT ON "RESOURCE REQUIREMENT

GROUP PROPOSES THAT

FOR SCIENTIFIC THREE SCIENTIFIC

NAMELY THE

STUDIES", PROF POON SAID THE STUDIES SHOULD BE CONDUCTED ON LOCAL CONDITIONS, CHARACTERISTIC SHIELDING FACTORS FOR BUILDINGS, THE DOSE CONTRIBUTIONS

AND DYNAMIC USING A

DIL FOR FROM FOOD CHAIN PATHWAYS UNTREATED WATER.

++

MODEL

THE

TO DEVELOP LOCAL EXPERTISE *RPAG FEELS THAT IT IS IMPORTANT

THESE AND EXPERIENCE, ESPECIALLY IN THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT, THROUGH

PROF POON SAID. PROPOSED SCIENTIFIC STUDIES,

REVISION OF POSTAGE RATES AND CHARGES * * * * *

THE POSTMASTER GENERAL, MR DOMINIC S.W. WONG, (TUESDAY) THAT SOME POSTAGE RATES AND MISCELLANEOUS INCREASED AS FROM APRIL 1, 1991.

ANNOUNCED TODAY CHARGES WILL

BE

TWO YEARS

THESE RATES AND CHARGES WERE LAST REVISED MORE THAN AGO ON SEPTEMBER 1, 1988.

COMMENTING ON THE REVISED RATES, MR WONG SAID:

IN

"AS A RESULT OF THE SHARP INCREASE IN OPERATING EXPENDITURE

INFLATION, SUBSTANTIALLY INCREASED THE PAST THREE YEARS DUE TO HIGH

TO STAFF COSTS, HIGHER OUTPAYMENTS TO OVERSEAS POSTAL ADMINISTRATIONS AND REVISE POSTAGE IS NECESSARY HIGHER COST OF MAIL CONVEYANCE, IT RATES AND CHARGES IN ORDER TO RESTORE THEIR REAL VALUE.

"

EVEN AFTER THESE INCREASES NEXT YEAR, MR WONG SAID AND SURFACE MAIL SERVICES WILL STILL BE OPERATED AT A LOSS.

LOCAL MAIL

AND

IN THE PRINTED PAPER "THIS SITUATION IS PARTICULARLY MARKED

BUSINESSES FOR SUBSCRIPTIONS SERVICE WHICH IS LARGELY USED BY PROMOTIONAL MAILINGS.

"THESE SERVICES ARE CURRENTLY BEING CROSS-SUBSIDISED

MR WONG SAID. PROFITABLE SERVICES,

"

BY OTHER

THE

HIGHER.

MORE

IN ORDER TO REDUCE THE EXTENT OF SUBSIDIES TO BUSINESSES, INCREASES FOR PRINTED PAPER MAIL SERVICES ARE COMPARATIVELY

RATES WILL BE INCREASED ON THE OTHER HAND, HE SAID, AIR MAIL MODESTLY, GENERALLY LOWER THAN THE INFLATION RATE.

/THE BASIC