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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1990

INDEX FOR CLOTHING AND FOOTWEAR INCREASED BY 3.5 THE

PER CENT OF PRICES CPI(A) AND BY 3.4 PER CENT IN CPI(B) BECAUSE OF HIGHER OUTERCLOTHING.

IN

THE INDEX FOR DURABLE GOODS INCREASED BY 0.8 PER CENT IN CPI(A} BY 0.7 PER CENT IN CPI(B) DUE TO HIGHER PRICES OF ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES, VIDEO AND SOUND EQUIPMENT.

AND

FIGURES HEREIN REFER TO CPI SERIES NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED.

FROM ALL PERCENTAGE CHANGES ARE DERIVED

CPI FIGURES TAKEN TO MORE THAN ONE DECIMAL PLACE.

MORE DETAILS ARE GIVEN IN THE "CONSUMER PRICE INDEX REPORT" FOR NOVEMBER 1990, WHICH IS AVAILABLE AT $5 PER COPY FROM THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GROUND FLOOR, GPO BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE, 19TH FLOOR, CENTRAL; OR FROM THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT, HANCHAI TOWER 1, 12 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI; OR FROM THE INFORMATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT, FRENCH MISSION BUILDING, 1 BATTERY PATH, CENTRAL FOR LOCAL AND OVERSEAS MAILINGS.

PRICE

ΤΟ THE ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE INDEXES CAN BE DIRECTED INDEX SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT

CONSUMER ON TEL.

805 6403.

THE HANG SENG CPI WAS 158.0 IN NOVEMBER 1990, UP BY CENT OVER OCTOBER 1990 AND BY 12.0 PER CENT OVER NOVEMBER 1989.

1.0

PER

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

FURTHER

HANG OF HANG

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

NEW QEH LIBRARY PROVIDES BETTER READING ENVIRONMENT

STAFF OF THE QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL ARE NOW PROVIDED MORE SPACIOUS AND COMFORTABLE READING ENVIRONMENT AFTER THEIR LIBRARY MOVED TO A NEW EXTENSION BLOCK IN THE HOSPITAL.

WITH A MEDICAL

SAID TODAY 788 SQUARE UNDER THE

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE HOSPITAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT HAS AN AREA OF (TUESDAY) THAT THE NEW MEDICAL LIBRARY

PRESENT THE METRES, AND IS AT

LARGEST MEDICAL LIBRARY HOSPITAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT IN TERMS OF SPACE AND MATERIALS.

2,100

VOLUMES "THE LIBRARY INITIALLY CONTAINS SOME 2,400 VOLUMES

OF BOOKS,

OF BOUND JOURNALS AND 130 ITEMS OF AUDIO-VISUAL MATERIALS, INCLUDING VIDEO CASSETTE TAPES, AUDIO CASSETTE TAPES, SOUND SLIDE PROGRAMMES, MICROFILMS AND MICROFICHE.

/"IT PROVIDES