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TUESDAY, MARCH 26, 1991

2.1% THE INDEX FOR SERVICES INCREASED BY 1.8% IN CPI(A) AND BY

PACKAGE TOURS CPI (B) DUE TO HIGHER CHARGES FOR HAIRDRESSING AND AROUND THE CHINESE NEW YEAR.

IN

NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED FIGURES HEREIN REFER TO CPI SERIES

FROM ALL PERCENTAGE CHANGES ARE DERIVED UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED. CPI FIGURES TAKEN TO MORE THAN ONE DECIMAL PLACE.

GOVERNMENT CONNAUGHT PLACE, 19TH FLOOR, THE INFORMATION CENTRAL

MORE DETAILS ARE GIVEN IN THE "CONSUMER PRICE INDEX REPORT" FOR FEBRUARY 1991, WHICH IS AVAILABLE AT $7 PER COPY FROM THE

CENTRE, GROUND FLOOR, GPO BUILDING, PUBLICATIONS CENTRAL; OR FROM THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT, WANCHAI TOWER 1, 12 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI; OR FROM SERVICES DEPARTMENT, FRENCH MISSION BUILDING, 1 BATTERY PATH, FOR LOCAL AND OVERSEAS MAILINGS.

DIRECTED

TO THE CONSUMER DEPARTMENT ON TEL.

ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE INDEXES CAN BE PRICE INDEX SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS 805 6403.

THE HANG SENG CPI WAS 161.9 IN FEBRUARY 1991, UP BY 1.6% JANUARY 1991 AND BY 12.8% OVER FEBRUARY 1990.

OVER

OF THE

A

THE HANG SENG CPI IS BASED ON THE EXPENDITURE PATTERN

THAT SPENT $10,000-$24,999 10% OF URBAN HOUSEHOLDS IN HONG KONG MONTH 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.

TAC BRIEFED ON CONTINGENCY ARRANGEMENTS DURING MTR BREAKDOWN

* *

BRIEFED TODAY (TUESDAY) PUBLIC TRANSPORT THE TRANSPORT ADVISORY COMMITTEE WAS

OF ALTERNATIVE ARRANGEMENTS THE CONTINGENCY SERVICES DURING THE BREAKDOWN OF THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY ON MARCH 11.

ON

THE

ΤΟ

A FULL FURNISH

MTRC IS CONDUCTING THE THAT NOTED COMMITTEE

EXPECTED INTERNAL INVESTIGATION INTO THE INCIDENT AND IS ITS REPORTS TO THE ADMINISTRATION UPON ITS COMPLETION.

THE COMMITTEE

WAS INFORMED

THAT THE TRANSPORT INCIDENT AT 8 AM ON MARCH 11,

PUBLIC TRANSPORT OPERATORS ALERTED THE MAJOR

SERVICES.

ADDITIONAL SERVICES WERE PROVIDED BY

UPON NOTIFICATION DEPARTMENT

ΤΟ STRENGTHEN

OF THE IMMEDIATELY

THEIR

THE TWO FRANCHISED

BUS THE TWO

COMPANIES, THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY CORPORATION AS WELL AS FERRY COMPANIES.

ACCORDING

ΤΟ THE INFORMAT LON

PROVIDED

BY THESE

TRANSPORT

THE

OPERATORS, ABOUT 69,000 ADDITIONAL PASSENGERS WERE CARRIED DURING MORNING.

/THE TAC