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WEDNESDAY, JULY 24, 1991

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*HONG KONG ENERGY STATISTICS 1980 - 1990' REPORT ON SALE

A STATISTICAL REPORT ENTITLED "HONG KONG ENERGY STATISTICS 1980 1990", WHICH DEPICTS THE SITUATION OF ENERGY SUPPLY AND DEMAND IN HONG KONG, HAS RECENTLY BEEN PUBLISHED BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.

THE REPORT CONTAINS COMPREHENSIVE STATISTICAL INFORMATION RELATING TO DIFFERENT FORMS OF ENERGY, INCLUDING OIL

PRODUCTS, COAL PRODUCTS, ELECTRICITY AND TOWN GAS.

STORAGE AVERAGE

FOR VARIOUS OIL PRODUCTS, STATISTICS ON LIST PRICES, CAPACITY, TANK STOCK, IMPORTS, RE-EXPORTS, RETAINED IMPORTS, UNIT VALUES OF IMPORTS, AND QUANTITY OF SALES BY TYPE OF USER ARR PRESENTED IN THE REPORT.

FOR SELECTED COAL PRODUCTS, FIGURES ON IMPORTS, RE-EXPORTS, RETAINED IMPORTS AND AVERAGE UNIT VALUES OF IMPORTS ARE GIVEN.

FOR ELECTRICITY AND TOWN GAS, THE REPORT SHOWS FIGURES TARIFF CHARGES, GENERATING CAPACITY, PRODUCTION, AND CONSUMPTION TYPE OF USER.

ON

BY

PROVIDED WITH

ANNUAL FIGURES FOR THE YEARS 1980 TO 1990 ARE RESPECT TO MOST OF THESE STATISTICS. IN ADDITION, QUARTERLY FOR 1989 AND 1990 ARE PRESENTED FOR SELECTED ITEMS.

FIGURES

THE REPORT IS NOW ON SALE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, GROUND FLOOR, CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL AND AT THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT PUBLICATION SALES COUNTER,

19TH FLOOR, WANCHAI TOWER 1, 12, HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI,

$23.00 A COPY.

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LABOUR DEPARTMENT PROMOTES COLLECTIVE BARGAINING

THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT SPARES NO EFFORT IN PROMOTING COLLECTIVE BARGAINING, COMPROMISE AND CO-OPERATION BETWEEN EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES IN ORDER ΤΟ MAINTAIN HARMONIOUS LABOUR RELATIONS; THE COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR MR DARWIN CHEN SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

MR CHEN STRESSED THAT IT WAS MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL FOR EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES TO CO-OPERATE AND TO TAKE THE INITIATIVE TO WORK OUT MUTUALLY ACCEPTABLE STANDARDS OF LABOUR RELATIONS TO HELP SOLVE THEIR PROBLEMS.

"BOTH EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES CO-OPERATION, WHICH IS CONDUCIVE TO INDUSTRY," MR CHEN SAID.

STAND TO GAIN FROM THEIR GREATER PROSPERITY OF AN

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