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RATE OF INCREASE IN:

GDP DEFLATOR

CONSUMER PRICE INDEX (A)

NOTE : (*)

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9

FRIDAY, MAY 29, 1992

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

THE REVISION IS MAINLY DUE TO THE RECLASSIFICATION OF EXPENDITURES PERTAINING TO THE HOSPITAL AUTHORITY, WHICH FOR GDP ESTIMATION PURPOSES IS INCLUDED IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR.

SLOPE INSPECTION PROGRAMME IN NT

IN RESPONSE

GEOTECHNICAL

MEDIA ENQUIRIES, A SPOKESMAN OFFICE (GEO) OF THE CIVIL

OF A PROGRAMME

FOR THE ENGINEERING

INSPECTION

ΤΟ ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (FRIDAY)

THAT

SLOPES IN THE NEW TERRITORIES WHERE LAUNCHED IN JULY,

OF SQUATTERS ARE LOCATED WILL BE

AN

EARLIER PROGRAMME ESPECIALLY IDENTIFIED SLOPES RAINSTORM.

OF INSPECTION

THE IN

1980'S

HAS

VULNERABLE

ΤΟ

LANDSLIP DURING HEAVY

THE FUTURE PROGRAMME WILL INCLUDE

AREAS OF

LOWER RISK. THE

TOTAL NUMBER OF AREAS TO BE INSPECTED IS ESTIMATED AT 120.

THE INSPECTION FORMS PART OF THE LONG-TERM SURVEY PROGRAMME FOR SQUATTER AREAS BY GEO.

POLICY THE GOVERNMENT'S LIVING ON STEEP SLOPES ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE TO LANDSLIP RISKS.

IS TO CLEAR AND REHOUSE SQUATTER

OF THE 64,000 SQUATTERS FOUND IN THE 1980'S THESE SLOPES, 62,000 SQUATTERS HAVE BEEN CLEARED.

ΤΟ BE LIVING ON

THE ABOUT 1,000 OF

REMAINING 2,000 ARE BEING CLEARED AND REHOUSING IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN THE NEXT TWO TO THREE MONTHS.

THE REMAINDER WILL BE

OFFERED HOUSING BEFORE THE

NEXT WET

SEASON.

AN ONGOING CLEARANCE PROGRAMME HAS BEEN DRAWN UP TO SQUATTERS IN THE URBAN AREAS AROUND THE END OF 1995.

0

CLEAR ALL

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