TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 1992
THE REMAINING 18 PER CENT WILL PAY $2 OR MORE PER WEEK.
THAN $5 THIS GROUP, ABOUT NINE PER CENT WILL HAVE TO PAY MORE PER WEEK FOR THE WATER BILL.
OF EXTRA
A COMPARISON OF THE WATER CHARGES PAYABLE BY DOMESTIC CONSUMERS UNDER THE OLD AND NEW TARIFFS IS SHOWN BELOW:
CONSUMPTION IN UNITS (1 UNIT: 1 CUBIC METRE)
CHARGES PER FOUR-MONTH PERIOD
PRESENT ($)
NEW ($)
14 AND BELOW
15
49
50 - 70
71
+
120 OVER 120
FREE
0
-
111.86
115.15
211.89
217.00 - 557.59
557.59 PLUS $7.16 PER UNIT OVER
FREE
3.58
-
125.30
-
130.85 241.85 249.63
T
630.85
630.85 PLUS $7.78 PER UNIT OVER
THE SPOKESMAN POINTED OUT THAT THE PRESENT CHARGES POR NON-DOMESTIC SUPPLIES WERE BELOW PRODUCTION COSTS.
THE HIGHER INCREASE ON THE RATE FOR THIS CATEGORY OF CONSUMERS,
FOR IN COMPARISON WITH THE RATE
DOMESTIC CONSUMERS, WAS AIMED AT BRINGING THE CHARGES CLOSER TO THE PRODUCTION COSTS, HE SAID.
THE 12.2 PER CENT INCREASE FOR NON-DOMESTIC SUPPLIES IS WATER UNLIKELY TO HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON BUSINESS OPERATIONS AS CHARGES REPRESENT A SMALL PART OF THE OPERATING COSTS OF MOST FIRMS, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
"FOR EXAMPLE, THE NEW RATE WILL INCREASE THE PRODUCTION COSTS OF WATER OF THE BLEACH-DYEING INDUSTRY WHICH IS THE LARGEST CONSUMER
BY BY ABOUT 0.33 PER CENT AND THAT OF THE ENTIRE MANUFACTURING SECTOR ABOUT 0.18 PER CENT.
"WATER CHARGES FOR OTHER SECTORS REPRESENT AN EVEN SMALLER PROPORTION OF THE TOTAL PRODUCTION COSTS.
"THEREFORE THE INCREASE IN THE CHARGES SHOULD NOT HAVE ANY SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THEIR OPERATION, HE SAID.
Ti
ONE MORE AIDS CASE CONFIRMED
ELEVEN MORE PERSONS
INCLUDING TWO WOMEN WERE
POSITIVE FOR THE HIV ANTIBODY TEST LAST MONTH (MAY), NUMBER OF HIV INFECTED PERSONS IN HONG KONG TO 291.
FOUND то BE BRINGING THE
REVIEWING THE LATEST AIDS SITUATION, THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH'S CONSULTANT (SPECIAL PREVENTIVE PROGRAMME), SAID TODAY (TUESDAY) THAT ONE OF THE NEW HIV INFECTED BATCH BEEN CONFIRMED AS AN AIDS PATIENT DURING THE MONTH.
DR
S.
S. LEE, HAD ALSO
THE 22 HAVE LEFT THE
THIS BRINGS TO 62 CONFIRMED AIDS CASES WITH 40 DEATHS. OTHERS ARE EITHER UNDER COUNSELLING AND TREATMENT OR TERRITORY.
/OF THE
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