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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1993

COVERED

A

SAMPLE

NOT BE

FULLY SECTOR.

SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID BECAUSE THE SURVEY

THE LARGE COMPANIES,

RESULTS MIGHT OF THE GENERAL SITUATION OF THE MANUFACTURING

ONLY

REPRESENTATIVE

A USEFUL "NEVERTHELESS, THE RESULTS SHOULD BE ABLE TO PROVIDE

A QUICK ASSESSMENT INDICATION OF THE DIRECTION OF CHANGE FOR MAKING of SHORT-TERM DEVELOPMENTS IN THIS SECTOR,

++

HE SAID.

ON OFFICE STATISTICS

THE SURVEY REPORT FOR OCTOBER 1993, AT $5.50 A COPY, IS NOW

CENTRE,

POST GENERAL SALE

THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS AT BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL, AND AT THE CENSUS AND

PUBLICATIONS

TOWER, HANCHAI

19TH

FLOOR,

12

DEPARTMENT

SECTION,

HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI.

ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE RESULTS

MAY BE

MADE OF THE

INDUSTRIAL DEPARTMENT

PRODUCTION STATISTICS SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS ON TELEPHONE 805 6441.

HAND:

THE FOLLOWING TABLE SHOWS THE PERCENTAGE CHANGES IN ORDERS-ON-

INDUSTRY

ALL MANUFACTURERS

SURVEYED

WEARING APPAREL

TEXTILES

PLASTIC PRODUCTS

AS AT THE END OF

OCTOBER 1993

(MONTHS)

FABRICATED METAL

PRODUCTS

ELECTRICAL AND

ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS

OTHERS

* CHANGES WITHIN +/-0.5%

CHANGE WHEN COMPARED WITH SEPTEMBER 1993 OCTOBER 1992

(%)

(%)

4.34

- 1

-2

4.56

+2

-2

1.95

-4

2.65

-4

+8

4.

33

-5

5.79

+1

3.82

+1

-3

DRUG ABUSERS ADVISED AGAINST TETANUS

METHADONE

THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TODAY (FRIDAY) CALLED ON DRUG то TREATMENT TO QUIT INJECTING DRUGS AND OPT FOR THEMSELVES FROM THE THREAT OF TETANUS.

ABUSERS PROTECT

THE APPEAL WAS MADE FOLLOWING THE DEPARTMENT'S INVESTIGATION WHICH REVEALED AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF TETANUS CASES AMONG DRUG ABUSERS.

WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF PUBLIC HOSPITALS, ACTIVE CASE FINDING BY THE DEPARTMENT SHOWED THAT ALL OF THE 24 CASES OF TETANUS ADMITTED BETWEEN NOVEMBER 1 TO DECEMBER 15 HAD A PAST HISTORY OF ABUSING DRUG THROUGH INJECTION.

/THE CAUSE