XN000022-1994-05-24 — Page 8

TUESDAY, MAY 24, 1994

VIEWS ON WHAT THIS WILL HELP REGULATORY SYSTEM

"THE BROADCASTING AUTHORITY WILL SEEK PEOPLE'S HAS BEEN BROADCAST OVER THE PAST FIVE OR SIX YEARS. THE AUTHORITY DETERMINE WHETHER ANY CHANGES TO THE FOR COMMERCIAL BROADCASTING IS REQUIRED," HE SAID.

THE FIRST PUBLIC HEARING WILL BEGIN AT 9.30 AM ON MAY 28 AT THE

GOVERNMENT OFFICES IN LOWER CONFERENCE HALL OF THE CENTRAL

ALBERT

ROAD, CENTRAL.

TWO MORE SESSIONS OF THE HEARINGS KOWLOON AND THE NEW TERRITORIES.

WILL BE HELD IN JUNE

IN

LECTURE HALL OF

KONG

THE KOWLOON SESSION WILL BE HELD IN THE KONG SCIENCE MUSEUM IN SCIENCE MUSEUM ROAD, TSIM SHA TSUI ON JUNE 16.

SESSION WILL BE

THE NEW TERRITORIES

HELD IN THE CULTURAL ACTIVITIES HALL OF SHATIN TOWN HALL IN SHA TIN ON JUNE 22.

BOTH SESSIONS WILL BEGIN AT 6.30 PM.

THE SPOKESMAN SAID BECAUSE SEATS WERE LIMITED, ADMITTANCE BE FIRST-COMB, FIRST-SERVED.

WILL

KONG BE MADE

SIMULTANEOUS INTERPRETATION WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE HONG AND KOWLOON VENUES. ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE PUBLIC HEARINGS CAN ON 594 5792.

A PAMPHLET GIVING DETAILS OF THE PUBLIC HEARINGS FOR COLLECTION AT DISTRICT OFFICES.

IS AVAILABLE

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PROVISIONAL RESULTS OF RETAIL SALES

SURVEY FOR MARCH

$15.9

THE VALUE OF TOTAL RETAIL SALES IN MARCH 1994, ESTIMATED AT BILLION, INCREASED BY 17% WHEN COMPARED WITH MARCH 1993, ACCORDING TO THE STATISTICS RELEASED TODAY (TUESDAY) BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.

PERIOD,

AFTER DISCOUNTING THE EFFECT OF PRICE CHANGES OVER THE TOTAL RETAIL SALES ROSE BY 11% IN VOLUME TERMS.

THE APPRECIABLE INCREASE IN MARCH 94 OVER MARCH 93 WAS ATTRIBUTABLE TO A STRONG GROWTH IN SALES OF CLOTHING AND FOOTWEAR (28% AND IN VALUE AND 23% IN VOLUME), JEWELLERY AND WATCHES (20% IN VALUE 8% IN VOLUME), CONSUMER DURABLE GOODS OTHER THAN MOTOR VEHICLES IN VALUE AND 17% IN VOLUME), AND SALES IN DEPARTMENT STORES VALUE AND 13% IN VOLUME).

MAINLY

(19%

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MODERATE INCREASES WERE RECORDED FOR SALES IN SUPERMARKETS,

BY 8% 14% IN VALUE AND 7% IN VOLUME; SALES OF OTHER FOODSTUFFS, VALUE AND 2% IN VOLUME; AND SALES OF FUELS, BY 6% IN VALUE AND 3% VOLUME.

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