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TUESDAY, JULY 26, 1994

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OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES

GROSS ADDITIONS TO FIXED ASSETS

APART FROM STATISTICS RELATING TO THE YEAR 1992, THE REPORT CONTAINS SOME SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR THE YEARS 1990 AND 1991 SHOW THE DEVELOPMENT OF THESE INDUSTRIES IN RECENT YEARS.

ALSO

THE

STATISTICS CONTAINED IN THE REPORT ARE USEFUL TO BOTH THE GOVERNMENT AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR FOR POLICY FORMULATION, DECISION MAKING, ECONOMIC ANALYSIS AND MARKET RESEARCH.

COPIES OF THE REPORT MAY BE PURCHASED AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, GROUND FLOOR, CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL OR AT THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT PUBLICATIONS SECTION, 19TH FLOOR, WANCHAI TOWER, 12 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN

CHAI.

ENQUIRIES FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE REPORT MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE BUILDING, CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE STATISTICS SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT ON TEL 839 3204.

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CNTA OPENS 38 TEMPORARY SHELTERS DURING RAINSTORM

THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION HAS OPENED A TOTAL OF 38 TEMPORARY SHELTERS THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY SINCE THE HOISTING OF THE RED RAINSTORM WARNING IN THE EARLY HOURS LAST FIRDAY (JULY 22).

A TOTAL OF 624 PEOPLE HAVE SOUGHT REFUGE IN THESE CENTRES, A CNTA SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (TUESDAY).

TONG

REGARDING THE KWUN LUNG LAU RESIDENTS NOW STAYING IN THE SHEK TSUI INDOOR GAMES HALL, HE SAID THE HOUSING SOCIETY WAS MAKING ARRANGEMENTS TO OFFER THEM ALTERNATIVE ACCOMMODATION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

A HOUSING SOCIETY HOLTINE 858 0433 IS STILL OPERATING FOR

ENQUIRIES.

AT PRESENT, ABOUT 240 RESIDENTS ARE STAYING IN THE GAMES HALL.

SO FAR, 551 FAMILIES OF BLOCKS C AND D HAVE RETURNED HOME TO COLLECT THEIR BELONGINGS.

GOVERNMENT PRIMARY SCHOOL

IN THE MEANTIME, THE HENNESSY ROAD IN WAN CHAI HAS CLOSED AS THE 59 PEOPLE SEEKING REFUGE THERE HAVE BEEN ALLOWED TO RETURN HOME.

THEY MOVED INTO THE TEMPORARY SHELTER PROVIDED BY THE DISTRICT OFFICE FOLLOWING THE COLLAPSE OF A WALL OF A THREE-STOREY BUILDING 6 KENNEDY STREET YESTERDAY (MONDAY) MORNING.

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