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Members of the advisory committee, including rice importers, wholesalers, retailers and a few professionals, generally agreed to the department's views.
He pointed out that the annual total consumption of rice in Hong Kong had been on a gradual decrease in recent years despite a steady increase in population.
"In 1990, Hong Kong people consumed more than 350,000 tonnes of rice. Last year, the figure dropped to 328,240 tonnes. This is largely due to the increasing affluence of the population and the availability of diverse choice of other staple food like bread and noodles," he said.
"Nevertheless, rice is still the most important staple diet which has emotional connotations among Chinese people. The reserve stock has been psychologically reassuring to Hong Kong people at times of crises. It also serves as a cushion against overseas fluctuations in supply. Rice prices have been quite stable in recent years."
End/Friday, March 10, 1995
Intellectual Property Department rolls out on the information super highway
The Hong Kong Government's Intellectual Property Department (IPD) is one of the first Hong Kong Government departments to set up an information centre on the INTERNET World Wide Web.
Over 20 million people all over the world (over 10,000 of them in Hong Kong) with computers connected to the INTERNET can now read news about Hong Kong's efforts to promote intellectual property protection, and get simple information on copyright and how to apply to register trademarks and patents free of charge.
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