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Government departments will continue to provide emergency and essential public services, as well as basic and limited-scale public services. They will also make necessary adjustments to provide services to members of the public as appropriate and make preparations for the gradual resumption of normal services.
The Government’s top priority now is to prevent and control the spread of the disease. The Government will closely monitor the situation in deciding the way forward.
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The Electrical and Mechanical Services Department today (February 20) announced an adjustment to the auto-LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) ceiling prices for dedicated LPG filling stations from March 1 to March 31, 2020, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the contracts of the dedicated LPG filling stations.
A department spokesman said that the adjustment on March 1, 2020, reflects the movement of the LPG international price in February 2020. The adjusted auto-LPG ceiling prices for dedicated LPG filling stations will range from $3.40 to $3.96 per litre, representing a decrease of $0.22 per litre.
The spokesman said that the auto-LPG ceiling prices were adjusted according to a specified pricing formula. The formula comprises two elements – the LPG international price and the LPG operating price. The LPG international price is the LPG international price of the preceding month. The LPG operating price is adjusted on the first day of February every year according to the movement in the Composite Consumer Price Index in the previous year.
The auto-LPG ceiling prices for respective dedicated LPG filling stations in March 2020 are as follows:
| Location of Dedicated LPG Filling Station |
Auto-LPG Ceiling Price in March 2020 (HK$/litre) |
Auto-LPG Ceiling Price in February 2020 (HK$/litre) |
| Fung Yip Street, Chai Wan | 3.96 | 4.18 |
| Ngo Cheung Road, West Kowloon | 3.96 | 4.18 |
| Sham Mong Road, Mei Foo | 3.62 | 3.84 |
| Yip Wong Road, Tuen Mun | 3.62 | 3.84 |
| Marsh Road, Wan Chai | 3.61 | 3.83 |
| Fung Mat Road, Sheung Wan | 3.54 | 3.76 |
| Wai Lok Street, Kwun Tong | 3.54 | 3.76 |
| Yuen Chau Tsai, Tai Po | 3.54 | 3.76 |
| Cheung Yip Street, Kowloon Bay | 3.59 | 3.81 |
| Kwai On Road, Kwai Chung | 3.59 | 3.81 |
| Hang Yiu Street, Ma On Shan | 3.40 | 3.62 |
| Tak Yip Street, Yuen Long | 3.40 | 3.62 |