Saturday, September 1, 1973
FEMALE EMPLOYEES' ROLE IN NON-INDUSTRIAL EMPLOYMENT
Female employees are playing a significant role in non-industrial
employment in Hong Kong.
This was the finding of a survey, conducted in May by the Census
and Statistics Department, on employment in selected trades in the private
non-industrial sector.
The survey showed that of the 271,431 persons employed in 13,578
establishments covered by the survey, 87,533 or 31 per cent were female,
There were 74,429 persons employed in restaurants, cafes and
bars, 45,281 in import and export businesses, 44,804 in education services,
36,085 in ocean and coastal water transport, 22,040 in banks and money
changers, 15,233 in hotels and boarding houses and 14,331 in medical and
health services.
The main increases in employment, as compared with November last
year, were 2,573 in restaurants and cafes, 1,652 in import and export
businesses and 1,076 in banks.
A spokesman for the department said that department stores,
solicitors' firms, accounting and auditing firms and advertising companies
and agencies were included in the survey for the first time.
The respective work force of these four trades were 8,996, 2,227,
2,705 and 1,432.
The spokesman said a total of 3,264 vancancies were reported from
the establishments surveyed.
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