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Monday, September 17, 1973
SURVEY OF EMPLOYMENT AND VACANCIES IN INDUSTRIAL ESTABLISHMENTS
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A survey of industrial employment and vacancies for the third
quarter of this year is now in progress.
It is organized by the Census and Statistics Department on behalf
of the Labour Department, and is the continuation of a series of regular
employment surveys covering registered industrial establishments.
The survey began last Monday (September 10) when printed employment
return cards were sent to managements of industrial establishments with a
request that they accurately provide the information sought as at September 14
and return the cards to the Census and Statistics Department on or before
Wednesday (September 19).
Information sought from managements includes employment and existing
vacancies, classified by sex, for managerial and clerical workers as well
as manual workers. This information, on thorough analysis, will give useful
indications on the levels and trend of industrial employment.
A spokesman of the Census and Statistics Department appealed to all
recipients for cooperation in filling the cards fully and accurately and
returning them promptly. "During the last survey conducted in June 1973, the
response from the large industrial establishments was 100 per cent, but the
overall response rate was only 62 per cent," he said.
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This, the spokesman stressed, could be further improved if all
establishments, particularly the smaller ones, would respond promptly to the survey.
The spokesman said that the information provided on the cards would
be kept strictly confidential and only statistical summaries would be released
to the public.
The cards will be destroyed under supervision when the relevant data
are extracted and summarised," he added.
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