SATURDAY, JULY 27, 1974
PLASTICS PRODUCTS (48 HOURS 37 MINUTES) WAS DOWN 1 HOUR
45 MINUTES (3.53 PER CENT).
FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS (51 HOURS 29 MINUTES) WAS DOWN 1 HOUR 10 MINUTES (2.22 PER CENT), BUT SHOWED AN UP-TURN OF 0.57 PER CENT BETWEEN MARCH AND MAY.
ELECTRONICS (46 HOURS 4 MINUTES) WAS DOWN BY JUST UNDER HALF AN HOUR (1.03 PER CENT), BUT SHOWED A MARCH- MAY UP-TURN OF 0.20 PER CENT.
THE EMPLOYMENT FIGURES REVEALED BY THE SURVEY
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ON FACTORY PAYROLLS - SHOVED THERE HAD BEEN VIRTUALLY NO CHANGE IN THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE EMPLOYED IN HONG KONG'S MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES BETWEEN HARCH AND MAY. THIS REFLECTS A CHECK IN THE REDUCTION IN WORKFORCE IN THE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES SHOWN BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT'S MARCH QUARTERLY FIGURES.
THERE WERE MINOR FALLS IN EMPLOYMENT IN A NUMBER OF INDUSTRIES, BUT THESE WERE MORE THAN COMPENSATED FOR BY SIGNIFICANT RISES IN EMPLOYMENT IN INDUSTRIES SUCH AS THE MANUFACTURE OF WEARING APPAREL CUP 2.2 PER CENT OR ABOUT 3,900 WORKERS) AND KNITTING CUP 5.8 PER CENT OR 1,200).
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THERE WAS A DROP OF ABOUT 1,600 MANUAL WORKERS C2.7 PER CENT) IN THE PLASTICS INDUSTRY JUST UNDER 600 (1.09 PER CENT) IN THE FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS INDUSTRY= AND 700 (0.74 PER CENT) IN TEXTILE MANUFACTURING.
THE WORKFORCE IN THE OTHER TWO OF HONG KONG'S MAJOR INDUSTRIES - THE ELECTRONICS AND PRINTING AND PUBLISHING INDUSTRIES - SHOWED VIRTUALLY NO CHANGE.
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CHILDREN'S GAMES DAY
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THREE ORGANIZATIONS IN SHEK LE! HOUSING ESTATE IN KWAI CHUNG HAVE ORGANIZED A GAMES DAY TOMORROW (SUNDAY) FOR SOME 600 CHILDREN LIVING IN THE AREA.
THIS WILL BE HELD IN THE SHEK YAM ESTATE PLAYGROUND ADJACENT TO THE SHEK LE! ESTATE. THE GAMES DAY IS ORGANIZED BY THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT'S ESTATE COMMUNITY WORK OFFICE IN SHEK LEJ, THE HONG KONG ENTHUSIAST SOCIETY AND THE SHEK LEI ESTATE HAUKERS FRATERNITY ASSOCIATION WHO WILL BE ASSISTED BY 100 VOLUNTEERS.
MR. ALEXANDER FUNG, COMMUNITY AND YOUTH OFFICER FOR TSUEN WAN MR. PANG CHUNG, EDUCATION OFFICER AND MR. PUN SHEK-NAM, HOUSING MANAGER OF SHEK YAM ESTATE WILL OFFICIATE AT THE OPENING CEREMONY AT 9.00 A.M.
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