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SUNDAY, JUNE 15, 1975
EMPLOYMENT SURVEY OF WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE
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A SURVEY OF EMPLOYMENT AND VACANCIES IN THE WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE IS BEING CONDUCTED BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.
THE SURVEY COVERS SOME 60,000 WHOLESALE AND RETAIL ESTABLISHMENTS. INCLUDING IMPORT AND EXPORT BUSINESSES BUT NOT THE HAWKERS.
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A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID THE PURPOSE OF THE SURVEY IS TO UPDATE THE INFORMATION COLLECTED IN A SIMILAR SURVEY LAST YEAR SO AS TO ASSESS THE LEVELS AND TRENDS OF EMPLOYMENT IN THIS SECTOR. A SERIES OF SIMILAR SURVEYS ON A SAMPLE BASIS WILL BE CONDUCTED LATER ON A QUARTERLY BASIS.
SURVEY ENQUIRY CARDS HAVE BEEN SENT TO ALL WHOLESALE AND RETAIL ESTABLISHMENTS WITH A REQUEST THAT THEY SHOULD SUPPLY EMPLOYMENT AND VACANCY FIGURES AS ON JUNE 16, 1975. THE CARDS SHOULD BE RETURNED WITHIN ONE WEEK. TO THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.
THE SPOKESMAN URGED WHOLESALE AND RETAIL ESTABLISHMENTS TO CO-OPERATE BY RETURNING THE COMPLETED CARDS PROMPTLY AND ASSURED THEM THAT ALL INFORMATION SUPPLIED WOULD BE KEPT STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL AND WOULD BE USED SOLELY FOR STATISTICAL PURPOSES. ONLY SUMMARY TABLES WILL BE PUBLISHED FROM WHICH INFORMATION ON INDIVIDUAL ESTABLISHMENTS CANNOT BE IDENTIFIED.
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WATER CUTS *****
FLUSHING WATER SUPPLY TO A NUMBER OF PREMISES ON HONG KONG ISLAND WILL BE INTERRUPTED FOR FIVE HOURS ON TUESDAY AND ON WEDNESDAY (JUNE 17 AND 18) STARTING FROM 1 A.M. ON BOTH DAYS TO FACILITATE TESTS FOR LEAKAGE IN CERTAIN AREAS.
THE TEMPORARY STOPPAGE ON TUESDAY WILL AFFECT PREMISES BOUNDED BY HIGH STREET, HOSPITAL ROAD, CAINE ROAD, SHING WONG STREET, HOLLYWOOD ROAD AND OLD BAILEY STREET.
ON WEDNESDAY, PREMISES BOUNDED BY BELCHER'S STREET, SMITHFIELD, FORBES STREET, CADOGEN STREET AND NEW PRAYA STREET, WILL BE AFFECTED.
IN THE NEW TERRITORIES, A NUMBER OF PREMISES IN SHEUNG SHUI WILL ALSO BE WITHOUT FRESH WATER FOR A FEW HOURS FROM 10 P.M. ON WEDNESDAY WHEN A NEW WATER MAINS WILL BE INSTALLED IN THE AREA.
ALL PREMISES ALONG CASTLE PEAK ROAD (SAN TIN ROAD) WILL BE AFFECTED, AS WELL AS KWU TUNG SECTION BETWEEN SHEUNG SHUI CROSS ROAD AND KWU TUNG OI WAH PUBLIC SCHOOL, VILLAS AND VILLAGES ALONG THE KWU TUNG SECTION OF CASTLE PEAK ROAD, AND SAN TIN CASINO CAMP.