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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1975
THE CAPITAL/LABOUR RATIO WAS ALSO HIGHEST IN THE GROUP OF ESTABLISH-
MENTS ENGAGING 500-999 PERSONS.
OUTPUT OF LARGE ESTABLISHMENTS ALSO EXHIBITED A HIGHER VALUE ADDED
CONTENT, INDICATING PERHAPS A HIGHER DEGREE OF VERTICAL INTEGRATION IN
LARGER ESTABLISHMENTS.
FOR A FEW LARGEST ESTABLISHMENTS, FOR EXAMPLE, THE PERCENTAGE OF
VALUE ADDED TO GROSS OUTPUT WAS OVER 40 PER CENT WHEREAS FOR SMALLER ESTABLISH-
MENTS, SUCH AS THOSE ENGAGING 20-49 PERSONS, IT WAS JUST OVER 30 PER CENT.
IN THE REVIEW, ANALYSES ARE ALSO MADE IN TERMS OF CENSUS DISTRICTS,
TYPE OF OWNERSHIP, NUMBER OF WORKING SHIFTS, VALUE ADDED, CAPITAL STOCK,
GROSS OUTPUT, PURCHASES OF MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES, VALUE OF SALES AND WORK
DONE, VALUE OF EXPORTS, AND JOINT VENTURE AND LOCAL ESTABLISHMENTS.
PROVISIONAL RESULTS OF THE 1973 CENSUS OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION
WERE RELEASED ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO AND THE MAIN REPORT WILL SOON BE PUBLISHED
FOR SALE.
"ANYONE WHO IS INTERESTED IN OBTAINING MORE DETAILED INFORMATION
CONCERNING INDUSTRY CAN CONTACT THE INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION STATISTICS SECTION
OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT," THE SPOKESMAN FOR THE CENSUS AND
STATISTICS DEPARTMENT SAID.
THE HONG KONG MONTHLY DIGEST OF STATISTICS IS OBTAINABLE FROM THE
GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE AT THE STAR FERRY CONCOURSE, HONG KONG AT
$6 PER COPY.
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