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MONDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1976
CALENDAR YEAR TO-DATE
JAN.-SEPT.
1976
JAN.-SEPT. 1975
$ MN.
$ MN.
INCREASE OR DECREASE
$ MN.
9%
DOMESTIC EXPORTS
23,822
(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)
(78.6%)
16,272 (76.3%)
+ 7,550 + 46.4
IMPORTS
31,578
23,709
+ 7,869 + 33.2
RE-EXPORTS
6,491
(% OF TOTAL EXPORTS)
(21.4%)
5,059 (23.7%)
+ 1,432 + 28.3
LAST 12 MONTHS
OCT. 1975
TO SEPT. 1976
OCT. 1974
TO SEPT. 1975
INCREASE OR
DECREASE
$ MN.
$ MN.
$ MN.
%
DOMESTIC EXPORTS
30,409
21.439
+ 8,970
+ 41.8
IMPORTS
41,341
31,279
+10,062 + 32.2
RE-EXPORTS
8,405
6,673
+ 1,732 + 26.0
SURVEY OF MACHINE SHOP AND METAL WORKING INDUSTRY
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A MANPOWER SURVEY OF HONG KONG'S MACHINE SHOP AND METAL WORKING INDUSTRY WILL BE CONDUCTED BY THE HONG KONG TRAINING COUNCIL NEXT MONTH WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE LABOUR AND CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENTS.
THE FOURTH OF ITS KIND, THE SURVEY WILL COVER THE THREE MAIN BRANCHES OF THE INDUSTRY BASIC METAL INDUSTRIES- MANUFACTURE OF FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS AND MANUFACTURE OF MACHINERY.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TRAINING BOARD EXPLAINED THAT THE INFORMATION COLLECTED WOULD HELP THEM IN DRAWING UP PLANS FOR FUTURE INDUSTRIAL TRAINING IN THE INDUSTRY.
EMPLOYERS WILL BE ASKED, AMONG OTHER THINGS, TO SUPPLY INFORMATION ON THE NUMBER OF WORKERS AT PRESENT EMPLOYED BY THEM. THE NUMBER OF WORKERS AT PRESENT UNDER TRAINING IN THEIR ESTABLISHMENTS, THE NUMBER OF EXISTING VACANCIES AND A FORECAST OF THE NUMBER OF WORKERS REQUIRED BY NOVEMBER NEXT YEAR.
THE SPOKESMAN ASSURED EMPLOYERS THAT THE INFORMATION COLLECTED WOULD BE HANDLED IN STRICT CONFIDENCE AND WOULD BE PUBLISHED IN THE FORM OF STATISTICAL SUMMARIES ONLY.
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