MONDAY, JUNE 13, 1977
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LEGISLATIVE COUNCILLOR ON COMMONWEALTH
PARLIAMENTARY VISIT
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UNOFFICIAL MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, DR. HARRY S.Y. FANG, WILL LEAVE TONIGHT FOR LONDON AS HONG KONG'S REPRESENTATIVE AT THE COMMONWEALTH PARLIAMENTARY VISIT.
THE VISIT IS ORGANISED BY THE COMMONWEALTH PARLIAMENTARY ASSOCIATION AND WILL LAST FROM JUNE 14 TO JULY 1. ITS OBJECT IS TO BRING TOGETHER IN ONE GROUP SOME 25 MEMBERS FROM 23 BRANCHES AROUND THE COMMONWEALTH.
PARTICIPANTS WILL MEET MEMBERS OF BOTH HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT AND SEE SOMETHING OF MODERN BRITAIN AND GAIN WIDER EXPERIENCE OF THE OUTLOOK OF OTHER COMMONWEALTH COUNTRIES, THROUGH DISCUSSIONS AND FORMAL CONTACT WITH THEIR COLLEAGUES AND MEMBERS OF THE HOST BRANCH.
APART FROM LONDON, THE PARTICIPANTS WILL ALSO TOUR CAMBRIDGE, MIDDLESBROUGH AND EDINBURGH. IN LONDON THEY WILL ATTEND DEBATES IN BOTH HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT OR IN COMMITTEE.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
DR. FANG LEAVES AT 10 P.M. TONIGHT ON FLIGHT BA811.
EMPLOYMENT SURVEY OF BUILDING
AND CONSTRUCTION SITES IN PRIVATE SECTOR
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THE SECOND QUARTERLY SURVEY OF EMPLOYMENT IN PRIVATE BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION SITES HAS STARTED.
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IN THE PREVIOUS QUARTERLY SURVEY IN MARCH, A TOTAL OF 54,540 MANUAL WORKERS WERE ENGAGED AT VARIOUS WORK SITES 32,760 OF THEM WERE EMPLOYED AT BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION SITES OF THE PRIVATE SECTOR.
LETTERS AND SURVEY FORMS FOR THE QUARTER ENDING JUNE HAVE BEEN SENT OUT TO CONTRACTORS, SEEKING INFORMATION ON THE NUMBER OF WORKERS AT EACH SITE UNDER THE IR CHARGE AS AT WEDNESDAY (JUNE 15).
SURVEY OFFICERS OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT, EACH CARRYING A GOVERNMENT IDENTITY CARD, WILL VISIT THE SITES OR CONTRACTORS' OFFICES IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS TO COLLECT THE COMPLETED SURVEY FORMS.
THE COMMISSIONER OF CENSUS AND STATISTICS HAS APPEALED TO CONTRACTORS AND THEIR SITE STAFF FOR THEIR CO-OPERATION IN THE SURVEY. INFORMATION RELATING TO INDIVIDUAL BUILDING CONTRACTORS WOULD BE TREATED IN STRICT CONFIDENCE AND WOULD ONLY BE USED FOR COMPILING STATISTICAL TABLES.
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