THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 1979
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SPECIAL REVIEW ARTICLE
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A SPECIAL REVIEW ARTICLE, ENTITLED +ANALYSIS OF STRUCTURAL RATIOS IN HONG KONG'S MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES FOR THE YEARS 1973 AND 1976+, IS PUBLISHED IN THE JANUARY (1979) ISSUE OF THE HONG KONG MONTHLY DIGEST OF STATISTICS.
THE ARTICLE ILLUSTRATES SOME OF THE ANALYSES WHICH CAN POSSIBLY BE MADE OF DATA OBTAINED FROM THE 1976 CENSUS OF INDUSTRY.
IT ALSO COMPARES CERTAIN SELECTED STRUCTURAL RATIOS, WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO INPUT CONTENTS AND PER CAPITA VALUES OF MAJOR ECONOMIC ATTRIBUTES AMONG MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY GROUPS BETWEEN 1973 AND 1976.
RESULTS OF THE 1976 CENSUS OF INDUSTRY ARE REVEALING IN MANY ASPECTS. OF PARTICULAR INTEREST ARE THE OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS AND SIZE COMPOSITION OF MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES, THEIR CONTRIBUTION TO THE GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, AND STRUCTURAL CHANGES WHICH HAVE OCCURRED SINCE 1973, THE REFERENCE YEAR FOR HONG KONG'S FIRST CENSUS OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION.
ENQUIRIES ABOUT DETAILED STATISTICS OF THE 1977 AND 1976 CENSUSES AND EARLIER INDUSTRIAL SURVEYS MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION STATISTICS SECTION (TEL. 5-444734) OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.
THE MONTHLY DIGEST IS NOW AVAILABLE FOR SALE AT $6 PER COPY AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE IN THE GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE.
APPRENTICESHIP COURSE IN ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL FIELD
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AS HONG KONG CONTINUES TO DEVELOP AS A MODERN CITY, WELL- TRAINED CRAFTSMEN AND TECHNICIANS WILL BE IN GREAT DEMAND.
WHICH IS WHY THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT WILL SHORTLY BE OFFERING MORE FORM FIVE GRADUATES WITH A FOUR-AND-A-HALF-YEAR TECHNICIAN APPRENTICESHIP COURSE IN THE ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL FIELD.
+RECRUITMENT OF TECHNICIAN APPRENTICES WILL BE ADVERTISED ON LOCAL NEWSPAPERS IN MAY, SAID MR. M.J. HUTTON, GOVERNMENT ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEER WHO ADDED, +1 BELIEVE THE APPRENTICE TRAINING WE PROVIDE IS AMONG THE BEST IN HONG KONG.+
+ALL SELECTED CANDIDATES ARE REQUESTED TO SIGN INDENTURES OF APPRENTICESHIP AFTER WHICH THEY ARE ENTITLED TO A MONTHLY WAGE OF BETWEEN $685 AND $1,035, INCLUDING PAID ANNUAL LEAVE AND FREE MEDICAL CARE,+ MR. HUTTON SAID.
THERE ARE
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