WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 1981
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THE MAIN TOPICS SURVEYED INCLUDE: TYPE OF OWNERSHIP- NUMBER OF PERSONS ENGAGED- MAN-HOURS WORKED- LABOUR COST- PURCHASES OF MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES, FUEL, ELECTRICITY AND WATER, AND
INDUSTRIAL SERVICES- OPERATING EXPENSES- SALES AND WORK DONE- OTHER BUSINESS RECEIPTS STOCKS CAPITAL EXPENDITURE- DEPRECIATION AND BOOK VALUE OF FIXED ASSETS AND EFFECTIVE FLOOR AREA OF FACTORY PREMISES.
SUCH INFORMATION IS REQUIRED FOR ESTIMATING THE CONTRIBUTION OF INDUSTRIES TO HONG KONG'S GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, FOR ANALYSING INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURE, FOR POLICY FORMULATION BY THE GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE BUSINESS, AND FOR ECONOMIC RESEARCH.
THE ARTICLE ALSO CONTAINS A NUMBER OF TABLES ANALYSING THE PRINCIPAL STATISTICS ACCORDING TO THE AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT INDUSTRY GROUP, TYPE OF OWNERSHIP, CENSUS DISTRICT, TYPE OF PREMISES, EFFECTIVE FLOOR AREA, VALUE OF GROSS OUTPUT AND CENSUS VALUE ADDED OF INDIVIDUAL ESTABLISHMENTS, AMONG OTHER THINGS.
IT ALSO COMPARES THE RESULTS OF THE 1978 SURVEY WITH THOSE OBTAINED FROM PREVIOUS INDUSTRIAL CENSUSES.
THE DIGEST OF STATISTICS IS ON SALE AT $14 A COPY AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE, HONG KONG. ENQUIRIES ON RESULTS OF THE 1978 SURVEY MAY BE MADE WITH THE INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION STATISTICS SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT (AT 5-274203).
ANOTHER SECTION OF POK FU LAM ROAD TO BE WIDENED
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ANOTHER SECTION OF POK FU LAM ROAD FROM THE WEST ENTRANCE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG TO POKFIELD ROAD BUS TERMINUS IS TO BE WIDENED SHORTLY.
TENDERS FOR THE WORK ARE BEING INVITED BY THE HIGHWAYS OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
THE SECTION MEASURES ABOUT 620 METRES. IT FORMS PART OF THE OVERALL IMPROVEMENT SCHEME TO WIDEN THE WHOLE LENGTH OF POK FU LAM ROAD TO A FOUR-LANE CARRIAGEWAY.
CONSTRUCTION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN JUNE AND TAKE ABOUT
15 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
THE HIGHWAYS (HONG KONG) DIVISION OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT DESIGNED THE WORK AND WILL SUPERVISE ITS CONSTRUCTION.
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