FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1983
DETAILED ANALYSIS OF THE LABOUR FORCE CHARACTERISTICS IS GIVEN IN THE REPORT OF THE GENERAL HOLD SURVEY WHICH IS PUBLISHED FOUR TIMES A YEAR.
THE NEXT REPORT COVERING THE QUARTER ENDING SEPTEMBER 1983 SHOULD BE AVAILABLE FROM THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE IN DECEMBER.
ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE LABOUR FORCE STATISTICS MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE GENERAL HOUSEHOLD SURVEY SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT, TEL. NO. 5-452586.
MISSION WELL RECEIVED IN AUSTRALIA
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A HONG KONG INDUSTRIAL INVESTMENT PROMOTION MISSION RECEIVED AN ENCOURAGING RESPONSE FROM AUSTRALIAN COMPANIES DURING A RECENT VISIT TO AUSTRALIA,
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY THAT EIGHT AUSTRALIAN COMPANIES WOULD SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO HONG KONG SOON TO FURTHER EXPLORE THE OPPORTUNITIES THE TERRITORY OFFERS TO INDUSTRIAL INVESTORS.
THE VISIT WAS THE SECOND SUCH MISSION TO AUSTRALIA THIS YEAR, AS PART OF THE DEPARTMENT'S CONTINUING PROGRAMME OF PROMOTING OVERSEAS INVESTMENT IN HONG KONG'S MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES.
+THIS MISSION, LED BY PRINCIPAL CONSULTANT MR D.L.C. CHEUNG, SPENT THREE WEEKS IN MELBOURNE, ADELAIDE AND PERTH, THE SPOKESMAN SAID. +THEY MET SENIOR EXECUTIVES OF 40 AUSTRALIAN COMPANIES TO DISCUSS BUSINESS AND INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN HONG KONG.
+ THE RESPONSE WAS MOST ENCOURAGING. SOME OF THE COMPANIES WERE INTERESTED IN ESTABLISHING WHOLLY-OWNED MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENTS IN HONG KONG, WHILE OTHERS WANTED TO ESTABLISH SUB-CONTRACTING OR LICENSING ARRANGEMENTS WITH HONG KONG COMPANIES, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
OF THE 40 AUSTRALIAN COMPANIES, 11 WERE ENGAGED IN METAL PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING, EIGHT IN ENGINEERING-MACHINERY PRODUCTION, FIVE IN AUTOMOTIVE COMPONENTS, THREE IN ELECTRONICS AND THE REMAINDER IN A VARIETY OF OTHER INDUSTRIES.
AUSTRALIAN INVESTMENT IN HONG KONG INDUSTRY NOW AMOUNTS TO $160 MILLION, PLACING AUSTRALIA SEVENTH AMONG COUNTRIES WITH INVESTMENT IN THE TERRITORY.